New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 52

Cheer for Prostrate Zion

1Awakeעוּרִ֥י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֛י'u.RiH5782,ClotheH3847yourselfH3847in your strengthעֻזֵּ֖ךְ'u.ZekhH5797,O Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726;ClotheH3847yourselfH3847in yourbeautifulתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899,O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944cityעִ֣יר'irH5892;For the uncircumcisedעָרֵ֥ל'a.RelH6189and theuncleanוְטָמֵֽא׃ve.ta.Me'H2931Will noלֹ֥אlo'H3808longerיוֹסִ֛יף ע֖וֹדyo.Sif odH3254 H5750comeיָבֹא־ya.vo'-H935into you.

2Shakeהִתְנַעֲרִ֧יhit.na.'a.RiH5287yourselffrom the dustמֵעָפָ֛רme.'a.FarH6083,riseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965up,O captiveH7628Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;Looseהִֽתְפַּתְּחִי֙hit.pa.te.chuH6605yourself from the chainsמוֹסְרֵ֣יmos.ReiH4147around your neckצַוָּארֵ֔ךְtza.va.RekhH6677,O captiveH7628daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

3For thusכֹה֙khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “You weresoldנִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑םnim.kar.TemH4376for nothingחִנָּ֖םchi.NamH2600and you will beredeemedתִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃ti.ga.'E.luH1350withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moneyבְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.”

4For thusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971wentH3381downיָֽרַד־ya.rad-H3381at the firstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הva.ri.sho.NahH7223into Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to resideלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033;then the Assyrianוְאַשּׁ֖וּרve.'a.ShurH804oppressedעֲשָׁקֽוֹ׃a.sha.KoH6231them withoutH657causeH657.

5Nowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, whatמַה־mi-H4100do I have hereפֹה֙fohH6311,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “seeing that My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971have been takenלֻקַּ֥חlu.KachH3947away withoutH2600causeH2600?” Againthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, “Those who ruleמֹשְׁלָ֤יוmo.she.lovH4910over them howlיְהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ye.hei.Li.luH3213, and Mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034is continuallyוְתָמִ֥ידve.ta.MidH8548blasphemedמִנֹּאָֽץ׃mi.no.'AtzH5006allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117long.

6Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shallknowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034;thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I am the one who is speakingהַֽמְדַבֵּ֖רham.da.BerH1696, ‘HereH2009I am.’”

7Howמַה־mah-H4100lovelyנָּאו֨וּna.VuH4998on the mountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022Are the feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272of him who bringsH1319good newsמְבַשֵּׂ֗רme.va.SerH1319,Who announcesמַשְׁמִ֧יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085peaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965And bringsH1319good newsמְבַשֵּׂ֥רme.va.SerH1319ofhappinessט֖וֹבTovH2896,Who announcesמַשְׁמִ֣יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085salvationיְשׁוּעָ֑הye.shu.'AhH3444, Andsaysאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559to Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, “YourGodאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430reignsמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427!”

8Listenק֥וֹלKolH6963!Your watchmenצֹפַ֛יִךְtzo.Fa.yikhH6822liftנָ֥שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375up theirvoicesק֖וֹלKolH6963,They shoutיְרַנֵּ֑נוּye.ra.Ne.nuH7442joyfullyH7442togetherH3164;For they will seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200with their ownעַ֤יִן'A.yinH5869eyesבְּעַ֙יִן֙be.'A.yinH5869When the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068restoresבְּשׁ֥וּבbe.ShuvH7725Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

9Breakפִּצְח֤וּpitz.ChuH6476forthH6476,shoutרַנְּנוּ֙ra.ne.NuH7442joyfullyH7442togetherH3164, Youwasteחָרְב֖וֹתcha.re.VotH2723placesH2723of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has comfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, He hasredeemedגָּאַ֖לga.'AlH1350Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has baredחָשַׂ֤ףcha.SafH2834His holyקָדְשׁ֔וֹka.de.ShoH6944armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220In the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, Thatallכָּל־kol-H3605the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776may seeוְרָאוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7200The salvationיְשׁוּעַ֥תye.shu.'AtH3444of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11Departס֤וּרוּSu.ruH5493,departס֙וּרוּ֙su.ruH5493,goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318out from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033,Touchתִּגָּ֑עוּti.Ga.'uH5060nothingאַל־'al-H408uncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931;Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318out of the midstמִתּוֹכָ֔הּmi.to.KhahH8432of her,purifyהִבָּ֕רוּhi.Ba.ruH1305yourselves,You who carryנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12But you will not goתֵּצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uH3318out inhasteבְחִפָּזוֹן֙ve.chi.pa.zOnH2649,NorH3808will you goתֵלֵכ֑וּןte.le.KhunH1980as fugitivesוּבִמְנוּסָ֖הu.vim.nu.SahH4499; For theLordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will goהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440you, Andthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478will beyour rearH622guardH622.

The Exalted Servant

13Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, Myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650will prosperיַשְׂכִּ֖ילyas.KilH7919,He will be highיָר֧וּםya.RumH7311and liftedוְנִשָּׂ֛אve.ni.Sa'H5375up andgreatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966exaltedוְגָבַ֖הּve.ga.VahH1361.

14JustH3512as manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227were astonishedשָׁמְמ֤וּsha.me.MuH8074at you, My people,Soכֵּן־ken-H3651Hisappearanceמַרְאֵ֑הוּmar.'E.huH4758was marredמִשְׁחַ֥תmish.ChatH4893moreH4480thanH4480anyH376manH376And His formוְתֹאֲר֖וֹve.to.'a.RoH8389moreH4480thanH4480the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

15Thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651He willsprinkleיַזֶּה֙ya.ZehH5137manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,Kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428willshutיִקְפְּצ֥וּyik.pe.TzuH7092their mouthsפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310on accountעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921of Him; Forwhatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834had not been toldסֻפַּ֤רsu.ParH5608them they will seeרָא֔וּra.'UH7200,And whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834they had not heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085they will understandהִתְבּוֹנָֽנוּ׃hit.bo.Na.nuH995.

Cheer for Prostrate Zion

The Exalted Servant

Commentaries on Isaiah 52