Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 52

1Awakeעוּרִ֥י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֛י'u.RiH5782,putלִבְשִׁ֥יliv.ShiH3847on thystrengthעֻזֵּ֖ךְ'u.ZekhH5797, OZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726;putלִבְשִׁ֣י׀liv.ShiH3847on thybeautifulתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899, OJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944cityעִ֣יר'irH5892: for henceforth there shallnoלֹ֥אlo'H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750comeיָבֹא־ya.vo'-H935intoH935thee theuncircumcisedעָרֵ֥ל'a.RelH6189and theuncleanוְטָמֵֽא׃ve.ta.Me'H2931.

2Shakeהִתְנַעֲרִ֧יhit.na.'a.RiH5287thyself from thedustמֵעָפָ֛רme.'a.FarH6083;ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,sitשְּׁבִ֖יshe.ViH3427theedownH3427, OJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:looseH6083thyself from thebandsמוֹסְרֵ֣יmos.ReiH4147of thyneckצַוָּארֵ֔ךְtza.va.RekhH6677, O captivedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726,

3Forthusכֹה֙khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Ye weresoldנִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑םnim.kar.TemH4376for nought; and ye shall beredeemedתִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃ti.ga.'E.luH1350withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moneyבְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.

4Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, Mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971wentH3381downיָֽרַד־ya.rad-H3381at thefirstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הva.ri.sho.NahH7223intoH4714Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojourn there: and the Assyrianoppressedעֲשָׁקֽוֹ׃a.sha.KoH6231themwithoutH657causeH657.

5Nowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,whatH4100doH4100Ihereפֹה֙fohH6311, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,seeingכִּֽי־ki-H3588that mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971istakenH3947awayH3947for nought? they thatruleמֹשְׁלָ֤יוmo.she.lovH4910over themdoH4100howlיְהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ye.hei.Li.luH3213, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034continuallyוְתָמִ֥ידve.ta.MidH8548allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isblasphemedמִנֹּאָֽץ׃mi.no.'AtzH5006.

6Therefore mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shallknowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045mynameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034: therefore they shallknowH3045in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that I am he that dothspeakהַֽמְדַבֵּ֖רham.da.BerH1696;beholdהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005, it is I.

7Howמַה־mah-H4100beautifuluponעַל־'al-H5921themountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022are thefeetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272of him that bringethgoodט֖וֹבTovH2896tidingsמְבַשֵּׂ֗רme.va.SerH1319, that publishethpeaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965, that bringethgoodH2896tidingsמְבַשֵּׂ֥רme.va.SerH1319ofgoodH2896, that publishethsalvationיְשׁוּעָ֑הye.shu.'AhH3444; that saith untoZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, ThyGodאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430reigneth!

8Thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of thywatchmenצֹפַ֛יִךְtzo.Fa.yikhH6822! theyliftנָ֥שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375upH5375thevoiceק֖וֹלKolH6963,togetherיַחְדָּ֣וyach.DavH3162do theysingיְרַנֵּ֑נוּye.ra.Ne.nuH7442; for they shallseeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200,eyeעַ֤יִן'A.yinH5869toeyeבְּעַ֙יִן֙be.'A.yinH5869, when theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068returneth toZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

9Breakפִּצְח֤וּpitz.ChuH6476forthH6476intoH6476joyרַנְּנוּ֙ra.ne.NuH7442,singH7442togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, yewasteחָרְב֖וֹתcha.re.VotH2723placesH2723ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathcomfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, he hathredeemedגָּאַ֖לga.'AlH1350Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathmadeH3605bareחָשַׂ֤ףcha.SafH2834hisholyקָדְשׁ֔וֹka.de.ShoH6944armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220in theeyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471; andallH3605theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776shallseeוְרָאוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7200thesalvationיְשׁוּעַ֥תye.shu.'AtH3444of ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11Departס֤וּרוּSu.ruH5493ye,departס֙וּרוּ֙su.ruH5493ye,goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318yeoutH3318from thence,touchתִּגָּ֑עוּti.Ga.'uH5060noאַל־'al-H408uncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931thingH3627;goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318yeoutH3318of themidstמִתּוֹכָ֔הּmi.to.KhahH8432ofherH5493; be ye clean, ye thatbearנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375thevesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12For ye shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808goH1980outתֵּצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uH3318inhasteבְחִפָּזוֹן֙ve.chi.pa.zOnH2649,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall yegoH1980by flight: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willgoH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440youH3588; and theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478will be your rearward.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650shalldealH3966wisely, he shall beexaltedH7311andliftedוְנִשָּׂ֛אve.ni.Sa'H5375upH5375, and shall beveryH3966highיָר֧וּםya.RumH7311.

14Like asmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227were astonied at thee, (his visage wassoכֵּן־ken-H3651marredmoreH3651thanH5921anyH376manH376, and hisformוְתֹאֲר֖וֹve.to.'a.RoH8389moreH3651thanH5921thesonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofmenH376,)

15soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651shall he sprinklemanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471;kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428shallshutיִקְפְּצ֥וּyik.pe.TzuH7092theirmouthsפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310at him: for thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beentoldסֻפַּ֤רsu.ParH5608them shall theyseeרָא֔וּra.'UH7200; and thatwhichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834they hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085shall theyunderstandהִתְבּוֹנָֽנוּ׃hit.bo.Na.nuH995.

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