New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 51:3-16
3Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will comfortנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726;He will comfortנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162allכָּל־kol-H3605herwasteחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723placesH2723. And herwildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057He will makeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760likeEdenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731,And her desertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160like thegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;Joyשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057will be foundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672in her,Thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426and soundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of a melodyזִמְרָֽה׃ סzim.RahH2172.
4“Payהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181attentionH7181to Me, O My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,And giveהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238to Me, O Mynationוּלְאוּמִּ֖יu.le.'u.MiH3816; For alawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451will goתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318from Me, And I willsetאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'H7280Myjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941for alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of the peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971.
5Myrighteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664is nearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138,My salvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468has goneH3318forthH3318, And Myarmsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220will judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199the peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971; Thecoastlandsאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339will waitיְקַוּ֔וּye.ka.VuH6960for Me, And for Myarmזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220they will waitH3176expectantlyH3176.
6Liftשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375up your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869to the skyלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Then lookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027to the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneathמִתַּ֗חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480H8478; For theskyשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064will vanishנִמְלָ֙חוּ֙nim.La.chuH4414like smokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227, And theearthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776will wearתִּבְלֶ֔הtiv.LehH1086out like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899And its inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427will dieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191in likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644mannerכֵ֣ןkhenH3654; But Mysalvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444will be foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,And My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666will notwaneתֵחָֽת׃ סte.ChatH2865.
7Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to Me, you who knowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,A peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971in whoseheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820is My lawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;Do not fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372thereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of manאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,NorH408be dismayedתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865at their revilingsוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םu.mi.gi.du.fo.TamH1421.
8For themothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211will eatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398them like a garmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899, And thegrubסָ֑סSasH5580will eatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398them like woolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785. But Myrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666will be foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,And My salvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444to allלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755generationsדּוֹרִֽים׃ סdo.RimH1755.”
9Awakeעוּרִ֨י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,putלִבְשִׁי־liv.shi-H3847on strengthעֹז֙'ozH5797,O armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Awakeע֚וּרִי'U.riH5782as in thedaysכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117of oldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924,the generationsדֹּר֖וֹתdo.RotH1755of longH5769agoH5769.Was it not You who cutהַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶתha.mach.Tze.vetH2672RahabH7293in piecesH2672,Who piercedמְחוֹלֶ֥לֶתme.cho.Le.letH2490thedragonתַּנִּֽין׃ta.NinH8577?
10Was it not You whodriedהַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶתha.ma.cha.Re.vetH2717up the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,The watersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of the greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415;Who madeהַשָּׂ֙מָה֙ha.Sa.mahH7760the depthsמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220a pathwayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870For theredeemedגְּאוּלִֽים׃ge.'u.LimH1350to crossH5674overH5674?
11So theransomedוּפְדוּיֵ֨יu.fe.du.YeiH6299of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will returnיְשׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725And comeוּבָ֤אוּu.Va.'uH935with joyfulH7440shoutingבְּרִנָּ֔הbe.ri.NahH7440to Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726, Andeverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyוְשִׂמְחַ֥תve.sim.ChatH8057will beon their headsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218.They will obtainיַשִּׂיג֔וּןya.si.GunH5381gladnessשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and joyוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057, Andsorrowיָג֥וֹןya.GonH3015and sighingוַאֲנָחָֽה׃ סva.'a.na.ChahH585will fleeנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127away.
12“I, even I, am He whocomfortsמְנַחֶמְכֶ֑םme.na.chem.KhemH5162you.Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310are you that you are afraidוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372ofmanמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582who diesיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191And of the sonוּמִבֶּן־u.mi.ben-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120who is madeיִנָּתֵֽן׃yi.na.TenH5414like grassחָצִ֥ירcha.TzirH2682,
13That you haveforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּ֞חva.tish.KachH7911the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Makerעֹשֶׂ֗ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213, Whostretchedנוֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186out the heavensשָׁמַיִם֮sha.ma.YimH8064And laidH3245the foundationsH3245of the earthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776, That youfearוַתְּפַחֵ֨דva.te.fa.ChedH6342continuallyתָּמִ֜ידta.MidH8548allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117long becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH4480H6440of the furyחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of the oppressorהַמֵּצִ֔יקha.me.TzikH6693,As he makesH3559readyH3559to destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֑יתle.hash.ChitH7843?But whereוְאַיֵּ֖הve.'ai.YehH346is the furyחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of theoppressorהַמֵּצִֽיק׃ha.me.TzikH6693?
16I haveputוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760My wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in your mouthבְּפִ֔יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310and havecoveredכִּסִּיתִ֑יךָki.si.Ti.khaH3680you with the shadowוּבְצֵ֥לu.ve.TzelH6738of My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027, toestablishלִנְטֹ֤עַlin.To.a'H5193the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,to foundוְלִיסֹ֣דve.li.SodH3245the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,and to sayוְלֵאמֹ֥רve.le.MorH559to Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, ‘You are My peopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971.’”
Commentaries on Isaiah 51
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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