Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 54

1SingH7442, Obarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135, thou that didstnotH3808bearH3205;breakפִּצְחִ֨יpitz.ChiH6476forthH3205intoH6476singingH7440, andcryH7440aloudH7442, thou that didstnotH3808travail withchildH1121: formoreH3808are thechildrenH1121of thedesolateשׁוֹמֵמָ֛הsho.me.MahH8074thanH3808thechildrenH1121of themarriedH1166wifeH1166, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Enlargeהַרְחִ֣יבִי׀har.Chi.viH7337theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of thytentאָהֳלֵ֗ךְ'o.ho.LekhH168, andletH408themstretchיַטּ֖וּya.TuH5186forth thecurtainsוִירִיע֧וֹתvi.ri.'otH3407of thine habitations;spareתַּחְשֹׂ֑כִיtach.So.khiH2820notH408:lengthenהַאֲרִ֙יכִי֙ha.'a.Ri.khiH748thycordsמֵֽיתָרַ֔יִךְmei.ta.Ra.yikhH4340, andstrengthenחַזֵּֽקִי׃cha.Ze.kiH2388thystakesוִיתֵדֹתַ֖יִךְvi.te.do.Ta.yikhH3489.

3For thou shaltspreadתִּפְרֹ֑צִיtif.Ro.tziH6555abroadH6555on therightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225and on theleftוּשְׂמֹ֖אולu.se.MolH8040; and thyseedוְזַרְעֵךְ֙ve.zar.'eKhH2233shallpossessיִירָ֔שׁyi.RashH3423thenationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471, andmakeH8074thedesolateH8074citiesוְעָרִ֥יםve.'a.RimH5892to beinhabitedיוֹשִֽׁיבוּ׃yo.Shi.vuH3427.

4Fearתִּֽירְאִי֙ti.re.'IH3372notH3808; for thou shaltnotH3808beashamedH954:neitherH3808be thouconfoundedתַחְפִּ֑ירִיtach.Pi.riH2659; for thou shaltnotH3808beputתֵב֔וֹשִׁיte.Vo.o.shiH954toshameH954: for thou shaltforgetתִּשְׁכָּ֔חִיtish.Ka.chiH7911theshameH954of thyyouthעֲלוּמַ֙יִךְ֙'a.lu.Ma.yikhH5934, and thereproachוְחֶרְפַּ֥תve.cher.PatH2781of thywidowhoodאַלְמְנוּתַ֖יִךְ'al.me.nu.Ta.yikhH491shalt thourememberתִזְכְּרִי־tiz.ke.ri-H2142noH3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

5For thy Maker is thinehusbandבֹעֲלַ֙יִךְ֙vo.'a.La.yikhH1166; theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034: and theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is thyredeemerוְגֹֽאֲלֵךְ֙ve.go.'a.leKhH1350; theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thewholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall he becalledיִקָּרֵֽא׃yi.ka.Re'H7121.

6For theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hathcalledקְרָאָ֣ךְke.ra.'AkhH7121thee as awifeכְאִשָּׁ֧הkhe.'i.ShahH802forsaken andgrievedוַעֲצ֥וּבַתva.'a.Tzu.vatH6087inspiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588awifeוְאֵ֧שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802ofyouthנְעוּרִ֛יםne.'u.RimH5271, whensheכִּ֥יkiH3588is cast off, saith thyGodאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

7For asmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996momentבְּרֶ֥גַעbe.Re.ga'H7281have I forsaken thee; but withgreatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419merciesוּבְרַחֲמִ֥יםu.ve.ra.cha.MimH7356will Igatherאֲקַבְּצֵֽךְ׃'a.ka.be.TzekhH6908thee.

8In overflowingwrathקֶ֗צֶףKe.tzefH7110Ihidהִסְתַּ֨רְתִּיhis.Tar.tiH5641myfaceפָנַ֥יfa.NaiH6440from thee for amomentרֶ֙גַע֙re.ga'H7281; but witheverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769kindnessוּבְחֶ֥סֶדu.ve.Che.sedH2617will I havemercyרִֽחַמְתִּ֑יךְri.cham.TikhH7355on thee, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068thyredeemerגֹּאֲלֵ֖ךְgo.'a.LekhH1350.

9For this is as thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofNoahנֹ֙חַ֙no.achH5146untomeH5921: for as I haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֗עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650that thewatersמֵי־mei-H4325ofNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146should nomoreע֖וֹדodH5750goמֵעֲבֹ֥רme.'a.VorH5674over theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651have Iswornנִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650that I wouldnotכִּי־ki-H3588be wroth with thee, norrebukeוּמִגְּעָר־u.mi.ge.'or-H1605thee.

10For themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shalldepartH4185, and thehillsוְהַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389beremovedH4185; but mykindnessוְחַסְדִּ֞יve.chas.DiH2617shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808departH4185from thee,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall mycovenantוּבְרִ֤יתu.ve.RitH1285ofpeaceשְׁלוֹמִי֙she.lo.MiH7965beremovedH4185, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068that hathmercyמְרַחֲמֵ֖ךְme.ra.cha.MekhH7355on thee.

11O thouafflictedעֲנִיָּ֥ה'a.ni.YahH6041, tossed with tempest, andnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808comfortedנֻחָ֑מָהnu.Cha.mahH5162,beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I willsetH3245thystonesאֲבָנַ֔יִךְ'a.va.Na.yikhH68in fair colours, andlayH3245thyfoundationsH3245withsapphiresבַּסַּפִּירִֽים׃ba.sa.pi.RimH5601.

12And I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760thy pinnacles ofrubiesכַּֽדְכֹד֙kad.KhodH3539, and thygatesוּשְׁעָרַ֖יִךְu.she.'a.Ra.yikhH8179of carbuncles, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thyborderגְּבוּלֵ֖ךְge.vu.LekhH1366of pleasantstonesH68.

13Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thychildrenבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121shall betaughtלִמּוּדֵ֣יli.mu.DeiH3928of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andgreatוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227shall be thepeaceשְׁל֥וֹםshe.LomH7965of thychildrenבָּנָֽיִךְ׃ba.Na.yikhH1121.

14Inrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָ֖הbitz.da.KahH6666shalt thou beestablishedתִּכּוֹנָ֑נִיti.ko.Na.niH3559: thou shalt befarרַחֲקִ֤יra.cha.KiH7368fromoppressionמֵעֹ֙שֶׁק֙me.'O.shekH6233, for thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808fearתִירָ֔אִיti.Ra.'iH3372; and fromterrorוּמִ֨מְּחִתָּ֔הu.Mi.me.chi.TahH4288, for it shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808comeH7126nearH7126thee.

15Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, they may gathertogetherH5921, butnotאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657bymeH5921: whosoever shall gathertogetherH5921againstH5921thee shallfallיִפּֽוֹל׃yi.PolH5307becauseH5921of thee.

16BeholdH2005, I havecreatedבָּרָ֣אתִיba.Ra.tiH1254thesmithחָרָ֔שׁcha.RashH2796that bloweth thefireבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH784ofcoalsפֶּחָ֔םpe.ChamH6352, and bringethforthוּמוֹצִ֥יאu.mo.Tzi'H3318aweaponכְלִ֖יkhe.LiH3627for hisworkלְמַעֲשֵׂ֑הוּle.ma.'a.Se.huH4639; and I havecreatedבָּרָ֥אתִיba.Ra.tiH1254the waster todestroyמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH7843.

17Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808weaponכְּלִ֞יke.LiH3627that isformedיוּצַ֤רyu.TzarH3335againstH5921thee shallprosperיִצְלָ֔חyitz.LachH6743; andeveryH3605tongueלָשׁ֛וֹןla.ShonH3956that shallriseתָּֽקוּם־ta.kum-H6965againstH5921thee injudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941thou shaltcondemnתַּרְשִׁ֑יעִיtar.Shi.'iH7561. This is theheritageנַחֲלַת֩na.cha.LatH5159of theservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068, and theirrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתָ֛םve.tzid.ka.TamH6666which is ofmeH5921, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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