Revised Literal Translation
Isaiah 49
1Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,O islesאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339,unto me; and hearkenוְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuH7181,ye peopleלְאֻמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816,from farמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350;Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath calledקְרָאָ֔נִיke.ra.'A.niH7121me from the wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990;from the bowelsמִמְּעֵ֥יmi.me.'EiH4578of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517hath he made mentionהִזְכִּ֥ירhiz.KirH2142of my nameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.
2And he hath madeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760my mouthפִּי֙piH6310like a sharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719;in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027hath he hidהֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִיhech.bi.'A.niH2244me, and madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙vay.si.Me.niH7760me a polishedבָּר֔וּרba.RurH1305shaftלְחֵ֣ץle.ChetzH2671;in his quiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827hath he hidהִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃his.ti.Ra.niH5641me;
4Then I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,I have labouredיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021in vainלְרִ֣יקle.RikH7385,I have spentכִלֵּ֑יתִיkhi.Lei.tiH3615my strengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581for noughtלְתֹ֥הוּle.To.huH8414,and in vainוְהֶ֖בֶלve.He.velH1892: yetsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941iswith Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and my workוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468with my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.
5And now, saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that formedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335me from the wombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990to behis servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650,to bringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againH7725to him, Though Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478be not gatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622,yet shall I be gloriousוְאֶכָּבֵד֙ve.'e.ka.VedH3513in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and my Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430shall be my strengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797.
6And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,It is a light thingנָקֵ֨לna.KelH7043that thou shouldest be my servantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650to raise upלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and to restoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725the preservedוּנְצוּרֵ֥יu.ne.tzi.reiH5336H5341of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:I will also giveוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for a lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216to the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,that thou mayest be my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444unto the endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.
7Thus saithאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068,the Redeemerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andhis Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁ֗וֹke.do.ShoH6918,to him whom manנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315despisethH960,to him whom the nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471abhorrethלִמְתָ֤עֵֽבlim.Ta.'evH8581,to a servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650of rulersמֹשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910,Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428shall seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and ariseוָקָ֔מוּva.Ka.muH6965,princesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269also shall worshipוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812,because of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that is faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539, andthe Holy Oneקְדֹ֥שׁke.DoshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and he shall chooseוַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃vai.yiv.cha.Re.kaH977thee.
8Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,In an acceptableרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522timeבְּעֵ֤תbe.'EtH6256have I heardעֲנִיתִ֔יךָ'a.ni.Ti.khaH6030thee, and in a dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444have I helpedעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee: and I will preserveוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, and giveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for a covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285of the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971,to establishלְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.KimH6965the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,to cause to inheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157the desolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074heritagesנְחָל֥וֹתne.cha.LotH5159;
9That thou mayest sayלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559to the prisonersלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la.'a.su.RimH631,Go forthצֵ֔אוּTze.'uH3318; to them that arein darknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,Shewהִגָּל֑וּhi.ga.LuH1540yourselves. They shall feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462in the waysדְּרָכִ֣יםde.ra.KhimH1870,and their pasturesמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830shall bein all high placesשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205.
10They shall not hungerיִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yir.'A.vuH7456nor thirstיִצְמָ֔אוּyitz.Ma.'uH6770;neither shall the heatשָׁרָ֖בsha.RavH8273nor sunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshH8121smiteיַכֵּ֥םya.KemH5221them: for he that hath mercyמְרַחֲמָ֣םme.ra.cha.MamH7355on them shall leadיְנַהֲגֵ֔םye.na.ha.GemH5090them, even by the springsמַבּ֥וּעֵיma.Bu.'eiH4002of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall he guideיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ye.na.ha.LemH5095them.
13Singרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442,O heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064;and be joyfulוְגִ֣ילִיve.Gi.liH1523,O earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;and break forthוּפִצְח֥וּvuf.tze.chuH6476into singingרִנָּ֑הri.NahH7440,O mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022:for Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath comfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and will have mercyיְרַחֵֽם׃ סye.ra.ChemH7355upon his afflictedוַעֲנִיָּ֖וva.'a.ni.YavH6041.
15Can a womanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911her sucking childעוּלָ֔הּ'u.LahH5764,that she should not have compassionמֵרַחֵ֖םme.ra.ChemH7355on the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of her wombבִּטְנָ֑הּbit.NahH990?yea, they may forgetתִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָהtish.Kach.nahH7911,yet will I not forgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.ChekhH7911thee.
18Lift upשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375thine eyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869round aboutסָבִ֤יבsa.VivH5439,and beholdוּרְאִ֔יu.re.'IH7200:all these gather themselves togetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908, andcomeבָֽאוּ־va.'u-H935to thee. AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,thou shalt surely clotheתִלְבָּ֔שִׁיtil.Ba.shiH3847thee with them all, as with an ornamentכָּעֲדִ֣יka.'a.DiH5716,and bindוּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖יםu.te.ka.she.RimH7194them on thee,as a brideכַּכַּלָּֽה׃ka.ka.LahH3618doeth.
19For thy wasteחָרְבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cha.re.vo.Ta.yikhH2723and thy desolate placesוְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְve.Sho.me.mo.Ta.yikhH8074,and the landוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776of thy destructionהֲרִֽסֻתֵ֑יךְha.ri.su.TeikhH2035,shall even now be too narrowתֵּצְרִ֣יte.tze.RiH3334by reason of the inhabitantsמִיּוֹשֵׁ֔בmi.yo.ShevH3427,and they that swallowed thee upמְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃me.va.le.'A.yikhH1104shall be far awayוְרָחֲק֖וּve.ra.cha.KuH7368.
20The childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121which thou shalt have, after thou hast lostשִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְshi.ku.La.yikhH7923the other, shall sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559again in thine earsבְאָזְנַ֔יִךְve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,The placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725istoo straitצַר־tzar-H6862for me: giveגְּשָׁה־ge.shah-H5066placeH4725to me that I may dwellוְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃ve.'e.She.vahH3427.
21Then shalt thou sayוְאָמַ֣רְתְּve.'a.MartH559in thine heartבִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְbil.va.VekhH3824,Who hath begottenיָֽלַד־ya.lad-H3205me these, seeing I have lost my childrenH7921,and am desolateוְגַלְמוּדָ֑הve.gal.mu.DahH1565,a captiveגֹּלָ֣ה׀go.LahH1540,and removing to and froוְסוּרָ֗הve.su.RahH5493?and who hath brought upגִדֵּ֔לgi.DelH1431these? Behold, I was leftנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604alone; these, whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375had they been?
22Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,Behold, I will lift upאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375mine handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to the Gentilesגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,and set upאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311my standardנִסִּ֑יni.SiH5251to the peopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971:and they shall bringוְהֵבִ֤יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935thy sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121in theirarmsבְּחֹ֔צֶןbe.Cho.tzenH2684,and thy daughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shall be carriedתִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃ti.na.Se.nahH5375upon theirshouldersכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802.
23And kingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428shall be thy nursing fathersאֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ'o.me.Na.yikhH539,and their queensוְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ve.sa.ro.tei.HemH8282thy nursing mothersמֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְmei.Ni.ko.Ta.yikhH3243:they shall bow downיִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּyish.Ta.cha.vuH7812to thee with theirfaceאַפַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639toward the earthאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776,and lick upיְלַחֵ֑כוּye.la.Che.khuH3897the dustוַעֲפַ֥רva.'a.FarH6083of thy feetרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272;and thou shalt knowוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:for they shall not be ashamedיֵבֹ֖שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954that waitקוָֹֽי׃ סko.VaiH6960for me.
25But thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Even the captivesשְׁבִ֤יshe.ViH7628of the mightyגִבּוֹר֙gi.bOrH1368shall be taken awayיֻקָּ֔חyu.KachH3947,and the preyוּמַלְק֥וֹחַu.mal.Ko.achH4455of the terribleעָרִ֖יץ'a.RitzH6184shall be deliveredיִמָּלֵ֑טyi.ma.LetH4422:for I will contendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378with him that contendethיְרִיבֵךְ֙ye.ri.veKhH3401with thee, and I will saveאוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃'o.Shi.a'H3467thy childrenבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121.
26And I will feedוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.khal.TiH398them that oppressמוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙mo.Na.yikhH3238thee with their own fleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320;and they shall be drunkenיִשְׁכָּר֑וּןyish.ka.RunH7937with their own bloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818,as with sweet wineוְכֶעָסִ֖יסve.khe.'a.SisH6071:and all fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320shall knowוְיָדְע֣וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068amthy Saviourמֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְmo.shi.'EkhH3467and thy Redeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350,the mighty Oneאֲבִ֥יר'a.VirH46of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ סya.'a.KoH3290.
Commentaries on Isaiah 49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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