Isaiah 51

Israel Exhorted

1“1ListenH8085 to me, you who 2pursueH7291 righteousnessH6664, Who seekH1245 the LordH3068: LookH5027 to the 3rockH6697 from which you were hewnH2672 And to the 4quarryH953H4718 from which you were dugH5365.2LookH5027 to 5AbrahamH85 your fatherH1 And to SarahH8283 who gaveH2342 birthH2342 to you in painH2342; WhenH3588 he 6was but oneH259 I calledH7121 him, Then I blessedH1288 him and multipliedH7235 him.”3IndeedH3588, 7the LordH3068 will comfortH5162 ZionH6726; He will comfortH5162 allH3605 her 8wasteH2723 placesH2723. And her 9wildernessH4057 He will makeH7760 like 10EdenH5731, And her desertH6160 like the 11gardenH1588 of the LordH3068; 12JoyH8342 and gladnessH8057 will be foundH4672 in her, ThanksgivingH8426 and soundH6963 of a melodyH2172.

4“13PayH7181 attentionH7181 to Me, O My peopleH5971, And giveH238 earH238 to Me, O My 14nationH3816; For a 15lawH8451 will goH3318 forthH3318 from Me, And I will 16setH7280 My 17justiceH4941 for a 18lightH216 of the peoplesH5971.5My 19righteousnessH6664 is nearH7138, My salvationH3468 has goneH3318 forthH3318, And My 20armsH2220 will judgeH8199 the peoplesH5971; The 21coastlandsH339 will waitH6960 for Me, And for My 22armH2220 they will waitH3176 expectantlyH3176.623LiftH5375 up your eyesH5869 to the skyH8064, Then lookH5027 to the earthH776 beneathH4480H8478; For the 24skyH8064 will vanishH4414 like smokeH6227, And the 25earthH776 will wearH1086 out like a garmentH899 And its inhabitantsH3427 will dieH4191 26in likeH3644 mannerH3654; But My 27salvationH3444 will be foreverH5769, And My righteousnessH6666 will not 28waneH2865.729ListenH8085 to Me, you who knowH3045 righteousnessH6664, A peopleH5971 in whose 30heartH3820 is My lawH8451; Do not fearH3372 the 31reproachH2781 of manH582, NorH408 be dismayedH2865 at their revilingsH1421.8For the 32mothH6211 will eatH398 them like a garmentH899, And the 33grubH5580 will eatH398 them like woolH6785. But My 34righteousnessH6666 will be foreverH5769, And My salvationH3444 to allH1755 generationsH1755.”

935AwakeH5782, awakeH5782, putH3847 on strengthH5797, O armH2220 of the LordH3068; AwakeH5782 as in the 36daysH3117 of oldH6924, the generationsH1755 of longH5769 agoH5769. 37Was it not You who cutH2672 RahabH7293 in piecesH2672, Who piercedH2490 the 38dragonH8577?10Was it not You who 39driedH2717 up the seaH3220, The watersH4325 of the greatH7227 deepH8415; Who madeH7760 the depthsH4615 of the seaH3220 a pathwayH1870 For the 40redeemedH1350 to crossH5674 overH5674?11So the 41ransomedH6299 of the LordH3068 will returnH7725 And comeH935 with joyfulH7440 shoutingH7440 to ZionH6726, And 42everlastingH5769 joyH8057 will be on their headsH7218. They will obtainH5381 gladnessH8342 and joyH8057, And 43sorrowH3015 and sighingH585 will fleeH5127 away.

12“I, even I, am He who 44comfortsH5162 you. WhoH4310 are you that you are afraidH3372 of 45manH582 who diesH4191 And of the sonH1121 of manH120 who is madeH5414 46like grassH2682,13That you have 47forgottenH7911 the LordH3068 your MakerH6213, Who 48stretchedH5186 out the heavensH8064 And laidH3245 the foundationsH3245 of the earthH776, That you 49fearH6342 continuallyH8548 allH3605 dayH3117 long becauseH4480H6440 of the furyH2534 of the oppressorH6693, As he makesH3559 readyH3559 to destroyH7843? But whereH346 is the furyH2534 of the 50oppressorH6693? 14The 5152exileH6808 will soonH4116 be setH6605 freeH6605, and will not dieH4191 in the dungeonH7845, 53norH3808 will his breadH3899 be lackingH2637. 15For I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, who 54stirsH7280 up the seaH3220 and its wavesH1530 roarH1993 (the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 is His nameH8034). 16I have 55putH7760 My wordsH1697 in your mouthH6310 and have 56coveredH3680 you with the shadowH6738 of My handH3027, to 5758establishH5193 the heavensH8064, to foundH3245 the earthH776, and to sayH559 to ZionH6726, ‘You are My peopleH5971.’”

1759RouseH5782 yourselfH5782! RouseH5782 yourselfH5782! AriseH6965, O JerusalemH3389, You whoH834 have 60drunkH8354 from the Lord’sH3068 handH3027 the cupH3563 of His angerH2534; The 61chaliceH3563H6907 of reelingH8653 you have 62drainedH4680 to the dregsH6907.18ThereH369 is 63noneH369 to guideH5095 her amongH4480 allH3605 the sonsH1121 she has borneH3205, NorH369 is thereH369 oneH369 to takeH2388 her by the handH3027 amongH4480 allH3605 the sonsH1121 she has rearedH1431.19TheseH2007 twoH8147 thingsH8147 have befallenH7122 you; WhoH4310 will mournH5110 for you? The 64devastationH7701 and destructionH7667, famineH7458 and swordH2719; HowH4310 shall I comfortH5162 you?20Your sonsH1121 have faintedH5968, They 65lieH7901 helpless at the headH7218 of everyH3605 streetH2351, Like an 66antelopeH8377 in a netH4364, FullH4392 of the wrathH2534 of the LordH3068, The 67rebukeH1606 of your GodH430.

21ThereforeH3651, pleaseH4994 hearH8085 thisH2088, you 68afflictedH6041, Who are 69drunkH7937, but not with wineH3196:22ThusH3541 saysH559 your LordH136, the LordH3068, even your GodH430 Who 70contendsH7378 for His peopleH5971, “BeholdH2009, I have takenH3947 out of your handH3027 the 71cupH3563 of reelingH8653, The 72chaliceH3563H6907 of My angerH2534; You will neverH3808 drinkH8354 it againH3254.23I will 73putH7760 it into the handH3027 of your tormentorsH3013, WhoH834 have saidH559 to 74you, ‘75LieH7812 downH7812 that we may walkH5674 overH5674 you.’ You have even madeH7760 your backH1460 like the groundH776 And like the streetH2351 for those who walkH5674 overH5674 it.”