Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 1

1Thevisionחֲזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377ofIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hesawחָזָ֔הcha.ZahH2372concerningJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389, in thedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֧הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,Jothamיוֹתָ֛םyo.TamH3147,Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271, andHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085, Oheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064, andgiveוְהַאֲזִ֣ינִיve.ha.'a.Zi.niH238earH238, Oearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696: I have nourished andbroughtH7311upH7311childrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121, and they haverebelledפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586againstH1696meH7311.

3Theoxשׁוֹר֙shOrH7794knoweth hisownerבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167, and the ass hismaster’sH1167crib: butIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dothnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowH3045, mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971dothnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808considerהִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃hit.bo.NanH995.

4Ahה֣וֹי׀HoH1945sinfulחֹטֵ֗אcho.Te'H2398nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471, apeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971laden withiniquityעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771, aseedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of evil-doers,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121that dealcorruptlyמַשְׁחִיתִ֑יםmash.chi.TimH7843: they have forsaken theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, they havedespisedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, they are estranged and gonebackwardאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

5Whyמֶ֥הmehH4100will ye bestillH5750strickenתֻכּ֛וּtu.KuH5221, that yerevoltסָרָ֑הsa.RahH5627moreH5750andmoreH5750? thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218issickלָחֳלִ֔יlo.cho.LiH2483, and thewholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824faintדַּוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742.

6From thesoleמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709of thefootרֶ֤גֶלRe.gelH7272evenH5704unto theheadרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218there isnoH3808soundnessמְתֹ֔םme.TomH4974in it; butwoundsוּמַכָּ֣הu.ma.KahH4347, andbruisesפֶּ֥צַעPe.tza'H6482, and festering sores: they havenotH3808been closed,neitherH3808boundחֻבָּ֔שׁוּchu.Ba.shuH2280upH5704,neitherH3808mollified withoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

7YourcountryH776isdesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077; yourcitiesעָרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.rei.KhemH5892areburnedשְׂרֻפ֣וֹתse.ru.FotH8313withfireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784; yourlandאַרְצְכֶ֣ם'ar.tze.KhemH776,strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114devourאֹכְלִ֣ים'o.khe.LimH398it in yourpresenceלְנֶגְדְּכֶם֙le.neg.de.KhemH5048, and it isdesolateוּשְׁמָמָ֖הu.she.ma.MahH8077, asoverthrownכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֥תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114bystrangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114.

8And thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726isleftוְנוֹתְרָ֥הve.not.RahH3498as aboothכְּסֻכָּ֣הke.su.KahH5521in avineyardבְכָ֑רֶםve.Kha.remH3754, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as abesiegedנְצוּרָֽה׃ne.tzu.RahH5341cityכְּעִ֥ירke.'IrH5892.

9Except theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hadleftהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498unto us a verysmallכִּמְעָ֑טkim.'AtH4592remnantשָׂרִ֖ידsa.RidH8300,weH1819should have been asSodomכִּסְדֹ֣םkis.DomH5467,weH1819should have been like untoGomorrahלַעֲמֹרָ֖הla.'a.mo.RahH6017.

10Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, yerulersקְצִינֵ֣יke.tzi.NeiH7101ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467;giveהַאֲזִ֛ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238unto thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, yepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017.

11Towhatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100purpose is themultitudeרֹב־rov-H7230of yoursacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶם֙ziv.chei.KhemH2077untomeH3808? saith theLORDH3068: I amfullשָׂבַ֛עְתִּיsa.Va'.tiH7646of theburntעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH3068oframsאֵילִ֖ים'ei.LimH352, and thefatוְחֵ֣לֶבve.Che.levH2459offedמְרִיאִ֑יםme.ri.'ImH4806beasts; and Idelightחָפָֽצְתִּי׃cha.Fa.tze.tiH2654notH3808in thebloodוְדַ֨םve.DamH1818of bullocks, or oflambsוּכְבָשִׂ֛יםu.khe.va.SimH3532, or of he-goats.

12When yecomeתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935toappearלֵרָא֖וֹתle.ra.'otH7200beforeH6440meH6440, who hathrequiredבִקֵּ֥שׁvi.KeshH1245this at yourhandמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.KhemH3027, totrampleרְמֹ֥סre.MosH7429my courts?

13Bringהָבִיא֙ha.Vi'H935noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreתוֹסִ֗יפוּto.Si.fuH3254vainשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723oblations;incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004is anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֛הto.'e.VahH8441untomeH935;newחֹ֤דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320andsabbathוְשַׁבָּת֙ve.sha.BatH7676, thecallingקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121ofassembliesמִקְרָ֔אmik.Ra'H4744,—Icannotלֹא־lo'-H3808awayH935withiniquityאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205and thesolemnוַעֲצָרָֽה׃va.'a.tza.RahH6116meeting.

14Yournewחָדְשֵׁיכֶ֤םcha.de.shei.KhemH2320moonsH2320and yourappointedוּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֙u.mo.'a.dei.KhemH4150feastsH4150mysoulH5315hateth: they are a trouble untomeH5315; I amwearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811tobearנְשֹֽׂא׃ne.So'H5375them.

15And when yespreadוּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣םu.ve.fa.ris.KhemH6566forthH8085yourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027, I willhideאַעְלִ֤ים'a'.LimH5956mineH4480eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869fromyouH3588:yeaH3588, when yemakeH8085manyתַרְבּ֥וּtar.BuH7235prayersתְפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605, I willnotאֵינֶ֣נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369hearשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085: yourhandsH3027arefullמָלֵֽאוּ׃ma.Le.'uH4390ofbloodדָּמִ֥יםda.MimH1818.

16Washרַחֲצוּ֙ra.cha.TzuH7364youH5493,makeH2135youH5493cleanH2135;putH5493awayH5493theevilH7455of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611frombeforeמִנֶּ֣גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048mineeyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869;ceaseחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308todoH5493evilH7455:

17learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925todoH3190wellH3190;seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, relieve the oppressed,judgeשִׁפְט֣וּshif.TuH8199thefatherlessיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,pleadרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378for thewidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490.

18ComeH1961nowH4994, andletH4994usH4994reasonוְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.ChahH3198together, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:thoughאִם־'im-H518yoursinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399be asscarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144, they shall be aswhiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835assnowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;thoughאִם־'im-H518they beredיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119likecrimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438, they shall be aswoolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518ye bewillingתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14andobedientוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.TemH8085, ye shalleatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398thegoodט֥וּבtuvH2898of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:

20butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518yerefuseתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985andrebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784, ye shall bedevouredתְּאֻכְּל֔וּte.'u.ke.LuH398with theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719: for themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

21Howאֵיכָה֙'ei.KhahH349is thefaithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151becomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961anharlotלְזוֹנָ֔הle.zo.NahH2181! she that wasfullH4395ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941!righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664lodged inherH1961, butnowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258murderersמְרַצְּחִֽים׃me.ra.tze.ChimH7523.

22Thysilverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701isbecomeהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961drossלְסִיגִ֑יםle.si.GimH5509, thy wine mixed withwaterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

23Thyprincesשָׂרַ֣יִךְsa.Ra.yikhH8269arerebelliousסוֹרְרִ֗יםso.RimH5637, andcompanionsוְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.ReiH2270ofthievesגַּנָּבִ֔יםga.na.VimH1590;everyכֻּלּוֹ֙ku.LoH3605one lovethgiftsשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810, and followethafterאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.HemH413rewardsשַׁלְמֹנִ֑יםshal.mo.NimH8021: theyjudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֔טוּyish.Po.tuH8199notלֹ֣אlo'H3808thefatherlessיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490,neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808doth thecauseוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379of thewidowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935unto them.

24Therefore saith theLordH3068, theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theMightyאֲבִ֖יר'a.VirH46One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ahה֚וֹיHoH1945, I will easemeH5162of mine adversaries, andavengeוְאִנָּקְמָ֖הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358meH5162of mineenemiesמֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃me.'oy.VaiH341:

25and I willturnוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee, and throughly purgeawayH5493thydrossסִיגָ֑יִךְsi.Ga.yikhH5509, and willtakeH7725awayH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605thytinבְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃be.di.La.yikhH913:

26and I willrestoreוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725thyjudgesשֹׁפְטַ֙יִךְ֙sho.fe.Ta.yikhH8199as at thefirstכְּבָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הke.va.Ri.sho.NahH7223, and thy counsellors as at thebeginningכְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑הke.vat.te.chi.LahH8462:afterwardאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thou shalt becalledיִקָּ֤רֵאyi.Ka.re'H7121Thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofrighteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664, thefaithfulנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539cityH5892.

27Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726shall beredeemedתִּפָּדֶ֑הti.pa.DehH6299withjudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941, andherוְשָׁבֶ֖יהָve.sha.Vei.haH7725converts withrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

28But thedestructionוְשֶׁ֧בֶרve.She.verH7667of thetransgressorsפֹּשְׁעִ֛יםpo.she.'ImH6586and thesinnersוְחַטָּאִ֖יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400shall betogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162, and they thatforsakeוְעֹזְבֵ֥יve.'o.ze.VeiH5800theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall beconsumedיִכְלֽוּ׃yikh.LuH3615.

29For they shall beashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954of theoaksמֵאֵילִ֖יםme.'ei.LimH352whichH834ye havedesiredחֲמַדְתֶּ֑םcha.mad.TemH2530, and ye shall beconfoundedוְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּve.Tach.pe.RuH2659for thegardensמֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹתme.hag.ga.NotH1593that ye havechosenבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃be.char.TemH977.

30For ye shall be as anoakכְּאֵלָ֖הke.'e.LahH424whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834leafעָלֶ֑הָ'a.Le.haH5929fadeth, and as agardenוּֽכְגַנָּ֔הu.khe.ga.NahH1593that hathnoאֵ֥ין'einH369waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

31And thestrongהֶחָסֹן֙he.cha.SonH2634shall be astowלִנְעֹ֔רֶתlin.'O.retH5296, and hisworkוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467as asparkלְנִיצ֑וֹץle.ni.TzotzH5213; and they shallbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147burnוּבָעֲר֧וּu.va.'a.RuH1197togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, andnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369shallquenchמְכַבֶּֽה׃ סme.kha.BehH3518them.

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