New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 57

Evil Leaders Rebuked

1The righteousהַצַּדִּ֣יקha.tza.DikH6662manH6662perishesאָבָ֔ד'a.VadH6,and noH369manH376takesשָׂ֣םsamH7760it to heartלֵ֑בLevH3820;And devoutחֶ֤סֶדChe.sedH2617menH376are takenH622awayH622,while noH369oneH369understandsמֵבִ֔יןme.VinH995.For the righteousהַצַּדִּֽיק׃ha.tza.DikH6662manH6662is takenH622awayH622fromevilH7463,

2He entersיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935into peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965;They restיָנ֖וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117in theirbedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904, Each one whowalkedהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980in his uprightH5228wayH5228.

3“But comeקִרְבוּ־kir.vu-H7126hereהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008,you sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of asorceressעֹנְנָ֑ה'o.ne.NahH6049,Offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of an adultererמְנָאֵ֖ףme.na.'EfH5003and aprostituteוַתִּזְנֶֽה׃va.tiz.NehH2181.

4Againstעַל־'al-H5921whomמִי֙miH4310do you jestתִּתְעַנָּ֔גוּtit.'a.Na.guH6026?Againstעַל־'al-H5921whomמִ֛יmiH4310do you openH7337wideתַּרְחִ֥יבוּtar.Chi.vuH7337your mouthפֶ֖הfehH6310And stickתַּאֲרִ֣יכוּta.'a.Ri.khuH748out your tongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956?Are you not childrenיִלְדֵי־yil.dei-H3206ofrebellionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588,Offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of deceitשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,

5Whoinflameהַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ha.ne.cha.MimH2552yourselves among theoaksבָּֽאֵלִ֔יםba.'e.LimH352,Underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605luxuriantרַעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, Whoslaughterשֹׁחֲטֵ֤יsho.cha.TeiH7819the childrenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206in theravinesבַּנְּחָלִ֔יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158,Underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the cleftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585of the cragsהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553?

6Among thesmoothH2509stones of theravineנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Is your portionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506,they are your lotגּוֹרָלֵ֑ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486;Evenגַּם־gam-H1571to them you havepouredשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210out a drinkנֶ֙סֶךְ֙ne.sekhH5262offeringH5262,You have madeהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927a grain offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503. Shall Irelentאֶנָּחֵֽם׃'e.na.ChemH5162concerningהַ֥עַלHa.'alH5921theseH428thingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428?

7Upon ahighגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364and loftyוְנִשָּׂ֔אve.ni.Sa'H5375mountainהַר־har-H2022You havemadeשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760your bedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904.You alsoגַּם־gam-H1571wentעָלִ֖ית'a.LitH5927up thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033to offerלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Behindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817and the doorpostוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201You have setשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760up your signזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146;Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,far removedH4480from Me, you haveuncoveredגִּלִּ֣יתgi.LitH1540yourself,And have goneוַֽתַּעֲלִ֗יva.ta.'a.LiH5927up and madeH7337your bedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904wideהִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.ChavtH7337.And you have madeוַתִּכְרָת־va.tikh.rot-H3772an agreement for yourself with them,You have lovedאָהַ֥בְתְּ'a.HavtH157theirbedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904,You have lookedחָזִֽית׃cha.ZitH2372on theirmanhoodיָ֥דyadH3027.

9You have journeyedוַתָּשֻׁ֤רִיva.ta.Shu.riH7788to the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428with oilבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081And increasedוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235your perfumesרִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhH7547; You havesentוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971your envoysצִרַ֙יךְ֙tzi.RaikhH6735a great distanceמֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.ChokH7350And made themgoH8213downH8213toSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

10You were tiredיָגַ֔עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021out by the lengthבְּרֹ֤בbe.RoH7230of your roadדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870, Yetyou did not sayאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559, ‘It is hopelessנוֹאָ֑שׁno.'AshH2976.’You foundמָצָ֔אתma.TzatH4672renewedחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416strengthיָדֵךְ֙ya.deKhH3027,Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651you did notfaintחָלִֽית׃cha.LitH2470.

11“Ofwhomמִ֞יmiH4310were you worriedדָּאַ֤גְתְּda.'AgtH1672and fearfulוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588you liedתְכַזֵּ֔בִיte.kha.Ze.viH3576, and didnot rememberזָכַ֔רְתְּza.KhartH2142MeNorH3808giveשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760Mea thoughtלִבֵּ֑ךְli.BekhH3820?Was I not silentמַחְשֶׁה֙mach.ShehH2814even for a longוּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔םu.Me.'o.LamH5769timeH5769So you do not fearתִירָֽאִי׃ti.Ra.'iH3372Me?

12I willdeclareאַגִּ֖יד'a.GidH5046your righteousnessצִדְקָתֵ֑ךְtzid.ka.TekhH6666and yourdeedsמַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639,But they will not profitיוֹעִילֽוּךְ׃yo.'i.LukhH3276you.

13When you cryבְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙be.za.'a.keKhH2199out,let your collectionקִבּוּצַ֔יִךְki.bu.Tza.yikhH6899of idolsdeliverיַצִּילֻ֣ךְya.tzi.LukhH5337you.But the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307will carryיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375allכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605of them up, Anda breathהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892will takeיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947them away. But he whotakesH2620refugeוְהַחוֹסֶ֥הve.ha.cho.SehH2620in Me willinheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776And willpossessוְיִירַ֖שׁve.yi.RashH3423My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.”

14And it will be saidוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, “Buildסֹֽלּוּ־so.lu-H5549up, buildסֹ֖לּוּSo.luH5549up, prepareפַּנּוּ־pa.nu-H6437the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,Removeהָרִ֥ימוּha.Ri.muH7311everyobstacleמִכְשׁ֖וֹלmikh.SholH4383out of the wayמִדֶּ֥רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of My peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.”

15For thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559thehighרָ֣םramH7311and exaltedוְנִשָּׂ֗אve.ni.Sa'H5375One Wholivesשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931foreverעַד֙'adH5703,whose nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034is Holyוְקָד֣וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918, “Idwellאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן'esh.KonH7931ona highמָר֥וֹםma.RomH4791and holyוְקָד֖וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918place, And also with thecontriteדַּכָּא֙da.Ka'H1793and lowlyוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217of spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307In order toreviveלְהַחֲיוֹת֙le.ha.cha.yOtH2421the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the lowlyשְׁפָלִ֔יםshe.fa.LimH8217And to reviveוּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421the heartלֵ֥בlevH3820of the contriteנִדְכָּאִֽים׃nid.ka.'ImH1792.

16For I willnot contendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378foreverלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769,NorH3808will I alwaysלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331be angryאֶקְּצ֑וֹף'e.ke.TzofH7107;For the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307would growH5848faintיַֽעֲט֔וֹףya.'a.TofH5848beforeמִלְּפָנַ֣יmi.le.fa.NaiH4480 H6440Me, And thebreathוּנְשָׁמ֖וֹתu.ne.sha.MotH5397of those whomI have madeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

17Because of the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of hisunjustבִּצְע֛וֹbitz.'OH1215gainH1215I was angryקָצַ֥פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107and struckוְאַכֵּ֖הוּve.'a.Ke.huH5221him;I hidהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641My faceand was angryוְאֶקְצֹ֑ףve.'ek.TzofH7107,And he wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980onturningH7726awayH7726,in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

18I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200his waysדְּרָכָ֥יוde.ra.KhavH1870, but I willhealוְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּve.'er.pa.'E.huH7495him; I willleadוְאַנְחֵ֕הוּve.'an.Che.huH5148him andrestoreוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧םva.'a.sha.LemH7999comfortנִֽחֻמִ֛יםni.chu.MimH5150to him and to his mournersוְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.ve.LavH57,

19Creatingבּוֹרֵ֖אbo.Re'H1254thepraiseנִ֣יבnuvH5108of the lipsשְׂפָתָ֑יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193.Peaceשָׁל֨וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to him who isfarלָרָח֧וֹקla.ra.ChokH7350and to him who is nearוְלַקָּר֛וֹבve.la.ka.RovH7138,”Saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “and I will healוּרְפָאתִֽיו׃u.re.fa.TivH7495him.”

20But thewickedוְהָרְשָׁעִ֖יםve.ha.re.sha.'ImH7563are like the tossingנִגְרָ֑שׁnig.RashH1644seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,For it cannotלֹ֣א יוּכָ֔לlo' yu.KhalH3201 H3808be quietהַשְׁקֵט֙hash.KetH8252,And its watersמֵימָ֖יוmei.MavH4325tossוַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּvai.yig.re.ShuH1644up refuseרֶ֥פֶשׁRe.feshH7516and mudוָטִֽיט׃va.TitH2916.

21“ThereH369is noH369peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430, “for the wickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563.”

Evil Leaders Rebuked

Commentaries on Isaiah 57