Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 51

1Hearken tomeH413, ye thatfollowרֹ֥דְפֵיRo.de.feiH7291afterH413righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664, ye thatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027unto therockצ֣וּרtzurH6697whence ye werehewnחֻצַּבְתֶּ֔םchu.tzav.TemH2672, and to the hole of thepitבּ֖וֹרBorH953whence ye were digged.

2Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֔ם'a.vi.KhemH1, and untoSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283that bareyouכִּי־ki-H3588: for when he was but one Icalledקְרָאתִ֔יוke.ra.TivH7121him, and Iblessedוַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּva.'a.va.re.Khe.huH1288him, andmadeH7121himmanyוְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ סve.'ar.Be.huH7235.

3For theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hathcomfortedנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726: he hathcomfortedנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162allH3605herH3605wasteחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723placesH2723, and hathmadeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760herH3605wildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057likeEdenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731, andherH3605desertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160like thegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;joyH8057andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057shall befoundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672therein,thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426, and thevoiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963ofmelodyזִמְרָֽה׃ סzim.RahH2172.

4Attend untomeH413, O mypeopleH5971; andgiveהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untomeH413, O mynationH5971: for alawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451shallgoתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318frommeH413, and I willmakeכִּ֤יkiH3588myjudgmentוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941torestאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'H7280for alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of thepeoplesH5971.

5Myrighteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664isnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138, mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468isgoneH3318forthH3318, and minearmsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220shalljudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199thepeoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971; theislesאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339shallwaitיְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ye.ya.che.LunH3176formeH413, and on minearmזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220shall they trust.

6Liftשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375upH5375youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869to theheavensלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andlookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027uponתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961theearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneathמִתַּ֗חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478: for theheavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shall vanishawayH5375likesmokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227, and theearthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shall waxoldH5769like agarmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899, and they thatdwellוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427therein shalldieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191in likemannerH3651: but mysalvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444shall be foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, and myrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808be abolished.

7Hearken untomeאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413, ye thatknowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, thepeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971in whoseheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820is mylawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372yenotאַל־'al-H408thereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781ofmenאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,neitherאַל־'al-H408be yedismayedתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865at theirrevilingsוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םu.mi.gi.du.fo.TamH1421.

8For themothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211shalleatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398themupH398like agarmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899, and the worm shalleatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398them likewoolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785: but myrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shall be foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, and mysalvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444untoallלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755generationsדּוֹרִֽים׃ סdo.RimH1755.

9Awakeעוּרִ֨י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,putלִבְשִׁי־liv.shi-H3847onstrengthעֹז֙'ozH5797, Oarmזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;awakeע֚וּרִי'U.riH5782, as in thedaysכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117ofoldH5769, thegenerationsדֹּר֖וֹתdo.RotH1755ofancientH5769timesH3117. Art thounotהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808it thatcutהַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶתha.mach.Tze.vetH2672Rahabרַ֖הַבRa.havH7294inpiecesH2672, thatpiercedמְחוֹלֶ֥לֶתme.cho.Le.letH2490thedragonתַּנִּֽין׃ta.NinH8577?

10Art thounotהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808itwhichהִיא֙hi'H1931driedupH7760theseaיָ֔םYamH3220, thewatersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of thegreatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415; thatmadeH7760thedepthsH8415of theseaיָ֔םYamH3220awayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for theredeemedגְּאוּלִֽים׃ge.'u.LimH1350topassלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674over?

11And theransomedוּפְדוּיֵ֨יu.fe.du.YeiH6299of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallreturnיְשׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725, andcomeוּבָ֤אוּu.Va.'uH935withsingingבְּרִנָּ֔הbe.ri.NahH7440untoZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726; andeverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyH8057shall beuponעַל־'al-H5921theirheadsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218: they shallobtainיַשִּׂיג֔וּןya.si.GunH5381gladnessH8057andjoyH8057, andsorrowיָג֥וֹןya.GonH3015andsighingוַאֲנָחָֽה׃ סva.'a.na.ChahH585shallfleeנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127awayH7725.

12I, even I, am he that comfortethyouאַ֤תְּ'atH859: who art thou, that thou artafraidוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372ofmanH120that shalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191, and of thesonוּמִבֶּן־u.mi.ben-H1121ofmanH120whichה֖וּאhu'H1931shall bemadeיִנָּתֵֽן׃yi.na.TenH5414asgrassחָצִ֥ירcha.TzirH2682;

13and hastforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּ֞חva.tish.KachH7911theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Maker, thatstretchedנוֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186forth theheavensשָׁמַיִם֮sha.ma.YimH8064, andlaidH3245thefoundationsH3245of theearthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776; and fearestcontinuallyתָּמִ֜ידta.MidH8548allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117becauseH834of thefuryחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of theoppressorהַמֵּצִ֔יקha.me.TzikH6693, when he makethreadyכּוֹנֵ֖ןko.NenH3559todestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֑יתle.hash.ChitH7843? andwhereH834is thefuryחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of theoppressorהַמֵּצִֽיק׃ha.me.TzikH6693?

14The captiveexileH6808shall speedily be loosed; and he shallnotH3808dieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191and godownH6808into thepitלַשַּׁ֔חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,neitherH3808shall hisbreadלַחְמֽוֹ׃lach.MoH3899failH3808.

15For I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichH6635stirrethupH3220theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, that thewavesגַּלָּ֑יוga.LavH1530thereofroarוַיֶּהֱמ֖וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993: theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

16And I haveputוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in thymouthבְּפִ֔יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310, and havecoveredכִּסִּיתִ֑יךָki.si.Ti.khaH3680thee in theshadowוּבְצֵ֥לu.ve.TzelH6738of minehandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027, that I mayplantלִנְטֹ֤עַlin.To.a'H5193theheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064, andlayH7760thefoundationsוְלִיסֹ֣דve.li.SodH3245of theearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776, andsayוְלֵאמֹ֥רve.le.MorH559untoZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, Thou art mypeopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971.

17Awakeהִתְעוֹרְרִ֣יhit.'o.RiH5782,awakeהִֽתְעוֹרְרִ֗יhit.'o.RiH5782,standH6965upH6965, OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hastdrunkH8354at thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068thecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of hisfuryחֲמָת֑וֹcha.ma.ToH2534; thou hast drunken the bowl of thecupכּ֧וֹסKosH3563of staggering, anddrainedמָצִֽית׃ma.TzitH4680it.

18There isnoneאֵין־'ein-H369toguideמְנַהֵ֣לme.na.HelH5095herH3605amongallH3605thesonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121whom she hathbroughtH3205forthH3205;neitherוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369is thereanyH3605that takethherH3605by thehandבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027ofallH3605thesonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121that she hathbroughtH3205upגִּדֵּֽלָה׃gi.De.lahH1431.

19Theseהֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahH2007twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147things arebefallenקֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְko.re.'o.Ta.yikhH7122thee; who shall bemoan thee? desolation anddestructionוְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶרve.ha.She.verH7667, and thefamineוְהָרָעָ֥בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458and theswordוְהַחֶ֖רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;howH4310shall Icomfortאֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee?

20Thysonsבָּנַ֜יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121havefaintedעֻלְּפ֥וּ'u.le.FuH5968, theylieשָׁכְב֛וּsha.khe.VuH7901at thetopבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thestreetsחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351, as anantelopeכְּת֣וֹאke.To'H8377in a net; they arefullהַֽמְלֵאִ֥יםham.le.'ImH4392of thefuryחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, therebukeגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606of thyGodאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

21Thereforehearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085nowנָ֥אna'H4994this, thouafflictedעֲנִיָּ֑ה'a.ni.YahH6041, and drunken, butnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withwineמִיָּֽיִן׃ סmi.Ya.yinH3196:

22Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith thyLordH3068theLORDH3068, and thyGodוֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ve.lo.Ha.yikhH430that pleadeth the cause of hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I havetakenלָקַ֛חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947outH3027of thinehandמִיָּדֵ֖ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027thecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of staggering,evenH5750the bowl of thecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of myfuryחֲמָתִ֔יcha.ma.TiH2534; thou shaltnoלֹא־lo'-H3808moreH5750drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּlish.to.TahH8354itagainעֽוֹד׃odH5750:

23and I willputוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760itintoH776thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of them that afflict thee;whichH834havesaidאָמְר֥וּ'a.me.RuH559to thysoulלְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְle.naf.ShekhH5315,BowH7812downשְׁחִ֣יshe.ChiH7812, thatweH834maygoוְנַעֲבֹ֑רָהve.na.'a.Vo.rahH5674over: and thou hastlaidוַתָּשִׂ֤ימִיva.ta.Si.miH7760thy back as thegroundכָאָ֙רֶץ֙kha.'A.retzH776, and as thestreetוְכַח֖וּץve.kha.ChutzH2351, to them thatgoלַעֹבְרִֽים׃ סla.'oe.RimH5674over.

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