Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 55

1Hoה֤וֹיHoH1945,everyכָּל־kol-H3605one that thirsteth, come ye to thewatersלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325, and he that hathnoH3808moneyכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701; come ye,buyשִׁבְרוּ֙shiv.RuH7666, andeatוֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּve.'e.Kho.luH398; yea, come,buyשִׁבְר֗וּshiv.RuH7666wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196andmilkוְחָלָֽב׃ve.cha.LavH2461withoutH3808moneyכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701andwithoutH3808priceH3701.

2WhereforedoH4100yespendתִשְׁקְלוּ־tish.ke.lu-H8254moneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701for thatwhichH4100isnotH3808breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899? and your labour for thatwhichH4100satisfiethnotH3808? hearkendiligentlyH8085untomeאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413, andeatוְאִכְלוּ־ve.'ikh.lu-H398ye thatwhichH4100isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896, andletH3808yoursoulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315delightוְתִתְעַנַּ֥גve.tit.'a.NagH6026itself infatnessבַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןba.De.shenH1880.

3Inclineהַטּ֤וּha.TuH5186yourearאָזְנְכֶם֙'a.ze.ne.KhemH241, and come untomeH413;hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085, and yoursoulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֣יu.te.ChiH2421: and I willmakeוְאֶכְרְתָ֤הve.'ekh.re.TahH3772aneverlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285withyouH413, even thesureהַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃ha.ne.'e.ma.NimH539mercies ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.

4Beholdהֵ֛ןhenH2005, I havegivenנְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivH5414him for awitnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707to thepeoplesלְאוּמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816, aleaderנָגִ֥ידna.GidH5057andcommanderH5057to thepeoplesלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816.

5Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, thou shaltcallתִּקְרָ֔אtik.Ra'H7121anationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471that thou knowestnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808, and anationוְג֥וֹיve.GoyH1471thatknewH3045notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thee shallrunיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323unto thee,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and for theHolyוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; for he hathglorifiedפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ סfe.'a.RakhH6286thee.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875ye theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whileH1961he may befoundבְּהִמָּצְא֑וֹbe.hi.ma.tze.'OH4672,callקְרָאֻ֖הוּke.ra.'U.huH7121yeuponH1961himwhileH1961he isnearקָרֽוֹב׃ka.RovH7138:

7let thewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563forsakeיַעֲזֹ֤בya.'a.ZoH5800hiswayדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870, and theunrighteousאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376histhoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יוmach.she.vo.TavH4284: and let himreturnוְיָשֹׁ֤בve.ya.ShoH7725unto theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and he will havemercyוִֽירַחֲמֵ֔הוּvi.ra.cha.Me.huH7355uponH413him; and to ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, for he will abundantlypardonלִסְלֽוֹחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

8For mythoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙mach.she.vo.TaiH4284arenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808yourthoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmach.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4284,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808are yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870mywaysדְּרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9For as theheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064arehigherגָבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361thanH3588theearthמֵאָ֑רֶץme.'A.retzH776,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651are mywaysדְרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870higherגָּבְה֤וּga.ve.HuH1361thanH3588yourwaysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870, and mythoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יu.mach.she.vo.TaiH4284thanH3588yourthoughtsמִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mi.mach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284.

10For as therainהַגֶּ֨שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653comethdownיֵרֵד֩ye.RedH3381and thesnowוְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶגve.ha.She.legH7950fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and returnethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808thither, but watereth theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and maketh itbringיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725forthוְהוֹלִידָ֖הּve.ho.li.DahH3205and bud, and givethseedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233to thesowerלַזֹּרֵ֔עַla.zo.Re.a'H2232andbreadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899to theeaterלָאֹכֵֽל׃la.'o.KhelH398;

11soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shall mywordדְבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697be that goethforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318outH3318of mymouthמִפִּ֔יmi.PiH6310: it shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413void, but it shallaccomplishH1697thatwhichH834I please, and it shallprosperוְהִצְלִ֖יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743in thethingH1697whereto Isentשְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃she.lach.TivH7971it.

12For ye shallgoתֵצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uH3318outH3318withjoyבְשִׂמְחָ֣הve.sim.ChahH8057, and beledתּֽוּבָל֑וּןtu.va.LunH2986forthH3318withpeaceוּבְשָׁל֖וֹםu.ve.sha.LomH7965: themountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022and thehillsוְהַגְּבָע֗וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389shallbreakיִפְצְח֤וּyif.tze.ChuH6476forthH3318beforeלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440youכִּֽי־ki-H3588intoH6476singingרִנָּ֔הri.NahH7440, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thetreesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shallclapיִמְחֲאוּ־yim.cha.'u-H4222theirhandsכָֽף׃KhafH3709.

13Insteadתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478of thethornהַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙ha.na.'a.TzutzH5285shallcomeH1961upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927thefirבְר֔וֹשׁve.Ro.oshH1265tree, andinsteadוְתַ֥חַתve.ta.chatH8478of the brier shallcomeH1961upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927themyrtleהֲדַ֑סha.DasH1918tree: and it shall be to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068for anameלְשֵׁ֔םle.ShemH8034, for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769signלְא֥וֹתle.'otH226that shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808becutיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772.

Commentaries on Isaiah 55

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain