Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 58

1Cryקְרָ֤אke.Ra'H7121aloudH7311,spareתַּחְשֹׂ֔ךְtach.SokhH2820notאַל־'al-H408,liftH7311upH7311thyvoiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chaH6963like atrumpetכַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רka.sho.FarH7782, anddeclareוְהַגֵּ֤דve.ha.GedH5046unto mypeopleלְעַמִּי֙le.'a.MiH5971theirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔םpish.'AmH6588, and to thehouseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290theirsinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

2Yet theyseekיִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןyid.ro.ShunH1875meH7592dailyH3117, anddelightיֶחְפָּצ֑וּןyech.pa.TzunH2654toknowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847mywaysדְּרָכַ֖יde.ra.KhaiH1870: as anationכְּג֞וֹיke.GoyH1471thatdidעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213righteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666and forsooknotH3808theordinanceוּמִשְׁפַּ֤טu.mish.PatH4941of theirGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430, theyaskיִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙yish.'a.Lu.niH7592ofmeH7592righteousצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664ordinancesמִשְׁפְּטֵי־mish.pe.tei-H4941, theydelightיֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃yech.pa.TzunH2654to drawnearH3808untoGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3Wherefore haveweH3117fastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuH6684, say they, and thou seestnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808? wherefore haveweH3117afflicted oursoulH5315, and thou takestnoוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808knowledgeתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045?Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, in thedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of yourfastצֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.KhemH6685yefindתִּמְצְאוּ־tim.tze.'u-H4672yourownH5315pleasureחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656, andexactתִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃tin.Go.suH5065allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your labours.

4Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, yefastתָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684forstrifeלְרִ֤יבle.RivH7379andcontentionH7379, and tosmiteוּלְהַכּ֖וֹתu.le.ha.KotH5221with thefistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.RofH106ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562: yefastתָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684notH3808thisdayכַיּ֔וֹםkhai.YomH3117soH3808as tomakeלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'H8085yourvoiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.KhemH6963to beheardH8085onhighבַּמָּר֖וֹםba.ma.RomH4791.

5IssuchH2088thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I havechosenאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977? thedayי֛וֹםYomH3117for amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120toafflictעַנּ֥וֹתa.NotH6031hissoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315? Is it tobowH3721downהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218as a rush, and tospreadיַצִּ֔יעַya.Tzi.a'H3331sackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242andashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665under him? wilt thoucallתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121this afastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685, and anacceptableרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068?

6Isnotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808this thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I havechosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.HuH977? tolooseH7971thebondsחַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784ofwickednessרֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'H7562, to undo thebandsאֲגֻדּ֣וֹת'a.gu.DotH92of theyokeמוֹטָ֑הmo.TahH4133, and toletH7971theoppressedרְצוּצִים֙re.tzu.TzimH7533goוְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.LachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670, and that yebreakתְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃te.na.Te.kuH5423everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605yokeמוֹטָ֖הmo.TahH4133?

7Is itnotהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808to deal thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899to thehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457, and that thoubringתָּ֣בִיאTa.vi'H935thepoorוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםva.'a.ni.YimH6041that are castoutתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200to thyhouseבָ֑יִתVa.yitH1004? when thou seest thenakedעָרֹם֙'a.RomH6174, that thoucoverוְכִסִּית֔וֹve.khi.si.ToH3680him; and that thouhideתִתְעַלָּֽם׃tit.'a.LamH5956notלֹ֥אlo'H3808thyself from thine ownfleshוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖u.mi.be.sa.re.KhaH1320?

8Then shall thylightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216breakיִבָּקַ֤עyi.ba.Ka'H1234forthH6779as themorningכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ka.Sha.charH7837, and thy healing shallspringתִצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779forthH6779speedilyמְהֵרָ֣הme.he.RahH4120: and thyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664shallgoוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be thy rearward.

9Then shalt thoucallתִּקְרָא֙tik.Ra'H7121, and theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068shallanswerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030; thou shaltcryH7121, and he shallsayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559,Hereהִנֵּ֑נִיhi.Ne.niH2005I am.Ifאִם־'im-H518thoutakeH5493awayH5493from themidstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432of thee theyokeמוֹטָ֔הmo.TahH4133, theputtingH7971forthH7971of thefingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע'etz.Ba'H676, andspeakingוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696wickedlyאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205;

10and if thou draw out thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315to thehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457, andsatisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtas.Bi.a'H7646the afflictedsoulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315; then shall thylightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216riseוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224indarknessבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822, and thineobscurityH2822be as the noonday:

11and theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068shallguideוְנָחֲךָ֣ve.na.cha.KhaH5148theecontinuallyתָּמִיד֒ta.MidH8548, andsatisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַve.his.Bi.a'H7646thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315in dryplacesH4161, and make strong thybonesוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָve.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106; and thou shalt be like awateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588, and like aspringH4161ofwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325failיְכַזְּב֖וּye.kha.ze.VuH3576notלֹא־lo'-H3808.

12And they that shall be of thee shallbuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129theoldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769wasteH2723placesH2723: thou shaltraiseתְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.MemH6965upH6965thefoundationsH4146ofmanyדוֹר־dor-H1755generationsוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755; and thou shalt becalledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121Therepairerגֹּדֵ֣רgo.DerH1443of thebreachפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6556, Therestorerמְשֹׁבֵ֥בme.sho.VevH7725ofpathsנְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.VotH5410todwellלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427in.

13IfH518thouturnתָּשִׁ֤יבta.ShivH7725awayH7725thyfootרַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272from thesabbathמִשַּׁבָּת֙mi.sha.BatH7676, fromdoingעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213thypleasureH2656on myholyH6944dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117; andcallוְקָרָ֨אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121thesabbathלַשַּׁבָּ֜תla.sha.BatH7676adelightH2656, and theholyH6944of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068honourable; and shalt honour it,notH518doingמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thine ownwaysדְּרָכֶ֔יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870,norH518findingמִמְּצ֥וֹאmi.me.Tzo'H4672thine ownpleasureH2656,norH518speakingוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696thine ownwordsדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697:

14then shalt thoudelightתִּתְעַנַּג֙tit.'a.NagH6026thyself in theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and I willmakeכִּ֛יkiH3588thee torideוְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָve.hir.kav.Ti.khaH7392uponH5921thehighבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116placesH1116of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; and I willfeedוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֗יךָve.ha.'a.khal.Ti.khaH398thee with theheritageנַחֲלַת֙na.cha.LatH5159ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1: for themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

Commentaries on Isaiah 58

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain