Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 26

1In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall thissongהַשִּׁיר־ha.shir-H7892besungיוּשַׁ֥רyu.SharH7891in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:WeH3117have astrongעָז־'oz-H5794cityעִ֣יר'irH5892;salvationיְשׁוּעָ֥הye.shu.'AhH3444will heappointיָשִׁ֖יתya.ShitH7896forwallsחוֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346and bulwarks.

2Openפִּתְח֖וּpit.ChuH6605ye thegatesשְׁעָרִ֑יםshe.'a.RimH8179, that therighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662nationגוֹי־goy-H1471whichH1471keepeth truth mayenterוְיָבֹ֥אve.ya.Vo'H935in.

3Thou wiltkeepתִּצֹּ֖רti.TzorH5341him inperfectשָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.LomH7965peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,whoseסָמ֔וּךְsa.MukhH5564mindיֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerH3336is stayed on thee:becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he trusteth in thee.

4Trustבִּטְח֥וּbit.ChuH982ye in theLORDH3068foreverעַ֑ד'AdH5703: for in theLORDH3068JEHOVAHH3068is aneverlastingעוֹלָמִֽים׃o.la.MimH5769rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697.

5For he hathbroughtהֵשַׁח֙he.ShachH7817downH3427them thatdwellH3427onhighמָר֔וֹםma.RomH4791, theloftyH4791cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151: he layeth itlowיַשְׁפִּילֶ֤נָּהyash.pi.Le.nahH8213, he layeth itlowיַשְׁפִּילָהּ֙yash.pi.LahH8213evenעַד־'ad-H5704to thegroundאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776; he bringeth itevenעַד־'ad-H5704to thedustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

6Thefootרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272shalltreadH7429itdownH7429; even thefeetרַגְלֵ֥יrag.LeiH7272of thepoorH6041, and thestepsפַּעֲמֵ֥יpa.'a.MeiH6471of theneedyH6041.

7Thewayאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734of thejustH6662isuprightnessמֵֽישָׁרִ֑יםmei.sha.RimH4339: thou that artupH6662rightיָשָׁ֕רya.SharH3477dost direct thepathH734of thejustH6662.

8Yea, in thewayאֹ֧רַח'O.rachH734of thyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָmish.pa.Tei.khaH4941, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, haveweH5315waited for thee; to thynameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034and to thymemorialH8034is thedesireתַּאֲוַת־ta.'a.vat-H8378of oursoulH5315.

9With mysoulH5315have Idesiredאִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙'i.vi.Ti.khaH183thee in thenightבַּלַּ֔יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915;yeaכִּ֞יkiH3588, with myspiritרוּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307withinבְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130meH5315will Iseekאֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.cha.Re.kaH7836thee early: for when thyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941are in theearthלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776, theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of theworldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398learnלָמְד֖וּla.me.DuH3925righteousnessצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664.

10Let favour be shewed to thewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563, yet will henotH776learnלָמַ֣דla.MadH3925righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664; in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and willnotH776beholdיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200themajestyגֵּא֥וּתge.'UtH1348of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

11LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027isliftedH7311upH7311, yet theyseeיֶחֱזָי֑וּןye.che.za.YunH2372notH398: but they shallseeיֶחֱז֤וּye.che.ZuH2372thyzealקִנְאַת־kin.'at-H7068for thepeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971, and beashamedוְיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ve.ye.Vo.shuH954; yea,fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784shalldevourH398thine adversaries.

12LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068, thou wilt ordainpeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965forusH3588: for thou hast alsowroughtH4639allכָּֽל־kal-H3605ourworksמַעֲשֵׂ֖ינוּma.'a.Sei.nuH4639forusH3588.

13OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, otherlordsאֲדֹנִ֖ים'a.do.NimH113beside thee have had dominion overusH2142; but by theeonlyלְבַד־le.vad-H905willweH905makeH2142mentionH2142of thynameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.

14They aredeadמֵתִים֙me.TimH4191, they shallnotבַּל־bal-H1077liveיִחְי֔וּyich.YuH2421; they aredeceasedH4191, they shallnotבַּל־bal-H1077riseיָקֻ֑מוּya.Ku.muH6965: therefore hast thouvisitedפָּקַ֙דְתָּ֙pa.Kad.taH6485anddestroyedוַתַּשְׁמִידֵ֔םva.tash.mi.DemH8045them, andmadeH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605theirmemoryזֵ֖כֶרZe.kherH2143toperishוַתְּאַבֵּ֥דva.te.'a.BedH6.

15Thou hastincreasedיָסַ֤פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254thenationלַגּוֹי֙la.goyH1471, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thou hastincreasedיָסַ֥פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254thenationלַגּ֖וֹיla.GoyH1471; thou artglorifiedנִכְבָּ֑דְתָּnikh.Ba.de.taH3513: thou hast enlargedallכָּל־kol-H3605thebordersקַצְוֵי־katz.vei-H7099of thelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

16LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, introubleבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862have theyvisitedפְּקָד֑וּךָpe.ka.Du.chaH6485thee, theypouredצָק֣וּןtza.KunH6694out aprayerלַ֔חַשׁLa.chashH3908when thychasteningמוּסָרְךָ֖mu.sa.re.KhaH4148was upon them.

17Like as awomanH2030withchildH2030, that drawethnearתַּקְרִ֣יבtak.RivH7126the time ofherH1961deliveryלָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detH3205, is in pain and criethoutתִּזְעַ֖קtiz.'AkH2199inherH1961pangs;soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651have we beenbeforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, OLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18WeH776have been withchildH3205,weH776have been in pain,weH776have as it werebroughtH3205forthH3205windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307;weH776havenotH776wrought anydeliveranceיְשׁוּעֹת֙ye.shu.'OtH3444in theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776; neither have theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of theworldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398fallenיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307.

19Thydeadמֵתֶ֔יךָme.Tei.khaH4191shallliveיִֽחְי֣וּyich.YuH2421; mydeadH4191bodiesנְבֵלָתִ֖יne.ve.la.TiH5038shallariseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965. Awake andsingוְרַנְּנ֜וּve.ra.ne.NuH7442, ye thatdwellשֹׁכְנֵ֣יsho.khe.NeiH7931in thedustעָפָ֗ר'a.FarH6083: for thydewטַ֤לtalH2919is as thedewטַלֶּ֔ךָta.Le.khaH2919of herbs, and theearthוָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776shallcastתַּפִּֽיל׃ סta.PilH5307forth thedeadH4191.

20ComeH935, mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,enterH935thouintoH935thychambersבַחֲדָרֶ֔יךָva.cha.da.Rei.khaH2315, andshutוּֽסְגֹ֥רu.se.GorH5462thydoorsדְּלָתְךָ֖de.la.tei.khaH1817aboutבַּעֲדֶ֑ךָba.'a.De.khaH1157thee:hideחֲבִ֥יcha.ViH2247thyself for alittleכִמְעַט־khim.'at-H4592momentרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281,untilעַד־'ad-H5704theindignationזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195be overpast.

21For,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068comethforthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318outH3318of hisplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725topunishלִפְקֹ֛דlif.KodH6485theinhabitantsיֹֽשֵׁב־yo.shev-H3427of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776for theiriniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771: theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776also shall discloseherH1540bloodדָּמֶ֔יהָda.Mei.haH1818, and shallnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750coverתְכַסֶּ֥הte.kha.SehH3680herH1540slainהֲרוּגֶֽיהָ׃ סha.ru.Gei.haH2026.

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