New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 1

Rebellion of God’s People

1The visionחֲזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377of Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531concerningעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he sawחָזָ֔הcha.ZahH2372during thereignsבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֧הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,Jothamיוֹתָ֛םyo.TamH3147,Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271, andHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,and hearוְהַאֲזִ֣ינִיve.ha.'a.Zi.niH238,earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;For the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696: “Sonsבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121I have raisedגִּדַּ֣לְתִּיgi.Dal.tiH1431and broughtH7311upH7311, But they haverevoltedפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me.

3An oxשׁוֹר֙shOrH7794knowsיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045its ownerקֹנֵ֔הוּko.Ne.huH7069,And a donkeyוַחֲמ֖וֹרva.cha.MorH2543its master’sבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167mangerאֵב֣וּס'e.VusH18, ButIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478does not knowיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045,My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971do not understandהִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃hit.bo.NanH995.”

4Ohה֣וֹי׀HoH1945,sinfulחֹטֵ֗אcho.Te'H2398nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471,Peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971weighedH3515downH3515with guiltעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771,Offspringזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of evildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489,Sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121whoactH7843corruptlyמַשְׁחִיתִ֑יםmash.chi.TimH7843! They haveabandonedעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, They havedespisedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,They have turnedH2114awayH2114from Him.

5Whereעַ֣ל מֶ֥ה'al mehH5921 H4100will you be strickenתֻכּ֛וּtu.KuH5221againע֖וֹדodH5750, As youcontinueתּוֹסִ֣יפוּto.Si.fuH3254in yourrebellionסָרָ֑הsa.RahH5627?The entireכָּל־kol-H3605headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218issickלָחֳלִ֔יlo.cho.LiH2483And the entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824is faintדַּוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742.

6From the soleמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709of the footרֶ֤גֶלRe.gelH7272even to the headרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218ThereH369isH369nothingH369healthyמְתֹ֔םme.TomH4974in it, Onlybruisesפֶּ֥צַעPe.tza'H6482,slashesוְחַבּוּרָ֖הve.cha.bu.RahH2250,and rawטְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahH2961woundsוּמַכָּ֣הu.ma.KahH4347;Not pressedH2115outH2115norH3808bandagedחֻבָּ֔שׁוּchu.Ba.shuH2280,NorH3808softenedרֻכְּכָ֖הru.ke.KhahH7401with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

7Yourlandאַרְצְכֶ֣ם'ar.tze.KhemH776is desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,Your citiesעָרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.rei.KhemH5892are burnedשְׂרֻפ֣וֹתse.ru.FotH8313with fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784; As foryour fieldsאַדְמַתְכֶ֗ם'ad.mat.KhemH127,strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114are devouringאֹכְלִ֣ים'o.khe.LimH398them in frontלְנֶגְדְּכֶם֙le.neg.de.KhemH5048of you;It is desolationוּשְׁמָמָ֖הu.she.ma.MahH8077,as overthrownכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֥תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114by strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114.

8The daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726is leftוְנוֹתְרָ֥הve.not.RahH3498like a shelterכְּסֻכָּ֣הke.su.KahH5521in a vineyardבְכָ֑רֶםve.Kha.remH3754,Like a watchman’sH4412hutכִּמְלוּנָ֥הkim.lu.NahH4412in a cucumberבְמִקְשָׁ֖הve.mik.ShahH4750fieldH4750,like a cityכְּעִ֥ירke.'IrH5892underH5341watchH5341.

9Ifלוּלֵי֙lu.LeiH3884the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635Had not leftהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498us a fewכִּמְעָ֑טkim.'AtH4592survivorsשָׂרִ֖ידsa.RidH8300, We would be likeSodomכִּסְדֹ֣םkis.DomH5467,We would beH1819likeH1819Gomorrahלַעֲמֹרָ֖הla.'a.mo.RahH6017.

God Has Had Enough

10Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,You rulersקְצִינֵ֣יke.tzi.NeiH7101ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467;Listenהַאֲזִ֛ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238to the instructionתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,You peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017!

11“Whatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100are your manyרֹב־rov-H7230sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶם֙ziv.chei.KhemH2077to Me?”Saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “Ihave hadH7646enoughH7646of burntעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930of ramsאֵילִ֖ים'ei.LimH352And the fatוְחֵ֣לֶבve.Che.levH2459of fattenedH4806cattleH4806;And I takeH2654noלֹ֥אlo'H3808pleasureH2654in the bloodוְדַ֨םve.DamH1818of bullsפָּרִ֧יםpa.RimH6499,lambsוּכְבָשִׂ֛יםu.khe.va.SimH3532,or goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֖יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260.

12Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588you comeתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935to appearלֵרָא֖וֹתle.ra.'otH7200beforeפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440Me,Whoמִי־mi-H4310requiresבִקֵּ֥שׁvi.KeshH1245of you thisH2088tramplingרְמֹ֥סre.MosH7429of My courtyardsחֲצֵרָֽי׃cha.tze.RaiH2691?

13Do not goH3254onH3254bringingהָבִיא֙ha.Vi'H935your worthlessשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723offeringsמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503,Incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004is an abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֛הto.'e.VahH8441to Me.Newחֹ֤דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320and Sabbathוְשַׁבָּת֙ve.sha.BatH7676, theproclamationקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121of an assemblyמִקְרָ֔אmik.Ra'H4744--I cannotH3808endureאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201wrongdoingאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205and the festiveH6116assemblyH6116.

14I hateשָׂנְאָ֣הsa.ne.'AhH8130your newחָדְשֵׁיכֶ֤םcha.de.shei.KhemH2320moonH2320festivals and yourappointedוּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֙u.mo.'a.dei.KhemH4150feastsH4150,They have becomeהָי֥וּha.YuH1961a burdenלָטֹ֑רַחla.To.rachH2960to Me;I amH3811tiredH3811of bearingנְשֹֽׂא׃ne.So'H5375them.

15So when youspreadוּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣םu.ve.fa.ris.KhemH6566outH6566your handsכַּפֵּיכֶ֗םka.pei.KhemH3709in prayer,I will hideאַעְלִ֤ים'a'.LimH5956My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869from you;Yesגַּ֛םgamH1571,evenH3588thoughH3588youofferH7235manyH7235prayersתְפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605,I will not be listeningשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085.Your handsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027arecoveredמָלֵֽאוּ׃ma.Le.'uH4390with bloodדָּמִ֥יםda.MimH1818.

16“Washרַחֲצוּ֙ra.cha.TzuH7364yourselves,makeH2135yourselves cleanH2135;Removeהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611from My sightמִנֶּ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑יmi.Ne.ged 'ei.NaiH5048 H5869.Stopחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308doingH7489evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489,

17Learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925to doH3190goodהֵיטֵ֛בhei.TevH3190;Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,Rebukeאַשְּׁר֣וּ'a.she.RuH833the oppressorחָמ֑וֹץcha.MotzH2541,ObtainH8199justiceH8199for the orphanיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,Pleadרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378for the widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490caseH490.

Invitation to Debate

18“Comeלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֛אna'H4994, and let usdebateוְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.ChahH3198your case,”Saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Thoughאִם־'im-H518your sinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399are as scarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144,They shall become as whiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835as snowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;Thoughאִם־'im-H518they are redיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119like crimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438,They shall be like woolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518you areH14willingתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14and obedientוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.TemH8085, You willeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the bestט֥וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;

20But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you refuseתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985and rebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784, You will bedevouredתְּאֻכְּל֔וּte.'u.ke.LuH398by the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719.” Forthe mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

Zion Corrupted; Will Be Redeemed

21HowH351the faithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151has becomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961aprostituteלְזוֹנָ֔הle.zo.NahH2181, She whowas fullמְלֵאֲתִ֣יme.le.'a.TiH4392of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941!Righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664oncedweltיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885in her,But nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258murderersמְרַצְּחִֽים׃me.ra.tze.ChimH7523.

22Your silverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701has becomeהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961wasteH5509matterH5509,Your drinkסָבְאֵ֖ךְsa.ve.'EkhH5435dilutedמָה֥וּלma.HulH4107with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

23Yourrulersשָׂרַ֣יִךְsa.Ra.yikhH8269are rebelsסוֹרְרִ֗יםso.RimH5637And companionsוְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.ReiH2270of thievesגַּנָּבִ֔יםga.na.VimH1590;Everyoneכֻּלּוֹ֙ku.LoH3605lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157a bribeשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810And chasesוְרֹדֵ֖ףve.ro.DefH7291after giftsשַׁלְמֹנִ֑יםshal.mo.NimH8021. Theydo not obtainH8199justiceH8199for theorphanיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490,NorH3808does the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490caseוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935beforeאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.HemH413them.

24Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651the LordH136Godיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, TheMightyאֲבִ֖יר'a.VirH46OneH46of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002, “Ahה֚וֹיHoH1945,I will haveH5162satisfactionH5162againstH4480My adversariesמִצָּרַ֔יmi.tza.RaiH6862, Andavengeוְאִנָּקְמָ֖הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358Myself on My enemiesH340.

25I will also turnוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027againstעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you, AndsmeltH6884awayH6884your impuritiesסִיגָ֑יִךְsi.Ga.yikhH5509as with lyeכַּבֹּ֖רka.BorH1253;And I will removeוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605your slagבְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃be.di.La.yikhH913.

26Then I will restoreוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725yourjudgesשֹׁפְטַ֙יִךְ֙sho.fe.Ta.yikhH8199as at firstכְּבָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הke.va.Ri.sho.NahH7223,And your counselorsוְיֹעֲצַ֖יִךְve.yo.'a.Tza.yikhH3289as at the beginningכְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑הke.vat.te.chi.LahH8462;Afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310that you will be calledיִקָּ֤רֵאyi.Ka.re'H7121thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892of righteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,A faithfulנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151.”

27Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726will beredeemedתִּפָּדֶ֑הti.pa.DehH6299with justiceבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941And herrepentantוְשָׁבֶ֖יהָve.sha.Vei.haH7725ones with righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

28Butwrongdoersפֹּשְׁעִ֛יםpo.she.'ImH6586and sinnersוְחַטָּאִ֖יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400togetherH3164will bebrokenוְשֶׁ֧בֶרve.She.verH7667,And those who abandonוְעֹזְבֵ֥יve.'o.ze.VeiH5800the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will comeיִכְלֽוּ׃yikh.LuH3615toH3615anH3615endH3615.

29You certainlyכִּ֣יkiH3588will beH954ashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954of theoaksמֵאֵילִ֖יםme.'ei.LimH352whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have desiredחֲמַדְתֶּ֑םcha.mad.TemH2530,And you will be embarrassedוְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּve.Tach.pe.RuH2659by thegardensמֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹתme.hag.ga.NotH1593whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃be.char.TemH977.

30For you will be like anoakכְּאֵלָ֖הke.'e.LahH424whoseleafעָלֶ֑הָ'a.Le.haH5929withersנֹבֶ֣לֶתno.Ve.letH5034awayH5034,Or like a gardenוּֽכְגַנָּ֔הu.khe.ga.NahH1593that hasH369noH369waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

31The strongהֶחָסֹן֙he.cha.SonH2634manH2634will becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961likeflaxH5296fiberH5296,And his workוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467a sparkלְנִיצ֑וֹץle.ni.TzotzH5213.So they shall bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147burnוּבָעֲר֧וּu.va.'a.RuH1197togetherH3164And thereH369willH369beH369noH369oneH369to extinguishמְכַבֶּֽה׃ סme.kha.BehH3518them.

Rebellion of God’s People

God Has Had Enough

Invitation to Debate

Zion Corrupted; Will Be Redeemed

Commentaries on Isaiah 1