Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 57

1Therighteousהַצַּדִּ֣יקha.tza.DikH6662perisheth andnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369manH376layeth it toheartלֵ֑בLevH3820; and mercifulmenH376aretakenH622awayH622,noneבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369considering that therighteousהַצַּדִּֽיק׃ha.tza.DikH6662istakenH622awayH622from theevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451to come.

2He enterethintoיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965; theyrestיָנ֖וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117in theirbedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904, each one that walketh in hisuprightnessנְכֹחֽוֹ׃ne.kho.ChoH5228.

3Butdrawקִרְבוּ־kir.vu-H7126nearH7126hither, yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the sorceress, theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of theadultererמְנָאֵ֖ףme.na.'EfH5003and the whore.

4AgainstH5921whomH4310doH4310ye sport yourselves?againstH5921whomH4310makeתַּרְחִ֥יבוּtar.Chi.vuH7337ye awideH7337mouthפֶ֖הfehH6310, and drawoutH5921thetongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956? are yenotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808childrenיִלְדֵי־yil.dei-H3206oftransgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588, aseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233offalsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,

5ye thatinflameהַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ha.ne.cha.MimH2552yourselves among the oaks,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086; thatslayשֹׁחֲטֵ֤יsho.cha.TeiH7819thechildrenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206in thevalleysבַּנְּחָלִ֔יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thecleftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585of therocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553?

6Among the smooth stones of thevalleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158is thyportionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506; they, they are thylotגּוֹרָלֵ֑ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486:evenגַּם־gam-H1571to them hast thoupouredשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210a drink offering, thou hastofferedהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927an oblation. Shall I beappeasedאֶנָּחֵֽם׃'e.na.ChemH5162fortheseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428things?

7Uponעַ֤ל'alH5921ahighגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364andloftyH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022hast thousetשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904: thither also wentest thouupH5927toofferH5927sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Andbehindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310thedoorsהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817and thepostsוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201hast thousetשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760upH5927thymemorialזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146: for thou hast discovered thyself to anotherthanכִּ֣יkiH3588meH7760, and artgoneH5927upH5927; thou hastenlargedהִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.ChavtH7337thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904, andmadeוַתִּכְרָת־va.tikh.rot-H3772thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst theirbedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904where thou sawest it.

9And thou wentest to thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428withointmentבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081, and didstincreaseוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235thyperfumesרִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhH7547, and didstsendוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971thine ambassadorsfarעַד־'ad-H5704offמֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.ChokH7350, and didst debase thyselfevenעַד־'ad-H5704unto hell.

10Thou wastweariedיָגַ֔עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021with thelengthבְּרֹ֤בbe.RoH7230of thywayדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870; yet saidst thounotH3808, There isnoH3808hope: thou didstfindמָצָ֔אתma.TzatH4672a quickening of thystrengthיָדֵךְ֙ya.deKhH3027; therefore thou wastnotH3808faint.

11And ofwhomמִ֞יmiH4310hast thou beenafraidוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372and infearתִירָֽאִי׃ti.Ra.'iH3372, that thou liest, and hastnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808rememberedזָכַ֔רְתְּza.KhartH2142meH5921,norלֹא־lo'-H3808laidשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760it to thyheartלִבֵּ֑ךְli.BekhH3820? havenotהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808I held my peaceevenכִּ֣יkiH3588oflongוּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔םu.Me.'o.LamH5769time, and fearestmeH5921notלֹ֥אlo'H3808?

12I willdeclareאַגִּ֖יד'a.GidH5046thyrighteousnessצִדְקָתֵ֑ךְtzid.ka.TekhH6666; and as for thyworksמַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639, they shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808profitיוֹעִילֽוּךְ׃yo.'i.LukhH3276thee.

13When thou criest, let themwhichH7307thou hast gathereddeliverיַצִּילֻ֣ךְya.tzi.LukhH5337thee; but thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shalltakeיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947them, abreathH7307shallcarryיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375themallכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605awayH5375: but he that putteth his trust inmeH3947shallpossessוְיִירַ֖שׁve.yi.RashH3423thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and shallinheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157myholyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.

14And he shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, Cast yeupH7311, cast yeupH7311,prepareפַּנּוּ־pa.nu-H6437thewayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,takeH7311upH7311the stumblingblock out of thewayמִדֶּ֥רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

15Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saith thehighמָר֥וֹםma.RomH4791andloftyרָ֣םramH7311One that inhabiteth eternity,whoseH8034nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034isHolyוְקָד֣וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918: IdwellH7931in thehighH4791andholyוְקָד֖וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918place, with him also that is of acontriteנִדְכָּאִֽים׃nid.ka.'ImH1792andhumbleוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307, toreviveלְהַחֲיוֹת֙le.ha.cha.yOtH2421thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of thehumbleשְׁפָלִ֔יםshe.fa.LimH8217, and toreviveוּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421theheartלֵ֥בlevH3820of thecontriteH1792onesH6918.

16For I willnotH3808contendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378foreverלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769,neitherH3808will I bealwaysH5769wroth: for thespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307shouldfailH3808beforeH6440meH6440, and the soulswhichH7307I havemadeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

17For theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of his covetousness was I wroth andsmoteוְאַכֵּ֖הוּve.'a.Ke.huH5221him, Ihidהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641my face and was wroth: and he went on frowardly in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

18I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200hiswaysדְּרָכָ֥יוde.ra.KhavH1870, and willhealוְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּve.'er.pa.'E.huH7495him: I willleadוְאַנְחֵ֕הוּve.'an.Che.huH5148him also, and restore comforts unto him and to hismournersוְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.ve.LavH57.

19Icreateבּוֹרֵ֖אbo.Re'H1254the fruit of thelipsשְׂפָתָ֑יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193:Peaceשָׁל֨וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965, to him that isfarH7350offH7350and to him that isnearוְלַקָּר֛וֹבve.la.ka.RovH7138, saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; and I willhealוּרְפָאתִֽיו׃u.re.fa.TivH7495him.

20But thewickedוְהָרְשָׁעִ֖יםve.ha.re.sha.'ImH7563are like the troubledseaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220; for itcannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808restהַשְׁקֵט֙hash.KetH8252, anditsכִּ֤יkiH3588watersמֵימָ֖יוmei.MavH4325castupH1644mireוָטִֽיט׃va.TitH2916and dirt.

21There isnoאֵ֣ין'einH369peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965, saith myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430, to thewickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563.

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