Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 41

1KeepH7126silencebeforeH413meH413, Oislandsאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH339; and let thepeoplesוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816renew theirstrengthכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581: let themcomeH7126nearH7126; then let themspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696: letusH413comeH7126nearH7126togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162tojudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֥טla.mish.PatH4941.

2Who hathraisedH5414upהֵעִיר֙he.'IrH5782one from theeastמִמִּזְרָ֔חmi.miz.RachH4217,whomמִ֤יmiH4310he calleth inrighteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664to hisfootלְרַגְל֑וֹle.rag.LoH7272? he givethnationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforeלְפָנָ֤יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and maketh himruleיַ֔רְדְּYardH7287overkingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428; he giveth them as thedustכֶּֽעָפָר֙ke.'a.FarH6083to hisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719, as thedrivenנִדָּ֖ףni.DafH5086stubbleכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179to hisbowקַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃kash.ToH7198.

3He pursueth them, and passeth onsafelyשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965;evenH3808by awayאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734that he hadnotH3808goneיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with hisfeetבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272.

4Who hathwroughtפָעַ֣לfa.'AlH6466anddoneוְעָשָׂ֔הve.'a.SahH6213it,callingקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121thegenerationsהַדֹּר֖וֹתha.do.RotH1755from thebeginningמֵרֹ֑אשׁme.RoshH7218? I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thefirstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223, and with thelastאַחֲרֹנִ֖ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314, I am he.

5Theislesאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339sawרָא֤וּra.'UH7200, andfearedוְיִירָ֔אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372; theendsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembledיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729: theydrewH7126nearH7126, andcameH7126.

6Theyhelpedיַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruH5826everyH376one his neighbour; andeveryH376onesaidיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559to hisbrotherוּלְאָחִ֖יוu.le.'a.ChivH251, Be of goodcourageחֲזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388.

7SoH3808the carpenterencouragedH2388thegoldsmithצֹרֵ֔ףtzo.RefH6884, and he that smootheth with thehammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360him that smiteth theanvilפָּ֑עַםPa.'amH6471,sayingאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559of thesolderingלַדֶּ֙בֶק֙la.De.vekH1694, It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896: and he fastened it withnailsבְמַסְמְרִ֖יםve.mas.me.RimH4548, that it shouldnotH3808bemovedיִמּֽוֹט׃ סyi.MotH4131.

8But thou,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478, myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977, theseedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85myfriendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157;

9thouwhomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I havetakenH2388holdהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388of from theendsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andcalledקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee from thecornersH7098thereof, andsaidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559unto thee, Thou art myservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650, I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977thee andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808cast thee away;

10Fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372thounotאַל־'al-H408, for I am with thee; benotאַל־'al-H408dismayed, for I am thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I willstrengthenאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553thee;yeaכִּ֣יkiH3588, I willhelpעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee;yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588, I willupholdתְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָte.makh.Ti.khaH8551thee with therightבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225handH3225of myrighteousnessצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664.

11Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605they that are incensedagainstהַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםha.ne.che.RimH2734thee shall beashamedיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ye.Vo.shuH954andconfoundedוְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּve.yi.Kal.MuH3637: they that strive with thee shall be asnothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369, and shallperishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12Thou shaltseekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245them, and shaltnotH3808findתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672them,evenH3808them that contend with thee: they thatwarH4421againstH4421thee shall be asnothingH3808, and as a thing of nought.

13For I theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willholdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388thyrightיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225,sayingהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559unto thee,Fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408; I willhelpעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee.

14Fearתִּֽירְאִי֙ti.re.'IH3372notאַל־'al-H408, thou wormJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and yemenמְתֵ֖יme.TeiH4962ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; I willhelpעֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙'a.zar.tiKhH5826thee, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thyredeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350is theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, I willmakeשַׂמְתִּ֗יךְsam.TikhH7760thee anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319sharpthreshingתָּד֤וּשׁta.DushH1758instrument having teeth: thou shaltthreshH1758themountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022, and beat them small, and shaltmakeתָּשִֽׂים׃ta.SimH7760thehillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389aschaffכַּמֹּ֥ץka.MotzH4671.

16Thou shalt fan them, and thewindוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307shallcarryתִּשָּׂאֵ֔םti.sa.'EmH5375themawayH5375, and the whirlwind shallscatterתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219them: and thou shaltrejoiceתָּגִ֣ילta.GilH1523in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, thou shalt glory in theHolyבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Thepoorהָעֲנִיִּ֨יםha.'a.ni.YimH6041andneedyוְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜יםve.ha.'ev.yo.NimH34seekמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםme.vak.ShimH1245waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325and there isnoneוָאַ֔יִןva.'A.yinH369, and theirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956faileth forthirstבַּצָּמָ֣אba.tza.Ma'H6772; I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willanswerאֶעֱנֵ֔ם'e.'e.NemH6030them, I theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808forsakeאֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃'e.'ez.VemH5800them.

18I willopenאֶפְתַּ֤ח'ef.TachH6605riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104on thebareשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205, andfountainsH4599in themidstוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432of thevalleysבְּקָע֖וֹתbe.ka.'otH1237: I willmakeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057apoolלַאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98ofwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, and thedryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776springsH4599ofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19I willplantH7760in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057thecedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730, theacaciaשִׁטָּ֔הshi.TahH7848treeוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086, and themyrtleוַהֲדַ֖סva.ha.DasH1918, and theoilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treeH6086; I willsetאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760in thedesertבָּעֲרָבָ֗הba.'a.ra.VahH6160thefirבְּר֛וֹשׁbe.Ro.oshH1265treeH6086, the pine, and theboxתִּדְהָ֥רtid.HarH8410treeH6086togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162:

20that they mayseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200, andknowוְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045, andconsiderH7200, andunderstandH3045togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, that thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathdoneעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213this, and theHolyוּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathcreatedבְּרָאָֽהּ׃ פbe.ra.'AhH1254it.

21Produce yourcauseרִֽיבְכֶ֖םriv.KhemH7379, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;bringקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126forthהַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ha.Gi.shuH5066yourstrongעֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.tzu.Mo.tei.KhemH6110reasons, saith theKingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

22LetH5046thembringH935themforthיַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ya.Gi.shuH5066, anddeclareH5046untousH5046whatH4100shall happen:declareH5046ye theformerהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ha.ri.sho.NotH7223things,whatH4100they be, thatweאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834mayconsiderוְנָשִׂ֤ימָהve.na.Si.mahH7760them, andknowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045thelatterH319endאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319of them; or shewusH5046things for tocomeH935.

23Declareהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046the things that are tocomeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857hereafterלְאָח֔וֹרle.'a.ChorH268, thatweH3588mayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045that ye aregodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430:yeaH3588,doH3190goodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190, ordoH3190evilוְתָרֵ֔עוּve.ta.Re.'uH7489, thatweH3588may be dismayed, andbeholdוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.ne.reH7200ittogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

24Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005, ye are ofnothingמֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yinH369, and yourworkוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467of nought: anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441is he that choosethyouאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859.

25I have raisedupהַעִיר֤וֹתִיha.'i.Ro.tiH5782one from thenorthמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828, and he iscomeוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935; from therisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of thesunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121one that callethuponH935mynameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034: and he shallcomeH935uponH935rulersסְגָנִים֙se.ga.NimH5461asuponH935mortar, and as thepotterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335treadethclayטִֽיט׃TitH2916.

26Who hathdeclaredH5046it from thebeginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218, thatweמַשְׁמִ֔יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085mayknowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045? and beforetime, thatweשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085maysayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559, He isrighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662? yea, there isnoneאֵין־'ein-H369that declareth, yea, there isnoneאֵ֣ין'einH369that sheweth, yea, there isnoneאֵין־'ein-H369that heareth yourwordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27Ifirstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223will say untoZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726,BeholdH2009,beholdH2009them; and I willgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414toJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389one that bringethgoodH1319tidingsH1319.

28And when Ilookוְאֵ֙רֶא֙ve.'E.re'H7200, there isnoH369manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; even among them there isnoH369counsellor, that, when Iaskוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592of them,canH369answerוְיָשִׁ֥יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725awordדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

29Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them, theirworksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םma.'a.sei.HemH4639arevanityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205and nought: their molten images arewindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307andconfusionוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

Commentaries on Isaiah 41

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