Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 50

1Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,WhereH834is the bill of yourmother’sאִמְּכֶם֙'i.me.KhemH517divorcement, wherewith I haveputH7971herH7971awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֔יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971? orwhichH834of mycreditorsמִנּוֹשַׁ֔יmi.no.ShaiH5383is it towhomH834I havesoldמָכַ֥רְתִּיma.Khar.tiH4376youH834?Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, for youriniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ba.'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771were yesoldנִמְכַּרְתֶּ֔םnim.kar.TemH4376, and for yourtransgressionsוּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.fish.'ei.KhemH6588was yourmotherאִמְּכֶֽם׃'i.me.KhemH517putH7971awayשֻׁלְּחָ֥הshu.le.ChahH7971.

2Wherefore, when Icameבָּ֜אתִיBa.tiH935, was therenoH369manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376? when Icalledקָרָֽאתִי֮ka.ra.TiH7121, was therenoneH369toanswerעוֹנֶה֒o.NehH6030? Is myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027shortenedH7114atallH5337, that itcannotH369redeem? or have InoH369powerH3027todeliverלְהַצִּ֑ילle.ha.TzilH5337?Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, at myrebukeבְּגַעֲרָתִ֞יbe.ga.'a.ra.TiH1606Idryאַחֲרִ֣יב'a.cha.RivH2717upH7760theseaיָ֗םYamH3220, Imakeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760theriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104awildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057: theirfishדְּגָתָם֙de.ga.TamH1710stinketh,becauseH3027there isnoH369waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, and dieth forthirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

3Iclotheאַלְבִּ֥ישׁ'al.BishH3847theheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064withblacknessקַדְר֑וּתkad.RutH6940, and Imakeאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760sackclothוְשַׂ֖קve.SakH8242theircoveringכְּסוּתָֽם׃ סke.su.TamH3682.

4TheLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136hathgivenH5414meH5414thetongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of them that aretaughtH3045, that I shouldknowלָדַ֛עַתla.Da.'atH3045howH3045tosustainלָע֥וּתla.'UtH5790withwordsדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697him that iswearyיָעֵ֖ףya.'EfH3287: he wakenethmorningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242bymorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, he wakeneth mineearאֹ֔זֶן'O.zenH241tohearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085as they that aretaughtH3045.

5TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136hathopenedפָּתַֽח־pa.tach-H6605mineearאֹ֔זֶן'O.zenH241, and I wasnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808rebelliousמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808turnedנְסוּגֹֽתִי׃ne.su.Go.tiH5472awayH5472backwardאָח֖וֹר'a.ChorH268.

6IgaveH5414my back to the smiters, and mycheeksוּלְחָיַ֖יu.le.cha.YaiH3895to them that pluckedoffH5414thehairלְמֹֽרְטִ֑יםle.mo.re.TimH4803: Ihidהִסְתַּ֔רְתִּיhis.Tar.tiH5641notלֹ֣אlo'H3808myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440fromshameמִכְּלִמּ֖וֹתmi.ke.li.MotH3639andspittingוָרֹֽק׃va.RokH7536.

7For theLordוַאדֹנָ֤יva.do.NaiH136GODH136willhelpיַֽעֲזָר־ya.'a.zor-H5826meH6440; therefore have Inotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beenconfoundedנִכְלָ֑מְתִּיnikh.La.me.tiH3637: therefore have Isetשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760myfaceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440like aflintכַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁka.cha.la.MishH2496, and Iknowוָאֵדַ֖עva.'e.Da'H3045that I shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beashamedאֵבֽוֹשׁ׃'e.Vo.oshH954.

8He isnearH7138that justifiethmeH413; who willcontendיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378withmeH413? letusH413standנַ֣עַמְדָהNa.'am.dahH5975upH5975togetherיָּ֑חַדYa.chadH3162: who is mine adversary? let himcomeיִגַּ֥שׁyi.GashH5066nearH7138tomeH413.

9Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136willhelpיַֽעֲזָר־ya.'a.zor-H5826meH398; who is he that shallcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561meH398?beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, theyallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605shall waxoldיִבְל֔וּyiv.LuH1086as agarmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899; themothעָ֖שׁ'ashH6211shalleatיֹאכְלֵֽם׃yo.khe.LemH398themupH398.

10Who is amongyouאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834that feareth theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that obeyeth thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650? he that walketh indarknessחֲשֵׁכִ֗יםcha.she.KhimH2825, and hathnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369lightנֹ֙גַהּ֙no.gahH5051,letהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980himtrustיִבְטַח֙yiv.TachH982in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and stay upon hisGodבֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃be.lo.HavH430.

11Beholdהֵ֧ןhenH2005,allכֻּלְּכֶ֛םku.le.KhemH3605ye thatkindleH6919afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784, thatgirdמְאַזְּרֵ֣יme.'a.ze.ReiH247yourselvesaboutהָיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961withfirebrandsזִיק֑וֹתzi.KotH2131: walk ye in theflameH784of yourfireאֶשְׁכֶ֗ם'esh.KhemH784, and among thebrandsוּבְזִיקוֹת֙u.ve.zi.kOtH2131that ye havekindledH6919. This shall ye have of minehandמִיָּדִי֙mi.ya.DiH3027; ye shalllieתִּשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃ פtish.ka.VunH7901downH7901in sorrow.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain