New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 7

War against Jerusalem

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961about in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAhazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jothamיוֹתָ֨םyo.TamH3147,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, thatRezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758andPekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֤הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,wentעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927up to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389to wagewarלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it, butcouldיָכֹ֖לya.KholH3201notconquerלְהִלָּחֵ֥ם עָלֶֽיהָ׃le.hi.la.Chem 'a.Lei.haH3898 H5921it.

2When it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046to thehouseלְבֵ֤יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758have campedנָ֥חָֽהNa.chahH5117inEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,”his heartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824and the heartsוּלְבַ֣בu.le.VavH3824of his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971shookוַיָּ֤נַעvai.Ya.na'H5128as the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of the forestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293shakeכְּנ֥וֹעַke.No.a'H5128with the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

3Then the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ye.sha'.ya.HuH3470, “Goצֵא־tze'-H3318out nowנָא֙na'H4994to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271,you and your sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121Shear-jashubH7610,at the endקְצֵ֗הke.TzehH7097of theconduitתְּעָלַת֙te.'a.LatH8585of the upperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295,on the highwayמְסִלַּ֖תme.si.LatH4546to thefuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704,

4and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, ‘Takeהִשָּׁמֵ֨רhi.sha.MerH8104careH8104and becalmוְהַשְׁקֵ֜טve.hash.KetH8252,haveH3372noH408fearH3372anddo not be faintheartedוּלְבָבְךָ֙ יֵרַ֔ךְu.le.va.ve.Kha ye.RakhH7401 H3824becauseH4480of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoמִשְּׁנֵ֨יmi.she.NeiH8147stubsזַנְב֧וֹתzan.VotH2180of smolderingהָעֲשֵׁנִ֖יםha.'a.she.NimH6226firebrandsהָאוּדִ֛יםha.'u.DimH181,on account of the fierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֛ף'afH639of Rezinרְצִ֥יןre.TzinH7526and Aramוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758and thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

5Becauseיַ֗עַן כִּֽי־Ya.'an ki-H3282 H3588Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758, withEphraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,has plannedיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289evilH7463againstעָלֶ֛יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6“Let us goנַעֲלֶ֤הna.'a.LehH5927up against Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063andterrorizeוּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּהu.ne.ki.Tze.nahH6973it, and makeH1234for ourselves a breachH1234inits walls and setוְנַמְלִ֥יךְve.nam.LikhH4427up the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tabeelטָֽבְאַֽל׃ סTa.ve.'AlH2870as kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it,”

7thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068: “It shall not standתָק֖וּםta.KumH6965norH3808shall it comeH1961to passH1961.

8For the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Aramאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758isDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834and the headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of Damascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834is Rezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526(now within anotherוּבְע֗וֹדu.ve.'odH575065שִׁשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙shi.Shim ve.cha.MeshH8346 H2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669will be shatteredיֵחַ֥תye.ChatH2865, so that it isnoH4480longer a peopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971),

9and the headוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669is Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and the headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111is the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425.Ifאִ֚ם'imH518you will not believeתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539,you surelyכִּ֖יkiH3588shall notlastתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.”’”

The Child Immanuel

10Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696againוַיּ֣וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11“Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592asignא֔וֹת'otH226for yourself from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;makeהַעְמֵ֣קha'.MekH6009itdeepH6009as Sheolשְׁאָ֔לָהshe.'A.lahH7585orא֖וֹ'oH176highהַגְבֵּ֥הַּhag.Be.ahH1361asheavenלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.”

12But Ahazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will not askאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592,norH3808will I testאֲנַסֶּ֖ה'a.na.SehH5254the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!”

13Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732!Is it tooH4480slightH4592a thingH4592for you to tryH3811the patienceH3811of menH376, that you willtryH3811the patienceH3811ofmy Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430as wellגַּ֥םgamH1571?

14Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Himselfה֛וּאhu'H1931will giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414you a signא֑וֹת'otH226:Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, avirginהָעַלְמָ֗הha.'al.MahH5959will be with childהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030and bearוְיֹלֶ֣דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and she will callוְקָרָ֥אתve.ka.RatH7121His nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ImmanuelH6005.

15He will eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398curdsחֶמְאָ֥הchem.'AhH2529and honeyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706at the time He knowsלְדַעְתּ֛וֹle.da'.ToH3045enoughto refuseמָא֥וֹסma.'osH3988evilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451and chooseוּבָח֥וֹרu.va.ChorH977goodבַּטּֽוֹב׃ba.TovH2896.

16For beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962the boyהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288will knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045enoughto refuseמָאֹ֥סma.'OsH3988evilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451and chooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977goodבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896,the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147kingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃me.la.Khei.haH4428you dreadקָ֔ץKatzH6973will be forsakenתֵּעָזֵ֤בte.'a.ZevH5800.

Trials to Come for Judah

17The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will bringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935on you, on your peopleעַמְּךָ֮'a.me.KhaH5971,and on your father’sאָבִיךָ֒'a.vi.KhaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004suchאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117as have neverלֹא־lo'-H3808comeבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935sinceH4480the dayלְמִיּ֥וֹםle.mi.YomH3117thatEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669separatedסוּר־sur-H5493from Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.”

18In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willwhistleיִשְׁרֹ֤קyish.RokH8319for the flyלַזְּב֔וּבla.ze.VuvH2070that is in theremotestH7097partH7097of the riversיְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.ReiH2975of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and for the beeוְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔הve.La.de.vo.RahH1682that is in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19They will allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935and settleוְנָח֤וּve.na.ChuH5117on the steepהַבַּתּ֔וֹתha.ba.TotH1327ravinesבְּנַחֲלֵ֣יbe.na.cha.LeiH5158, on theledgesוּבִנְקִיקֵ֖יu.vin.ki.KeiH5357of the cliffsהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553,on allוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605the thornH5285bushesH5285and on allוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605thewateringH5097placesH5097.

20In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136willshaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548with arazorבְּתַ֨עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593,hiredהַשְּׂכִירָ֜הha.se.khi.RahH7917from regionsH5676beyondH5676theEuphratesנָהָר֙na.HarH5104(that is,with the kingבְּמֶ֣לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804),the headהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218and the hairוְשַׂ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH8181of the legsהָרַגְלָ֑יִםha.rag.La.yimH7272;and it will alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571removeתִּסְפֶּֽה׃ סtis.PehH5595the beardהַזָּקָ֖ןha.za.KanH2206.

21Now in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376may keepH2421aliveיְחַיֶּה־ye.chai.yeh-H2421aheiferעֶגְלַ֥ת'eg.LatH5697and a pairוּשְׁתֵּי־u.she.tei-H8147of sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629;

22and becauseH4480of the abundanceמֵרֹ֛בme.RoH7230of the milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461producedעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213he will eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398curdsחֶמְאָ֑הchem.'AhH2529,for everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605that is leftהַנּוֹתָ֖רha.no.TarH3498withinבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will eatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398curdsחֶמְאָ֤הchem.'AhH2529and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706.

23And it will comeH1961about in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,that everyכָל־khol-H3605placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָּׁ֛ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033there used to be a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505vinesגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612, valuedat a thousandבְּאֶ֣לֶףbe.'E.lefH505shekelsof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,will becomeH1961briarsלַשָּׁמִ֥ירla.sha.MirH8068and thornsוְלַשַּׁ֖יִתve.la.Sha.yitH7898.

24Peoplewill comeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935thereשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033with bowsוּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁתu.va.Ke.shetH7198and arrowsבַּחִצִּ֥יםba.chi.TzimH2671becauseכִּי־ki-H3588allכָל־khol-H3605the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will be briarsשָׁמִ֥ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשַׁ֖יִתva.Sha.yitH7898.

25As for allוְכֹ֣לve.KholH3605the hillsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834used to be cultivatedיֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּןye.'A.de.RunH5737with the hoeבַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ba.ma'.DerH4576,you will not goתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033for fearיִרְאַ֖תyir.'AtH3374of briarsשָׁמִ֣ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitH7898;but they will becomeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961a placeH4916forpasturingH4916oxenשׁ֔וֹרShorH7794and for sheepשֶֽׂה׃ פSehH7716to trampleוּלְמִרְמַ֖סu.le.mir.MasH4823.

War against Jerusalem

The Child Immanuel

Trials to Come for Judah

Commentaries on Isaiah 7