Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 59

1Beholdהֵ֛ןhenH2005, theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handיַד־yad-H3027isnotH3808shortenedקָצְרָ֥הka.tze.RahH7114, that itcannotH3808saveמֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַme.ho.Shi.a'H3467;neitherH3808hisearאָזְנ֖וֹ'a.ze.NoH241heavyכָבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513, that itcannotH3808hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085:

2but youriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771haveseparatedמַבְדִּלִ֔יםmav.di.LimH914betweenH996youH3588and yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and yoursinsוְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םve.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403havehidהִסְתִּ֧ירוּhis.Ti.ruH5641hisfaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440fromyouH3588, that he willnotאִם־'im-H518hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

3For yourhandsכַפֵּיכֶם֙kha.pei.KhemH3709aredefiledנְגֹאֲל֣וּne.go.'a.LuH1351withbloodבַדָּ֔םva.DamH1818, and yourfingersוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'etz.be.'o.tei.KhemH676withiniquityבֶּֽעָוֹ֑ןbe.'a.VonH5771; yourlipsשִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙sif.to.tei.KhemH8193havespokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267, yourtongueלְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םle.shon.KhemH3956mutterethwickednessעַוְלָ֥ה'av.LahH5766.

4Noneאֵין־'ein-H369sueth inrighteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, andnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369pleadeth intruthבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530: theytrustבָּט֤וֹחַba.To.achH982invanityH7723, andspeakוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696liesH7723; theyconceiveהָר֥וֹha.RoH2029mischiefעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999, andbringוְהוֹלֵ֥ידve.ho.LeidH3205forthH3205iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

5Theyhatchבִּקֵּ֔עוּbi.Ke.'uH1234basilisks’eggsבֵּיצֵ֤יbei.TzeiH1000, andweaveיֶאֱרֹ֑גוּye.'e.Ro.guH707thespider’sעַכָּבִ֖ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוְקוּרֵ֥יve.ku.ReiH6980: he that eateth of theireggsמִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙mi.bei.tzei.HemH1000dieth, and that which is crushed breakethoutתִּבָּקַ֥עti.ba.Ka'H1234into aviperאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660.

6Theirwebsקֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ku.rei.HemH6980shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808becomeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961garmentsלְבֶ֔גֶדle.Ve.gedH899,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall theycoverיִתְכַּסּ֖וּyit.ka.SuH3680themselvesH205with theirworksH4639: theirworksH4639areworksH4639ofiniquityH205, and theactH4639ofviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555is in theirhandsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

7Theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶם֙rag.lei.HemH7272runיָרֻ֔צוּya.Ru.tzuH7323toevilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451, and theymakeH4116hasteH4116toshedלִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְlish.PokhH8210innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818: theirthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284arethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284ofiniquityאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205; desolation arddestructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verH7667are in their paths.

8Thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofpeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965theyknowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045notH3808; and there isnoH3808judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941in their goings: they havemadeH3045themcrookedעִקְּשׁ֣וּ'i.ke.ShuH6140pathsבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑םbe.ma'.ge.lo.TamH4570; whosoever goeth therein dothnotH3808knowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

9Therefore isjudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941farרָחַ֤קra.ChakH7368fromusH5921,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808dothrighteousnessצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666overtakeתַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּta.si.Ge.nuH5381usH5921:weH1980lookH2009forlightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216, butbeholdH2009darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822; forbrightnessלִנְגֹה֖וֹתlin.go.HotH5054, butweH1980walkנְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ne.ha.LekhH1980inobscurityH2822.

10WeH4191gropeנְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤הne.gash.ShahH1659for thewallקִ֔ירKirH7023like theblindכַֽעִוְרִים֙kha.'iv.RimH5787, yea,weH4191gropeנְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁהne.ga.She.shahH1659as they that havenoוּכְאֵ֥יןu.khe.'EinH369eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869:weH4191stumbleכָּשַׁ֤לְנוּka.Shal.nuH3782at noonday as in thetwilightכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁףka.Ne.shefH5399; among them that are lustyweH4191are asdeadכַּמֵּתִֽים׃ka.me.TimH4191menH5787.

11WeH3605roarנֶהֱמֶ֤הne.he.MehH1993allH3605likebearsכַדֻּבִּים֙kha.du.BimH1677, and mourn sore likedovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםve.khai.yo.NimH3123:weH3605lookנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֙la.mish.PatH4941, but there isnoneוָאַ֔יִןva.'A.yinH369; forsalvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֖הli.shu.'AhH3444, but it isfarרָחֲקָ֥הra.cha.KahH7368offH4480fromusH4480.

12For ourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙fe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588aremultipliedH7235beforeנֶגְדֶּ֔ךָneg.De.khaH5048thee, and oursinsוְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403testifyעָ֣נְתָה'A.ne.tahH6030againstאִתָּ֔נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854usH3045: for ourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588are withusH3045, and as for ouriniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771,weH3588knowיְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃ye.Da.'a.NumH3045them:

13intransgressingפָּשֹׁ֤עַpa.Sho.a'H6586anddenyingוְכַחֵשׁ֙ve.kha.CheshH3584theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, and turningawayH310fromfollowingH310ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,speakingדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233andrevoltוְסָרָ֔הve.sa.RahH5627,conceivingהֹר֧וֹho.RoH2029andutteringוְהֹג֛וֹve.ho.GoH1897from theheartמִלֵּ֖בmi.LevH3820wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697offalsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

14Andjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941is turnedawayH7350backwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268, andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666standethafarH7350offH7350: fortruthאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571isfallenH935in thestreetבָֽרְחוֹב֙va.re.chOvH7339, and uprightnesscannotלֹא־lo'-H3808enterH935.

15Yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588,truthהָֽאֱמֶת֙ha.'e.MetH571is lacking; and he that departeth fromevilמֵרָ֖עme.Ra'H7451maketh himself a prey: and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, and itdispleasedוַיֵּ֥רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489him that there wasnoאֵ֥ין'einH369judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

16And hesawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that there wasnoאֵ֣ין'einH369manH376, and wondered that there wasnoאֵ֣ין'einH369intercessor: therefore hisownH376armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220broughtH3467salvationH3467unto him; and hisrighteousnessוְצִדְקָת֖וֹve.tzid.ka.ToH6666, itupheldסְמָכָֽתְהוּ׃se.ma.Kha.te.huH5564him.

17And heputוַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁvai.yil.BashH3847onrighteousnessצְדָקָה֙tze.da.KahH6666as abreastplateכַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ןka.shir.YanH8302, and anhelmetוְכ֥וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553ofsalvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444uponH3847hisheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218; and heputוַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁvai.yil.BashH3847ongarmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899ofvengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359forclothingH899, and was clad withzealקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068as a cloke.

18AccordingH5921to theirdeedsגְּמֻלוֹת֙ge.mu.lOtH1578, accordingly he willrepayיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999,furyחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534to his adversaries, recompence to hisenemiesלְאֹֽיְבָ֑יוle.'o.ye.VavH341; to theislandsלָאִיִּ֖יםla.'i.YimH339he willrepayיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999recompence.

19SoH935shall theyfearוְיִֽירְא֤וּve.yi.re.'UH3372thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068from thewestמִֽמַּעֲרָב֙mi.ma.'a.RavH4628, and hisgloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519from therisingוּמִמִּזְרַח־u.mi.miz.rach-H4217of thesunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121: for he shallcomeיָב֤וֹאya.Vo'H935as a rushingstreamכַנָּהָר֙kha.na.HarH5104,whichH7307thebreathH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068driveth.

20And aredeemerגּוֹאֵ֔לgo.'ElH1350shallcomeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935toZionלְצִיּוֹן֙le.tzi.yOnH6726, and unto them thatturnוּלְשָׁבֵ֥יu.le.sha.VeiH7725fromtransgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588inJacobבְּיַֽעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21And as formeH5921, this is mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֤יbe.ri.TiH1285with them, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: myspiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307that isuponH5921thee, and mywordsוּדְבָרַ֖יu.de.va.RaiH1697whichH834I haveputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760in thymouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310, shallnotH3808departיָמ֡וּשׁוּya.Mu.shuH4185outH5921of thymouthמִפִּיךָ֩mi.pi.KhaH6310,norH3808outH5921of themouthוּמִפִּ֨יu.mi.PiH6310of thyseedH2233,norH3808outH5921of themouthוּמִפִּ֨יu.mi.PiH6310of thy seed’sseedH2233, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, from henceforth and foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

Commentaries on Isaiah 59

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