New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 42

God’s Promise concerning His Servant

1“Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, MyServantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650, whom Iupholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551; Mychosenבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972one in whom Mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delightsרָצְתָ֣הra.tze.TahH7521.I have putנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414MySpiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon Him;He will bringיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He will not cryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817outH6817norH3808raiseיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375His voice,NorH3808makeיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085His voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963heardH8085in the streetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3A bentרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070He will not breakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665offAnd a dimlyH3544burningH3544wickוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594He will not extinguishיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518;He will faithfullyלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571bringיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

4He will not bedisheartenedיִכְהֶה֙yikh.HehH3543or crushedיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7533Untilעַד־'ad-H5704He has establishedיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941on the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776; And thecoastlandsאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339will waitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176expectantlyH3176for Hislawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.”

5ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559, Whocreatedבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andstretchedוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186them outH5186,Who spreadרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554outH7554theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and itsoffspringוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631, Whogivesנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397to the peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971on itAnd spiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to those who walkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980in it:

6“I am the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, I havecalledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121You in righteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, I will alsoholdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388You by the handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027andwatchוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341over You,And I will appointוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414You as acovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285to the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971, As alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216to the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471,

7Toopenלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491blindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, Tobringלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318outH3318prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from the dungeonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525And those who dwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822from the prisonמִבֵּ֥ית כֶּ֖לֶאmi.Beit Ke.le'H1004 H3608.

8I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, that isMy nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034;I will not giveאֶתֵּ֔ן'e.TenH5414Mygloryוּכְבוֹדִי֙u.khe.vo.DiH3519to anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312,Norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808My praiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416to idolsלַפְּסִילִֽים׃la.pe.si.LimH6456.

9Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223have comeבָ֑אוּVa.'uH935to passH935,Now I declareמַגִּ֔ידma.GidH5046newוַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙va.cha.da.shOtH2319thingsH2319;Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962they sproutתִּצְמַ֖חְנָהtitz.Mach.nahH6779I proclaimאַשְׁמִ֥יע'ash.Mi'H8085them to you.”

10Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892, SingHis praiseתְּהִלָּת֖וֹte.hi.la.ToH8416from theendמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776!You who goיוֹרְדֵ֤יyor.DeiH3381downH3381to the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, andallH4393that is inH4393it; Youislandsאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339,and those who liveוְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ve.yo.she.vei.HemH3427on them.

11Let thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057and its citiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892raiseיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375their voices,The settlementsחֲצֵרִ֖יםcha.tze.RimH2691whichKedarקֵדָ֑רke.DarH6938inhabitsתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427.Let the inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427ofSelaסֶ֔לַעSe.la'H5554singH7442aloudH7442,Let them shoutH6681forH6681joyH6681from the topsמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218of themountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022.

12Let themgiveיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068And declareיַגִּֽידוּ׃ya.Gi.duH5046His praiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in thecoastlandsבָּאִיִּ֥יםba.'i.YimH339.

13The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will goיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318outH3318like a warriorכַּגִּבּ֣וֹרka.gi.BorH1368,He will stirיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782Hiszealקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068like a manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376of warמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421.He will shoutיָרִ֙יעַ֙ya.Ri.a'H7321,indeedאַף־'af-H637,He will raiseH6873aH6873warH6873cryH6873. He willprevailיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ סyit.ga.BarH1396againstעַל־'al-H5921His enemiesH340.

The Blindness of the People

14“I have keptH2814silentהֶחֱשֵׁ֙יתִי֙he.che.Shei.tiH2814for a longמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769timeH5769,I have keptH2814stillאַחֲרִ֖ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790and restrainedאֶתְאַפָּ֑ק'et.'a.PakH662Myself. Nowlike a woman inכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֣הkai.yo.le.DahH3205laborH3205I will groanאֶפְעֶ֔ה'ef.'EhH6463,I will bothיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162gaspאֶשֹּׁ֥ם'e.ShomH5395and pantוְאֶשְׁאַ֖ףve.'esh.'AfH7602.

15I willlayH2717wasteאַחֲרִ֤יב'a.cha.RivH2717the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022and hillsוּגְבָע֔וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389And witherH3001allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their vegetationעֶשְׂבָּ֖ם'es.BamH6212; I willturnוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760the riversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104into coastlandsלָֽאִיִּ֔יםla.'i.YimH339And dryH3001upH3001the pondsוַאֲגַמִּ֖יםva.'a.ga.MimH98.

16I willleadוְהוֹלַכְתִּ֣יve.ho.lakh.TiH1980those who are blindעִוְרִ֗ים'iv.RimH5787by a wayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870they have not knownיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045,In pathsבִּנְתִיב֥וֹתbin.ti.VotH5410they have not knownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045I will guideאַדְרִיכֵ֑ם'ad.ri.KhemH1869them. I willturnאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760darknessמַחְשָׁ֨ךְmach.ShakhH4285into lightלָא֗וֹרla.'orH216beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them AndunevenH4625landH4625into plainsלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697I will doעֲשִׂיתִ֖ם'a.si.TimH6213, And I willnot leaveH5800them undoneH5800.”

17They will be turnedנָסֹ֤גוּna.So.guH5472backאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268and beutterlyH954putH954toH954shameH954,Who trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982inidolsבַּפָּ֑סֶלba.Pa.selH6459,Who sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559to castH4541metalH4541imagesלְמַסֵּכָ֖הle.ma.se.KhahH4541, “You are our godsאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

18Hearשְׁמָ֑עוּshe.Ma.'uH8085,you who are deafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795!And lookהַבִּ֥יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027,you who are blindוְהַעִוְרִ֖יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5787,so that you may seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200.

19Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787but Myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Or so deafוְחֵרֵ֖שׁve.che.ReshH2795as Mymessengerכְּמַלְאָכִ֣יke.mal.'a.KhiH4397whom I sendאֶשְׁלָ֑ח'esh.LachH7971?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is so blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787as one who isat peaceכִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔םkim.shu.LamH7999with Me,Or so blindוְעִוֵּ֖רve.'i.VerH5787as the servantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

20You have seenרָא֥וֹתra.'i.taH7200manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227thingsH7227,but you do not retainתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104them; Yourearsאָזְנַ֖יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241are openפָּק֥וֹחַpa.Ko.achH6491,but noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808oneוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearsיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085.

21The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was pleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654for His righteousness’צִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616To makeיַגְדִּ֥ילyag.DilH1431the Lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451greatH1431and gloriousוְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ve.ya'.DirH142.

22But thisוְהוּא֮ve.Hu'H1931is a peopleעַם־'am-H5971plunderedבָּז֣וּזba.ZuzH962and pillagedוְשָׁסוּי֒ve.sha.SuiH8154;Allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them aretrappedהָפֵ֤חַha.Fe.achH6351incavesבַּֽחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH2352, Or arehiddenהָחְבָּ֑אוּha.che.Ba.'uH2244away in prisonsכְלָאִ֖יםkhe.la.'ImH3608;They have becomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961plunderלָבַז֙la.VazH957,with noH369oneH369to saveמַצִּ֔ילma.TzilH5337them, Andspoilsמְשִׁסָּ֖הme.shi.SahH4933with noH369oneH369to sayאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559, “GiveH7725thembackהָשַֽׁב׃ha.ShavH7725!”

23Whoמִ֥יmiH4310among you will listenיַאֲזִ֣יןya.'a.ZinH238to thisH2088? Whowill payיַקְשִׁ֥בyak.ShivH7181attentionH7181and listenוְיִשְׁמַ֖עve.yish.Ma'H8085in the timeH268toH268comeH268?

24Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310gaveH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290upH5414for spoilsלִמְשִׁסָּ֧הlim.sho.sehH4933,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to plunderersלְבֹזְזִ֖יםle.vo.ze.ZimH962?Was it not the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,against whomז֚וּzuH2098we have sinnedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,And in whose waysבִדְרָכָיו֙vid.ra.KhavH1870theywereH14not willingאָב֤וּ'a.VuH14to walkהָל֔וֹךְha.LokhH1980,And whose Lawבְּתוֹרָתֽוֹ׃be.to.ra.ToH8451they did notobeyשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085?

25So He pouredוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210outH8210on him the heatחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534of His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639And thefiercenessוֶעֱז֖וּזve.'e.ZuzH5807of battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;And it setוַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּva.te.la.ha.Te.huH3857him aflameH3857allH4480 H5439aroundH5439,Yet he did not recognizeיָדָ֔עya.Da'H3045it;And it burnedוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197him, but hepaidיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760noH3808attentionלֵֽב׃ פLevH5921 H3820.

God’s Promise concerning His Servant

The Blindness of the People

Commentaries on Isaiah 42