New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 59

Separation from God

1Beholdהֵ֛ןhenH2005,the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handיַד־yad-H3027is not soH4480shortקָצְרָ֥הka.tze.RahH7114ThatH4480it cannotH4480saveמֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַme.ho.Shi.a'H3467;NorH3808isH3513His earאָזְנ֖וֹ'a.ze.NoH241soH4480dullH3513ThatH4480it cannotH4480hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

2But yourwrongdoingsעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have causedH914aH914separationH914betweenH996you and your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,And your sinsוְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םve.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403have hiddenהִסְתִּ֧ירוּhis.Ti.ruH5641Hisfaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440from you soH4480thatH4480He doesnotH4480hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

3For yourhandsכַפֵּיכֶם֙kha.pei.KhemH3709are defiledנְגֹאֲל֣וּne.go.'a.LuH1351with bloodבַדָּ֔םva.DamH1818,And your fingersוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'etz.be.'o.tei.KhemH676with wrongdoingבֶּֽעָוֹ֑ןbe.'a.VonH5771;Your lipsשִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙sif.to.tei.KhemH8193have spokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696deceitשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267,Your tongueלְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םle.shon.KhemH3956muttersתֶהְגֶּֽה׃teh.GehH1897wickednessH5767.

4NoH369oneH369suesקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121righteouslyבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664andnoH369oneH369pleadsנִשְׁפָּ֖טnish.PatH8199honestlyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530. Theytrustבָּט֤וֹחַba.To.achH982in confusionתֹּ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414and speakוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696liesשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723; Theyconceiveהָר֥וֹha.RoH2029troubleעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999and giveH3205birthH3205to disasterאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

5They hatchH1234vipers’צִפְעוֹנִי֙tzif.'o.NiH6848eggsבֵּיצֵ֤יbei.TzeiH1000andweaveיֶאֱרֹ֑גוּye.'e.Ro.guH707the spider’sעַכָּבִ֖ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוְקוּרֵ֥יve.ku.ReiH6980;The one who eatsהָאֹכֵ֤לha.'o.KhelH398of their eggsמִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙mi.bei.tzei.HemH1000diesיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191, And fromwhat is crushedH2115,a snakeאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660breaksH1234outH1234.

6Their websקֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ku.rei.HemH6980will not becomeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961clothingלְבֶ֔גֶדle.Ve.gedH899,NorH3808will theycoverיִתְכַּסּ֖וּyit.ka.SuH3680themselves with their worksבְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םbe.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639; Theirworksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ma.'a.sei.HemH4639are worksמַֽעֲשֵׂי־ma.'a.sei-H4639of wrongdoingאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205, And anactוּפֹ֥עַלu.Fo.'alH6467of violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555is in theirhandsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

7Their feetרַגְלֵיהֶם֙rag.lei.HemH7272runיָרֻ֔צוּya.Ru.tzuH7323to evilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451,And they hurryוִֽימַהֲר֔וּvi.ma.ha.RuH4116to shedלִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְlish.PokhH8210innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;Their thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284are thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of wrongdoingאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205,Devastationשֹׁ֥דshodH7701and destructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verH7667are in their pathsבִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם׃bim.si.lo.TamH4546.

8They do not knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965,And thereH369isH369noH369justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941in their tracksבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑םbe.ma'.ge.lo.TamH4570;They have madeH6140their pathsנְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ne.ti.vo.tei.HemH5410crookedעִקְּשׁ֣וּ'i.ke.ShuH6140,Whoeverכֹּ֚לkolH3605walksדֹּרֵ֣ךְdo.RekhH1869onthem does not knowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

A Confession of Wickedness

9Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941isH7368farרָחַ֤קra.ChakH7368from us,And righteousnessצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666does not reachתַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּta.si.Ge.nuH5381us; Wehopeנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960for lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216,but thereוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009is darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,For brightnessלִנְגֹה֖וֹתlin.go.HotH5054,but we walkנְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ne.ha.LekhH1980in gloomבָּאֲפֵל֥וֹתba.'a.fe.LotH653.

10Wegropeנְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤הne.gash.ShahH1659for the wallקִ֔ירKirH7023like peopleכַֽעִוְרִים֙kha.'iv.RimH5787who are blindH5787,We gropeנְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁהne.ga.She.shahH1659like those who haveH369noH369eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869. Westumbleכָּשַׁ֤לְנוּka.Shal.nuH3782at middayבַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in the twilightכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁףka.Ne.shefH5399;Among those who are healthyבָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖יםba.'ash.ma.NimH820we arelike the deadכַּמֵּתִֽים׃ka.me.TimH4191.

11Allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605of us growlנֶהֱמֶ֤הne.he.MehH1993like bearsכַדֻּבִּים֙kha.du.BimH1677, Andmoanהָגֹ֣הha.GohH1897sadlyנֶהְגֶּ֑הneh.GehH1897like dovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםve.khai.yo.NimH3123;We hopeנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960forjusticeלַמִּשְׁפָּט֙la.mish.PatH4941,but thereH369isH369noneH369;For salvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֖הli.shu.'AhH3444, butit isH7368farרָחֲקָ֥הra.cha.KahH7368from us.

12For ourwrongfulH6588actsH6588have multipliedרַבּ֤וּra.BuH7231beforeנֶגְדֶּ֔ךָneg.De.khaH5048You, And oursinsוְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403have testifiedעָ֣נְתָה'A.ne.tahH6030against us;For our wrongfulH6588actsH6588are with us, Andwe knowיְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃ye.Da.'a.NumH3045our wrongdoingsוַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771:

13Offendingפָּשֹׁ֤עַpa.Sho.a'H6586anddenyingוְכַחֵשׁ֙ve.kha.CheshH3584the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,And turningH5472awayH5472from our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,Speakingדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233and revoltוְסָרָ֔הve.sa.RahH5627,Conceivingהֹר֧וֹho.RoH2029andutteringוְהֹג֛וֹve.ho.GoH1897lyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697from the heartמִלֵּ֖בmi.LevH3820.

14Justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941is turnedH5472backאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268, Andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666standsתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975farמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350awayH4480;For truthאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571has stumbledכָשְׁלָ֤הkha.she.LahH3782in the streetבָֽרְחוֹב֙va.re.chOvH7339,And uprightnessH5228cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֥לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808enterלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

15Truthהָֽאֱמֶת֙ha.'e.MetH571isH5737lackingנֶעְדֶּ֔רֶתne'.De.retH5737,And one who turnsH5493asideוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493from evilמֵרָ֖עme.Ra'H7451makesH7997himself a preyH7997.Now the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200, And it wasdispleasingוַיֵּ֥רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489in His sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869that thereH369wasH369noH369justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

16And He sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that thereH369wasH369noH369oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,And was amazedוַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖םvai.yish.to.MemH8074that thereH369wasH369notH369oneH369to intercedeמַפְגִּ֑יעַmaf.Gi.a'H6293; Then Hisown armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220broughtH3467salvationH3467to Him,And His righteousnessוְצִדְקָת֖וֹve.tzid.ka.ToH6666upheldסְמָכָֽתְהוּ׃se.ma.Kha.te.huH5564Him.

17He putוַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁvai.yil.BashH3847onH3847righteousnessצְדָקָה֙tze.da.KahH6666like a breastplateכַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ןka.shir.YanH8302, And ahelmetוְכ֥וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553of salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444on His headבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218;And He putוַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁvai.yil.BashH3847onH3847garmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899of vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359for clothingתִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁתtil.Bo.shetH8516And wrappedוַיַּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atH5844Himself withzealקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068as a cloakכַּמְעִ֖ילkam.'IlH4598.

18Accordingכְּעַ֤לke.'AlH5921to theirdeedsגְּמֻלוֹת֙ge.mu.lOtH1578,soכְּעַ֣לke.'AlH5921will He repayיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999:Wrathחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534to His adversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862,retributionגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576to His enemiesH340;To the coastlandsלָאִיִּ֖יםla.'i.YimH339He willdealיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999retributionגְּמ֥וּלge.MulH1576.

19So they will fearוְיִֽירְא֤וּve.yi.re.'UH3372the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068from thewestמִֽמַּעֲרָב֙mi.ma.'a.RavH4628And His gloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519from therisingוּמִמִּזְרַח־u.mi.miz.rach-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121, For He willcomeיָב֤וֹאya.Vo'H935like arushingצָ֔רTzarH6862streamכַנָּהָר֙kha.na.HarH5104Which the windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068drivesנֹ֥סְסָהNo.se.sahH5127.

20“ARedeemerגּוֹאֵ֔לgo.'ElH1350will comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935to Zionלְצִיּוֹן֙le.tzi.yOnH6726,And to those in Jacobבְּיַֽעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290whoturnוּלְשָׁבֵ֥יu.le.sha.VeiH7725from wrongdoingפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21“As for Me, thisH2088is Mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֤יbe.ri.TiH1285with them,” saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: “MySpiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is upon you, and Mywordsוּדְבָרַ֖יu.de.va.RaiH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760in your mouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310shall not departיָמ֡וּשׁוּya.Mu.shuH4185from your mouthמִפִּיךָ֩mi.pi.KhaH6310,norH3808from the mouthוּמִפִּ֨יu.mi.PiH6310of youroffspringזַרְעֲךָ֜zar.'a.KhaH2233,norH3808from the mouthוּמִפִּ֨יu.mi.PiH6310of youroffspring’sזֶ֤רַעZe.ra'H2233offspringזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233,”saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “from nowמֵעַתָּ֖הme.'a.TahH6258and foreverוְעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ סve.'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

Separation from God

A Confession of Wickedness

Commentaries on Isaiah 59