Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 5

1LetH4994meH4994singאָשִׁ֤ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891for my wellbeloved asongשִׁירַ֥תshi.RatH7892of mybelovedדּוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730touching hisvineyardלְכַרְמ֑וֹle.khar.MoH3754. My wellbeloved had avineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754in a very fruitfulhillבְּקֶ֥רֶןbe.Ke.renH7161:

2and hemadeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213a trench about it, andgatheredוַיְקַ֛וvay.KavH6960outH2672thestonesוַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּvay.sa.ke.Le.huH5619thereof, andplantedוַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ta.'E.huH5193it with the choicest vine, andbuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129atowerמִגְדָּל֙mig.DalH4026in themidstבְּתוֹכ֔וֹbe.to.KhoH8432of it, and alsohewedH2672outH2672awinepressיֶ֖קֶבYe.kevH3342therein: and he looked that it should bring forthgrapesH6025, and itbroughtוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213forth wildgrapesH6025.

3AndnowH6258, Oinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389andmenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,judgeשִׁפְטוּ־shif.tu-H8199, IprayH4994youH6258, betwixtmeH4994and myvineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.

4WhatH4100couldH4100have beendoneH6213moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750to myvineyardלְכַרְמִ֔יle.khar.MiH3754, that I havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808doneH6213in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forthgrapesH6025,broughtH6213it forth wildgrapesH6025?

5Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258goH1961to; I willtellאוֹדִֽיעָה־'o.di.'ah-H3045youH834whatH834I willdoעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to myvineyardלְכַרְמִ֑יle.khar.MiH3754: I willtakeH5493awayH5493thehedgeמְשׂוּכָּתוֹ֙me.su.ka.ToH4881thereof, and it shall be eatenupH853; I willbreakפָּרֹ֥ץpa.RotzH6555downH6555thefenceגְּדֵר֖וֹge.de.RoH1447thereof, and it shall be troddendownH6555:

6and I willlayוַאֲשִׁיתֵ֣הוּva.'a.shi.Te.huH7896itwasteבָתָ֗הva.TahH1326; it shallnotH3808beprunedיִזָּמֵר֙yi.za.MerH2168norH3808hoed; but there shallcomeH5927upH5927briersH7898andthornsH7898: I will alsocommandאֲצַוֶּ֔ה'a.tza.VehH6680thecloudsהֶעָבִים֙he.'a.VimH5645that theyrainמָטָֽר׃ma.TarH4306noH3808rainH4306uponH5921it.

7For thevineyardכֶ֜רֶםKhe.remH3754of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635is thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and themenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063his pleasantplantנְטַ֖עne.Ta'H5194: and helookedH2009forjudgmentלְמִשְׁפָּט֙le.mish.PatH4941, butbeholdH2009oppression; forrighteousnessלִצְדָקָ֖הlitz.da.KahH6666, butbeholdH2009acryצְעָקָֽה׃ סtze.'a.KahH6818.

8Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945unto them thatjoinH7126houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004tohouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004, that layfieldשָׂדֶ֥הsa.DehH7704tofieldבְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704,tillעַ֚ד'adH5704there benoאֶ֣פֶס'E.fesH657roomH1004, and ye bemadeH7126todwellוְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.hu.shav.TemH3427aloneלְבַדְּכֶ֖םle.va.de.KhemH905in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

9In mineearsבְּאָזְנָ֖יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Of a truthmanyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֤יםba.TimH1004shall bedesolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,evenH3808greatגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and fair,withoutH3808inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

10Fortenעֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙'a.Se.retH6235acresצִמְדֵּי־tzim.dei-H6776ofvineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754shallyieldיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213onebathבַּ֣תbatH1324, and a homer ofseedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233shallyieldיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213but anephahאֵיפָֽה׃ פ'ei.FahH374.

11Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto them thatriseמַשְׁכִּימֵ֥יmash.ki.MeiH7925upH7925earlyH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, that they mayfollowיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291strongשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941; thattarryH309lateH309into the night, tillwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196inflameיַדְלִיקֵֽם׃yad.li.KemH1814them!

12And theharpכִנּ֜וֹרkhi.NorH3658and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, andwineוָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinH3196, are in their feasts: but theyregardH7200notלֹ֣אlo'H3808theworkוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808have theyconsideredH7200the operation of hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.

13Therefore mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971aregoneגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540intoH1540captivityH1540, forlackמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097ofknowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847: and their honourablemenמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962arefamishedרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458, and theirmultitudeוַהֲמוֹנ֖וֹva.ha.mo.NoH1995areparchedצִחֵ֥הtzi.ChehH6704withthirstצָמָֽא׃tza.Ma'H6772.

14Therefore hell hathenlargedהִרְחִ֤יבָהhir.Chi.vahH7337herH3381desireנַפְשָׁ֔הּnaf.ShahH5315, andopenedוּפָעֲרָ֥הu.fa.'a.RahH6473herH3381mouthפִ֖יהָFi.haH6310withoutלִבְלִי־liv.li-H1097measureחֹ֑קChokH2706: and their glory, and theirmultitudeוַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּva.ha.mo.NahH1995, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth among them,descendH3381intoH3381it.

15And the meanmanH376isbowedH7817downH7817, and the greatmanH376ishumbledH7817, and theeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of theloftyגְבֹהִ֖יםge.vo.HimH1364arehumbledH7817:

16but theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635isexaltedוַיִּגְבַּ֛הvai.yig.BahH1361injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941, andGodוְהָאֵל֙ve.ha.'ElH410theHolyהַקָּד֔וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918One issanctifiedנִקְדָּ֖שׁnik.DashH6942inrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

17Then shall thelambsכְבָשִׂ֖יםkhe.va.SimH3532feedH398as in theirpastureכְּדָבְרָ֑םke.da.ve.RamH1699, and thewasteH2723placesH2723of thefatמֵחִ֖יםme.ChimH4220ones shall wandererseatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398.

18Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto them thatdrawמֹשְׁכֵ֥יmo.she.KheiH4900iniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771withcordsוְכַעֲב֥וֹתve.kha.'a.VotH5688ofvanityהַשָּׁ֑וְאha.Shav'H7723, andsinחַטָּאָֽה׃cha.ta.'AhH2403as it were with acartהָעֲגָלָ֖הha.'a.ga.LahH5699rope:

19thatsayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, Let himmakeH3045speedH4116, let himhastenH4116hisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639, thatweH7200mayseeנִרְאֶ֑הnir.'EhH7200it: and let thecounselעֲצַ֛ת'a.TzatH6098of theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478drawוְתִקְרַ֣בve.tik.RavH7126nigh andcomeוְתָב֗וֹאָהve.ta.Vo.'ahH935, thatweH7200mayknowוְנֵדָֽעָה׃ סve.ne.Da.'ahH3045it!

20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945unto them thatcallהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559evilלָרַ֛עla.Ra'H7451goodט֖וֹבTovH2896, andgoodוְלַטּ֣וֹבve.la.TovH2896evilרָ֑עRa'H7451; thatputשָׂמִ֨יםsa.MimH7760darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822forlightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216, andlightוְא֣וֹרve.'orH216fordarknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822; thatputשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760bitterמַ֛רmarH4751forsweetלְמָת֖וֹקle.ma.TokH4966, andsweetוּמָת֥וֹקu.ma.TokH4966forbitterלְמָֽר׃ סle.MarH4751!

21Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945unto them that arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450theirownH6440eyesבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869, andprudentנְבֹנִֽים׃ne.vo.NimH995in theirownH6440sightH5869!

22Woeה֕וֹיHoH1945unto them that aremightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368todrinkלִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196, andmenH376ofstrengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428to minglestrongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH8354:

23whichjustifyמַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.KeiH6663thewickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563for arewardעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118, andtakeH5493awayיָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruH5493therighteousnessוְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.KatH6666of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662from him!

24Therefore as thetongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956offireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784devoureth thestubbleקַ֜שׁkashH7179, and as thedryוַחֲשַׁ֤שׁva.cha.ShashH2842grassH2842sinkethdownH3588in theflameלֶֽהָבָה֙le.ha.VahH3852,soלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651theirrootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328shall be as rottenness, and theirblossomוּפִרְחָ֖םu.fir.ChamH6525shallgoיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927upH5927asdustכָּאָבָ֣קka.'a.VakH80:becauseH3588they haverejectedמָאֲס֗וּma.'a.SuH3988thelawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, anddespisedנִאֵֽצוּ׃ni.'E.tzuH5006thewordאִמְרַ֥ת'im.RatH565of theHolyקְדֽוֹשׁ־ke.do.osh-H6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25Therefore is theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068kindledחָרָה֩cha.RahH2734againstעַל־'al-H5921hispeopleבְּעַמּ֜וֹbe.'a.MoH5971, and he hathstretchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186forth hishandיָד֧וֹya.DoH3027againstעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921them, and hathsmittenוַיַּכֵּ֗הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221them, and thehillsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022didH3808trembleוַֽיִּרְגְּזוּ֙vai.yir.ge.ZuH7264, and their carcases were asrefuseH7725in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thestreetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351. Forallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605this hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639isnotH3808turnedH7725awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725, but hishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretchedנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186outH5186stillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750.

26And he willliftוְנָֽשָׂא־ve.na.sa'-H5375upH5375an ensign to thenationsלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471fromfarמֵרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350, and willhissוְשָׁ֥רַקve.Sha.rakH8319for them from theendמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, they shallcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935withspeedמְהֵרָ֖הme.he.RahH4120swiftlyקַ֥לkalH7031:

27Noneאֵין־'ein-H369shall bewearyעָיֵ֤ף'a.YefH5889norלֹ֥אlo'H3808stumbleכּוֹשֵׁל֙ko.ShelH3782among them;noneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369shallslumberיָנ֖וּםya.NumH5123norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sleepיִישָׁ֑ןyi.ShanH3462;neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808shall thegirdleאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232of theirloinsחֲלָצָ֔יוcha.la.TzavH2504be loosed,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808the latchet of theirshoesנְעָלָֽיו׃ne.'a.LavH5275bebrokenנִתַּ֖קni.TakH5423:

28whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834arrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671aresharpשְׁנוּנִ֔יםshe.nu.NimH8150, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theirbowsקַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יוka.she.to.TavH7198bentדְּרֻכ֑וֹתde.ru.KhotH1869; their horses’hoofsפַּרְס֤וֹתpar.SotH6541shall becountedנֶחְשָׁ֔בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803like flint, and theirwheelsוְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יוve.gal.gi.LavH1534like awhirlwindH1534:

29theirroaringיִשְׁאַ֨גyi.sha.'agH7580shall be like alionH3715, they shallroarH7580likeyoungכַּכְּפִירִ֤יםka.ke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715: yea, they shallroarH7580, andlayH270holdH270of thepreyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964, and carry itawayH5337safe, and there shall benoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369todeliverH5337.

30And they shall roaragainstעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921them in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117like theroaringוְיִנְהֹ֥םve.yin.HomH5098of theseaיָ֑םYamH3220: andifH2009onelookH2009unto thelandלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776,beholdH2009darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822anddistressצַ֣רtzarH6862, and thelightוָא֔וֹרva.'orH216isdarkenedחָשַׁ֖ךְcha.ShakhH2821in thecloudsבַּעֲרִיפֶֽיהָ׃ פba.'a.ri.Fei.haH6183thereof.

Commentaries on Isaiah 5

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