Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 44

1Yetnowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085, OJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650; andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whom I havechosenבָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977:

2Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thatmadeעֹשֶׂ֛ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213thee, andformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֥ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335thee from thewombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990, who willhelpיַעְזְרֶ֑ךָּya'.ze.Re.kaH5826thee:Fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650; and thou,Jeshurunוִישֻׁר֖וּןvi.shu.RunH3484, whom I havechosenבָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977.

3For I willpourאֶצָּק־'e.tzok-H3332waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325uponעַל־'al-H5921him that isthirstyצָמֵ֔אtza.Me'H6771, andstreamsוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140uponעַל־'al-H5921thedryיַבָּשָׁ֑הya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004: I willpourאֶצֹּ֤ק'e.TzokH3332myspiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307uponעַל־'al-H5921thyseedH2233, and myblessingוּבִרְכָתִ֖יu.vir.kha.TiH1293uponעַל־'al-H5921thineoffspringזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233:

4and they shallspringוְצָמְח֖וּve.tza.me.ChuH6779upעַל־'al-H5921among thegrassחָצִ֑ירcha.TzirH2682, aswillowsכַּעֲרָבִ֖יםka.'a.ra.VimH6155by the watercourses.

5One shallsayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, I am theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068; andanotherH2088shallcallיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121himselfH3027by thenameבְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290; andanotherH2088shall subscribe with hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and surnamehimselfH3027by thenameוּבְשֵׁ֥םu.ve.ShemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068, theKingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hisredeemerוְגֹאֲל֖וֹve.go.'a.LoH1350theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: I am thefirstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223, and I am thelastאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314; and besidemeH589there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

7And who, as I, shallcallיִקְרָ֗אyik.Ra'H7121, and shalldeclareוְיַגִּידֶ֤הָve.ya.gi.De.haH5046it, andsetH7760it in order formeH5046,sinceוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834IappointedH7760theancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769peopleעַם־'am-H5971? and the things that arecomingתָּבֹ֖אנָהta.Vo.nahH935, and that shallcomeH935topassH935,letH5046themdeclareיַגִּ֥ידוּya.Gi.duH5046.

8FearH6342yenotH3808,neitherH3808beafraidH6342: have InotH3808declaredוְהִגַּ֖דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046unto thee of old, and shewed it? and ye are mywitnessesעֵדָ֑י'e.DaiH5707. Is there aGodאֱל֙וֹהַּ֙'e.Lo.ahH433besidemeH5046? yea, there isnoH3808Rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697; Iknowיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045notH3808anyהֲיֵ֤שׁha.YeshH3426.

9They thatfashionיֹֽצְרֵי־yo.tze.rei-H3335agravenH6459imageH6459areallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them vanity; and their delectable things shallnotH3045profitיוֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276: and their ownwitnessesוְעֵדֵיהֶ֣םve.'e.dei.HemH5707seeיִרְא֛וּyir.'UH7200notH3045,norH1077knowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045; that they may beashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

10Who hathfashionedיָצַ֥רya.TzarH3335agodאֵ֖ל'elH410, or molten agravenH6459imageH6459that isprofitableהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276fornothingלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115?

11Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכָּל־kol-H3605hisfellowsחֲבֵרָיו֙cha.ve.RavH2270shall beashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954; and the workmen, they are ofmenמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120: let themallכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605begatheredיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908togetherH3162, let themstandיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975upH5975; they shallfearיִפְחֲד֖וּyif.cha.DuH6342, they shall beashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954togetherH3162.

12Thesmithחָרַ֤שׁcha.RashH2796maketh anaxeבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270, and worketh in thecoalsבַּפֶּחָ֔םba.pe.ChamH6352, and fashioneth it withhammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717, and worketh it with hisstrongH3581armבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220: yea, he ishungryרָעֵב֙ra.'EvH7456, and hisstrengthH2220faileth; he drinkethnoלֹא־lo'-H3808waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, and is faint.

13The carpenter stretchethoutH5186a line; he marketh itoutH5186with a pencil; he shapeth it withplanesבַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹתba.mak.tzu.'otH4741, and he marketh itoutH5186with the compasses, and shapeth it after thefigureכְּתַבְנִ֣יתke.tav.NitH8403of amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,accordingH376to thebeautyכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597of amanH376, todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thehouseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004.

14He heweth himdownלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730, and taketh the holmtreeH6086and theoakוְאַלּ֔וֹןve.'a.LonH437, and strengtheneth forhimselfיְגַדֵּֽל׃ye.ga.DelH1431one among thetreesH6086of theforestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293: he planteth a firtreeH6086, and therainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653doth nourish it.

15Then shall it be for amanלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120toburnלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197; and he taketh thereof, and warmethhimselfH7812; yea, he kindleth it, and bakethbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899: yea, he maketh agodאֵל֙'elH410, and worshippeth it; he maketh it agravenH6459imageH6459, and fallethdownוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812thereto.

16He burnethpartH5921thereof in thefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784; withpartH5921thereof he eatethfleshבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320; he roastethroastצָלִ֖יtza.LiH6748, and issatisfiedוְיִשְׂבָּ֑עve.yis.Ba'H7646: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith,Ahaהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889, I amwarmH2552, I haveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thefireH784:

17And the residue thereof he maketh agodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410,evenכִּ֥יkiH3588hisgravenH6459imageH6459: he fallethdownוְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ve.yish.Ta.chuH7812unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith,Deliverהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337meאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413; for thou art mygodאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410.

18Theyknowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045notH3808,neitherH3808do theyconsiderH7200: for he hath shut theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869, that theycannotH3808seeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200; and theirheartsלִבֹּתָֽם׃li.bo.TamH3820, that theycannotH3808understandיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995.

19Andnoneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808calleth tomindלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,neitherוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808is thereknowledgeדַ֥עַתDa.'atH1847norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808understandingתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394tosayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, I haveburnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313partH5921of it in thefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784; yea, also I havebakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899uponH5921thecoalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513thereof; I have roastedfleshבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320andeatenוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398it: and shall Imakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213the residue thereof anabominationלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441? shall IfallH5456downH5456to the stock of atreeעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086?

20He feedeth onashesאֵ֔פֶר'E.ferH665: a deceivedheartלֵ֥בlevH3820hathturnedH5186himasideהִטָּ֑הוּhi.Ta.huH5186, that hecannotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808deliverיַצִּ֤ילya.TzilH5337hissoulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, Is therenotהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808alieשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267in myrightבִּימִינִֽי׃ סbi.mi.NiH3225handH3225?

21Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428things, OJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290; andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, for thou art myservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650: I haveformedיְצַרְתִּ֤יךָye.tzar.Ti.khaH3335thee; thou art myservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650: OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beforgottenתִנָּשֵֽׁנִי׃ti.na.She.niH5382ofmeH5650.

22I have blottedoutH413, as athickכָעָב֙kha.'AvH5645cloudוְכֶעָנָ֖ןve.khe.'a.NanH6051, thytransgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֔יךָpe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588, and, as acloudH6051, thysinsחַטֹּאותֶ֑יךָcha.to.Tei.khaH2403:returnשׁוּבָ֥הshu.VahH7725untomeH413; for I haveredeemedגְאַלְתִּֽיךָ׃ge.'al.Ti.khaH1350thee.

23Singרָנּ֨וּra.NuH7442, O yeheavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathdoneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213it;shoutהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ha.Ri.'uH7321, yelowerH8482partsתַּחְתִּיּ֣וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482of theearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;breakפִּצְח֤וּpitz.ChuH6476forthH6476intoH776singingרִנָּ֔הri.NahH7440, yemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022, Oforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086therein: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathredeemedגָאַ֤לga.'AlH1350Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and willglorifyיִתְפָּאָֽר׃ פyit.pa.'ArH6286himself inIsraelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thyredeemerגֹּאֲלֶ֔ךָgo.'a.Le.khaH1350, and he thatformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335thee from thewombמִבָּ֑טֶןmi.Ba.tenH990: I am theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, that makethallכֹּ֔לKolH3605things; that stretcheth forth theheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905; that spreadeth abroad theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776; who is withmeH990?

25that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and makethdivinersוְקֹסְמִ֖יםve.ko.se.MimH7080mad; that turnethwiseחֲכָמִ֛יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450backwardאָח֖וֹר'a.ChorH268, and maketh theirknowledgeוְדַעְתָּ֥םve.da'.TamH1847foolishיְשַׂכֵּֽל׃ye.sa.KelH5528:

26that confirmeth thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650, and performeth thecounselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of hismessengersמַלְאָכָ֖יוmal.'a.KhavH4397; that saith ofJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֜םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,SheH6965shall beinhabitedתּוּשָׁ֗בtu.ShavH3427; and of thecitiesוּלְעָרֵ֤יu.le.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, They shall bebuiltתִּבָּנֶ֔ינָהti.ba.Nei.nahH1129, and I willraiseH6965upH6965thewasteH2723placesH2723thereof:

27that saith to the deep, Bedryאוֹבִֽישׁ׃'o.VishH3001, and I willdryH3001upH3001thyriversוְנַהֲרֹתַ֖יִךְve.na.ha.ro.Ta.yikhH5104:

28That saith ofCyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566, He is myshepherdH7473, and shall performallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mypleasureחֶפְצִ֖יchef.TziH2656: evensayingH559ofJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389, She shall bebuiltתִּבָּנֶ֔הti.ba.NehH1129; and to thetempleוְהֵיכָ֖לve.hei.KhalH1964, ThyfoundationH3245shall belaidH3245.

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