Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 48

1HearH8085ye this, Ohouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,whichH4325arecalledהַנִּקְרָאִים֙ha.nik.ra.'ImH7121by thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and arecomeH3318forthH3318outH3318of thewatersוּמִמֵּ֥יu.mi.MeiH4325ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063;whichH4325swearהַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andmakeH8085mentionיַזְכִּ֔ירוּyaz.Ki.ruH2142of theGodוּבֵאלֹהֵ֤יu.ve.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, butnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808intruthבֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inrighteousnessבִצְדָקָֽה׃vitz.da.KahH6666.

2For theycallנִקְרָ֔אוּnik.Ra.'uH7121themselvesH5921of theholyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892, and staythemselvesH5921uponH5921theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

3I havedeclaredהִגַּ֔דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtH7223things from ofoldH7223; yea, theywentH3318forthH3318outH3318of mymouthוּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.PiH6310, and I shewed them:suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597Ididעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213them, and theycameH935topassH935.

4Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I knew that thou artobstinateקָשֶׁ֖הka.ShehH7186, and thyneckעָרְפֶּ֔ךָ'a.re.Pe.khaH6203is anironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270sinewוְגִ֤ידve.GidH1517, and thy brow brass;

5therefore I havedeclaredוָאַגִּ֤ידva.'a.GidH5046it to thee from of old;beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962itcameH935topassH935I shewed it thee:lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, MineidolH6459hathdoneעָשָׂ֔ם'a.SamH6213them, and mygravenH6459imageוּפִסְלִ֥יu.fis.LiH6459, and my moltenimageH6459, hathcommandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them.

6Thou hastheardH8085it;beholdחֲזֵה֙cha.ZehH2372allכֻּלָּ֔הּku.LahH3605this; and ye, will yenotH3808declareתַגִּ֑ידוּta.Gi.duH5046it? I have shewed theenewחֲדָשׁוֹת֙cha.da.shOtH2319things from this time,evenH3808hiddenוּנְצֻר֖וֹתu.ne.tzu.RotH5341things, which thou hastnotH3808knownיְדַעְתָּֽם׃ye.da'.TamH3045.

7They arecreatedנִבְרְאוּ֙niv.re.'UH1254nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808from ofoldH6440; andbeforeH6440thisdayי֖וֹםYomH3117thou heardest themnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, Iknewיְדַעְתִּֽין׃ye.da'.TinH3045them.

8YeaH3588, thou heardestnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808;yeaH3588, thou knewestnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808;yeaH3588, from of old thineearאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241wasnotלֹא־lo'-H3808openedפִתְּחָ֣הfi.te.ChahH6605: for IknewH3045that thou didstdealH898veryH898treacherouslyH898, and wastcalledקֹ֥רָאKo.ra'H7121a transgressor from thewombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.

9For myname’sשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616will I defer mineangerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639, and for mypraiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416will I refrain for thee, that Icutהַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃hakh.ri.Te.khaH3772theenotלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115offH3772.

10Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I haverefinedצְרַפְתִּ֖יךָtze.raf.Ti.khaH6884thee, butnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808assilverבְכָ֑סֶףve.Kha.sefH3701; I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977thee in thefurnaceבְּכ֥וּרbe.KhurH3564of affliction.

11For mine ownsakeלְמַעֲנִ֧יle.ma.'a.NiH4616, for mine ownsakeלְמַעֲנִ֛יle.ma.'a.NiH4616, will Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213it; forhowאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349should my name beprofanedיֵחָ֑לye.ChalH2490? and mygloryוּכְבוֹדִ֖יu.khe.vo.DiH3519will Inotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveאֶתֵּֽן׃ ס'e.TenH5414toanotherלְאַחֵ֥רle.'a.CherH312.

12Hearken untomeאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478mycalledמְקֹרָאִ֑יme.ko.ra.'IH7121: I am he; I am thefirstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223, I also am thelastאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.RonH314.

13Yea, minehandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027hathlaidH3245thefoundationH3245of theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and myrightוִֽימִינִ֖יvi.mi.NiH3225handH3027hathspreadטִפְּחָ֣הti.pe.ChahH2946outאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413theheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064: when Icallקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121unto them, theystandיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975upH5975togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

14Assembleהִקָּבְצ֤וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselves,allכֻלְּכֶם֙khu.le.KhemH3605ye, andhearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עוּu.sha.Ma.'uH8085;whichמִ֥יmiH4310among them hathdeclaredהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things? TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hathlovedאֲהֵב֔וֹ'a.he.VoH157him: he shallperformיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213hispleasureחֶפְצוֹ֙chef.TzoH2656onBabylonבְּבָבֶ֔לbe.va.VelH894, and hisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220shall be on theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

15I,evenאַף־'af-H637I, havespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696; yea, I havecalledH7121him: I havebroughtהֲבִיאֹתִ֖יוha.vi.'o.TivH935him, and he shallmakeH7121hiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870prosperousוְהִצְלִ֥יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743.

16Comeהֱיוֹתָ֖הּhe.yo.TahH1961yenearקִרְב֧וּkir.VuH7126untomeH413,hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye this; from thebeginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218I havenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808spokenדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258theLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136hathsentשְׁלָחַ֖נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meH413, and hisspiritוְרוּחֽוֹ׃ פve.ru.ChoH7307.

17Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, thyredeemerגֹּאַלְךָ֖go.'al.KhaH1350, theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: I am theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, which teacheth thee toprofitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276, which leadeth thee by thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870that thou shouldest go.

18Ohל֥וּאlu'H3863that thou hadst hearkened to mycommandmentsלְמִצְוֹתָ֑יle.mitz.vo.TaiH4687! then had thypeaceשְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965been as ariverכַנָּהָר֙kha.na.HarH5104, and thyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666as thewavesכְּגַלֵּ֥יke.ga.LeiH1530of theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220:

19thyseedH2233also had been as thesandכַחוֹל֙kha.chOlH2344, and theoffspringזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233of thybowelsמֵעֶ֖יךָme.'Ei.khaH4578like thegrainsכִּמְעֹתָ֑יוkim.'o.TavH4579thereof: hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034shouldnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808becutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772norוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808destroyedיִשָּׁמֵ֛דyi.sha.MedH8045frombeforeH6440meH6440.

20Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318yeforthהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318ofBabylonמִבָּבֶל֮mi.ba.VelH894,fleeבִּרְח֣וּbir.ChuH1272ye from theChaldeansמִכַּשְׂדִּים֒mi.kas.DimH3778; with avoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofsingingרִנָּ֗הri.NahH7440declareהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye,tellH5046this, utter itevenעַד־'ad-H5704to theendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:sayאִמְר֕וּ'im.RuH559ye, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathredeemedגָּאַ֥לga.'AlH1350hisservantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

21And theythirstedצָמְא֗וּtza.me.'UH6770notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808when he led themthroughH1234thedesertsבָּחֳרָבוֹת֙bo.cho.ra.VotH2723: he caused thewatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325toflowהִזִּ֣ילhi.ZilH5140outH1234of therockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697for them: he clave therockצ֔וּרTzurH6697also, and thewatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325gushedוַיָּזֻ֖בוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100outH1234.

22There isnoאֵ֣ין'einH369peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965, saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, unto thewickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563.

Commentaries on Isaiah 48

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