Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 42

1Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005myservantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650, whom Iupholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551; mychosenבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972, in whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delighteth: I haveputנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414myspiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307uponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him; he shallbringיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to theGentilesלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808cryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808liftיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375upH5375,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808cause hisvoiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963to beheardיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085in thestreetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3Abruisedרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070shall henotלֹ֣אlo'H3808breakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665, and the smokingflaxוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594shall henotלֹ֣אlo'H3808quenchיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518: he shallbringיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941intruthלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571.

4He shallnotH3808failH3808norH3808be discouraged,tillעַד־'ad-H5704he havesetיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in theearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776; and theislesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339shallwaitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176for hislawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.

5Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithGodהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, he thatcreatedבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andstretchedוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186themforthנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414; he thatspreadH5186abroad theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and thatwhichH7307comethoutH5186of it; he that givethbreathH7307unto thepeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971uponעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it, andspiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to them thatwalkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980therein:

6I theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068havecalledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee inrighteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, and willholdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388thinehandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, and willkeepוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, andgiveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for acovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285of thepeopleעָ֖ם'amH5971, for alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of theGentilesגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471;

7toopenלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491theblindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, tobringלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318outH3318theprisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from thedungeonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525, and them thatsitיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427indarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822outH3318of theprisonכֶּ֖לֶאKe.le'H3608houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.

8I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; that is mynameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034: and mygloryוּכְבוֹדִי֙u.khe.vo.DiH3519will InotH3808giveאֶתֵּ֔ן'e.TenH5414toanotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312,neitherH3808mypraiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416untogravenH6456imagesH6456.

9Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223things arecomeבָ֑אוּVa.'uH935topassH935, andnewוַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙va.cha.da.shOtH2319thingsdoאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589IdeclareH5046:beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962theyspringתִּצְמַ֖חְנָהtitz.Mach.nahH6779forthH6779Itellמַגִּ֔ידma.GidH5046youH5046of them.

10Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892, and hispraiseתְּהִלָּת֖וֹte.hi.la.ToH8416from theendמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; ye thatgoיוֹרְדֵ֤יyor.DeiH3381downH3381to theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, andallוּמְלֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'OH4393that is therein, theislesאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ve.yo.she.vei.HemH3427thereof.

11Let thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057and thecitiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892thereofliftיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375upH5375their voice, the villages thatKedarקֵדָ֑רke.DarH6938dothinhabitתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427; let theinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427ofSelaסֶ֔לַעSe.la'H5554singH7442, let themshoutיָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ya.Ro.nuH7442from thetopמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218of themountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022.

12LetH5046themgiveיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, anddeclareיַגִּֽידוּ׃ya.Gi.duH5046hispraiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in theislandsבָּאִיִּ֥יםba.'i.YimH339.

13TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallgoיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318as amightyכַּגִּבּ֣וֹרka.gi.BorH1368manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376; he shallstirיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782upH5921jealousyקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068like amanH376ofwarמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421: he shallcryH7321, yea, he shallshoutH7321aloudH7321; he shalldoאַף־'af-H637mightilyagainstH5921hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341.

14I havelongמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769time holden my peace; I have beenstillH2814, andrefrainedH2814myself: now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I willgaspאֶשֹּׁ֥ם'e.ShomH5395and panttogetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

15I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760wastemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022andhillsוּגְבָע֔וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389, anddryאוֹבִ֑ישׁ'o.VishH3001upH3001allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theirherbsעֶשְׂבָּ֖ם'es.BamH6212; and I willmakeH7760theriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104islandsלָֽאִיִּ֔יםla.'i.YimH339, and willdryאוֹבִֽישׁ׃'o.VishH3001upH3001thepoolsוַאֲגַמִּ֖יםva.'a.ga.MimH98.

16And I willbringH7760theblindעִוְרִ֗ים'iv.RimH5787by awayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870that theyknowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808; inpathsבִּנְתִיב֥וֹתbin.ti.VotH5410that theyknowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808will Ileadאַדְרִיכֵ֑ם'ad.ri.KhemH1869them: I willmakeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760darknessH4285lightלָא֗וֹרla.'orH216beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and crookedplacesמַחְשָׁ֨ךְmach.ShakhH4285straight.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428things will Idoעֲשִׂיתִ֖ם'a.si.TimH6213, and I willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forsakeעֲזַבְתִּֽים׃'a.zav.TimH5800them.

17They shall beturnedנָסֹ֤גוּna.So.guH5472backאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268, they shall be greatlyashamedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954, thattrustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982ingravenבַּפָּ֑סֶלba.Pa.selH6459imagesלְמַסֵּכָ֖הle.ma.se.KhahH4541, thatsayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559unto moltenimagesH4541, Ye are ourgodsאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

18Hearשְׁמָ֑עוּshe.Ma.'uH8085, yedeafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795; andlookH7200, yeblindוְהַעִוְרִ֖יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5787, that ye mayseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200.

19Who isblindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787, but myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650? ordeafוְחֵרֵ֖שׁve.che.ReshH2795, as mymessengerכְּמַלְאָכִ֣יke.mal.'a.KhiH4397that Isendאֶשְׁלָ֑ח'esh.LachH7971? who isblindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787as he that is at peace withmeH7971, andblindוְעִוֵּ֖רve.'i.VerH5787as theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068servantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650?

20Thou seestmanyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227things, but thou observestnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; hisearsאָזְנַ֖יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241areopenפָּק֥וֹחַpa.Ko.achH6491, but he hearethnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

21Itpleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, for hisrighteousness’צִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, tomagnifyH1431thelawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451, andmakeיַגְדִּ֥ילyag.DilH1431it honourable.

22But this is apeopleעַם־'am-H5971robbed and spoiled; they areallכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them snared in holes, and they arehidהָחְבָּ֑אוּha.che.Ba.'uH2244inprisonכְלָאִ֖יםkhe.la.'ImH3608housesוּבְבָתֵּ֥יu.ve.va.TeiH1004: they are for apreyH957, andnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369delivereth; for aspoilלָבַז֙la.VazH957, andnoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369saith,Restoreהָשַֽׁב׃ha.ShavH7725.

23Who is there amongyouH8085that willgiveיַאֲזִ֣יןya.'a.ZinH238earH238to this? that will hearken andhearH8085for the time to come?

24Whogaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290for aspoilלְבֹזְזִ֖יםle.vo.ze.ZimH962, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to the robbers?didH3808notH3808theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? heagainstH2398whomH4310weH8085havesinnedH2398, and inwhoseH4310waysבִדְרָכָיו֙vid.ra.KhavH1870they wouldnotH3808walkהָל֔וֹךְha.LokhH1980,neitherH3808were theyobedientH8085unto hislawבְּתוֹרָתֽוֹ׃be.to.ra.ToH8451.

25Therefore hepouredוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210uponH5921him thefuryחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534of hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639, and thestrengthוֶעֱז֖וּזve.'e.ZuzH5807ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421; and itsetH7760him onfireוַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּva.te.la.ha.Te.huH3857roundמִסָּבִיב֙mi.sa.VivH5439aboutH5439, yet heknewיָדָ֔עya.Da'H3045notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; and itburnedוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197him, yet helaidH7760itnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808toheartלֵֽב׃ פLevH3820.

Commentaries on Isaiah 42

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