Isaiah 51

Israel Exhorted

1“1ListenH8085 to Me, you who 2pursueH7291 righteousnessH6664, Who seekH1245 the LordH3068: LookH5027 to the 3rockH6697 from which you were cutH2672, And to the 4quarryH953H4718 from which you were dugH5365.2LookH5027 to 5AbrahamH85 your fatherH1 And to SarahH8283 who gaveH2342 birthH2342 to you inH2342 painH2342; WhenH3588 he 6was only oneH259 I calledH7121 him, Then I blessedH1288 him and multipliedH7235 him.”3IndeedH3588, 7the LordH3068 will comfortH5162 ZionH6726; He will comfortH5162 allH3605 her 8ruinsH2723. And He will makeH7760 her 9wildernessH4057 like 10EdenH5731, And her desertH6160 like the 11gardenH1588 of the LordH3068. 12JoyH8342 and gladnessH8057 will be foundH4672 in her, ThanksgivingH8426 and the soundH6963 of a melodyH2172.

4“13PayH7181 attentionH7181 to Me, My peopleH5971, And listenH238 to Me, My 14nationH3816; For a 15lawH8451 will goH3318 outH3318 from Me, And I will bringH7280 My 16justiceH4941 as a 17lightH216 of the peoplesH5971.5My 18righteousnessH6664 is nearH7138, My salvationH3468 has goneH3318 forthH3318, And My 19armsH2220 will judgeH8199 the peoplesH5971; The 20coastlandsH339 will waitH6960 for Me, And they will waitH3176 expectantlyH3176 for My 21armH2220.622RaiseH5375 your eyesH5869 to the skyH8064, Then lookH5027 to the earthH776 beneathH4480H8478; For the 23skyH8064 will vanishH4414 like smokeH6227, And the 24earthH776 will wearH1086 outH1086 like a garmentH899 And its inhabitantsH3427 will dieH4191 25in the sameH3644 wayH3651. But My 26salvationH3444 will be foreverH5769, And My righteousnessH6666 will not failH2865.727ListenH8085 to Me, you who knowH3045 righteousnessH6664, A peopleH5971 in whose 28heartH3820 is My LawH8451; Do not fearH3372 the 29tauntingH2781 of 30peopleH582, NorH408 be terrifiedH2865 of their abusesH1421.8For the 31mothH6211 will eatH398 them like a garmentH899; Yes, the 32mothH5580 will eatH398 them like woolH6785. But My 33righteousnessH6666 will be foreverH5769, And My salvationH3444 to allH1755 generationsH1755.”

934AwakeH5782, awakeH5782, putH3847 onH3847 strengthH5797, O armH2220 of the LordH3068; AwakeH5782 as in the 35daysH3117 of oldH6924, the generationsH1755 of longH5769 agoH5769. 36Was it not You who cutH2672 37RahabH7293 inH2672 piecesH2672, Who piercedH2490 the 38dragonH8577?10Was it not You who 39driedH2717 upH2717 the seaH3220, The watersH4325 of the greatH7227 deepH8415; Who madeH7760 the depthsH4615 of the seaH3220 a pathwayH1870 For the 40redeemedH1350 to crossH5674 overH5674?11And the 41redeemedH6299 of the LordH3068 will returnH7725 And comeH935 to ZionH6726 with joyfulH7440 shoutingH7440, And 42everlastingH5769 joyH8057 will be on their headsH7218. They will obtainH5381 gladnessH8342 and joyH8057, And 43sorrowH3015 and sighingH585 will fleeH5127 awayH5127.

12“I, I MyselfH59, am He who 44comfortsH5162 you. WhoH4310 are you that you areH3372 afraidH3372 of 4546mortalH4191 manH582, And of a sonH1121 of manH120 who is madeH5414 like 47grassH2682,13That you have 48forgottenH7911 the LordH3068 your MakerH6213, Who 49stretchedH5186 outH5186 the heavensH8064 And laidH3245 the foundationsH3245 of the earthH776, That you 50fearH6342 continuallyH8548 allH3605 dayH3117 long becauseH4480H6440 of the furyH2534 of the oppressorH6693, As he makesH3559 readyH3559 to destroyH7843? And whereH346 is the rageH2534 of the 51oppressorH6693? 14The 5253exileH6808 will soonH4116 be setH6605 freeH6605, and will not dieH4191 in the 54dungeonH7845, 55norH3808 will his breadH3899 be lackingH2637. 15For I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, who 56stirsH7280 up the seaH3220 so that its wavesH1530 roarH1993 (the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 is His nameH8034). 16And I have 57putH7760 My wordsH1697 in your mouthH6310 and have 58coveredH3680 you with the shadowH6738 of My handH3027, to 5960establishH5193 the heavensH8064, to foundH3245 the earthH776, and to sayH559 to ZionH6726, ‘You are My peopleH5971.’”

1761PullH5782 yourselfH5782 upH5782! PullH5782 yourselfH5782 upH5782! AriseH6965, JerusalemH3389! You whoH834 have 62drunkH8354 from the Lord’sH3068 handH3027 the cupH3563 of His angerH2534; The 63chaliceH6907H3563 of staggeringH8653 you have drunkH8354 toH4680 theH4680 dregsH4680.18ThereH369 isH369 64noH369 oneH369 to guideH5095 her amongH4480 allH3605 the sonsH1121 to whom she has givenH3205 birthH3205, NorH369 isH369 thereH369 anyoneH369 to takeH2388 her by the handH3027 amongH4480 allH3605 the sonsH1121 she has raisedH1431.19TheseH2007 twoH8147 thingsH8147 have happenedH7122 to you; WhoH4310 will mournH5110 for you? The 65devastationH7701 and destructionH7667, famineH7458 and swordH2719; HowH4310 shall I comfortH5162 you?20Your sonsH1121 have faintedH5968, They 66lieH7901 helpless at the headH7218 of everyH3605 streetH2351, Like an 67antelopeH8377 in a netH4364, FullH4392 of the wrathH2534 of the LordH3068, The 68rebukeH1606 of your GodH430.

21ThereforeH3651, listenH8085 to thisH2088, you 69afflictedH6041, Who are 70drunkH7937, but not with wineH3196:22ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 your LordH136, the LordH3068, your GodH430 Who 71contendsH7378 for His peopleH5971 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I have takenH3947 from your handH3027 the 72cupH3563 of staggeringH8653, The 73chaliceH6907H3563 of My angerH2534; You will neverH3808 drinkH8354 it againH3254.23I will 74putH7760 it into the handH3027 of your tormentorsH3013, WhoH834 have saidH559 to 75you, ‘76LieH7812 downH7812 so that we may walkH5674 overH5674 you.’ You have also madeH7760 your backH1460 like the groundH776, And like the streetH2351 for those who walkH5674 overH5674 it.”