Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 60

1Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,shineא֖וֹרִי'o.riH215; for thylightאוֹרֵ֑ךְ'o.RekhH216iscomeבָ֣אva'H935, and thegloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isrisenH6965uponעָלַ֥יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee.

2For,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,darknessהַחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ha.Cho.shekhH2822shallcoverיְכַסֶּה־ye.kha.seh-H3680theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and grossdarknessH2822thepeoplesלְאֻמִּ֑יםle.'u.MimH3816: but theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall ariseuponוְעָלַ֙יִךְ֙ve.'a.La.yikhH5921thee, and hisgloryוּכְבוֹד֖וֹu.khe.vo.DoH3519shall beseenיֵרָאֶֽה׃ye.ra.'EhH7200uponעָלַ֥יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee.

3Andnationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shallcomeוְהָלְכ֥וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980to thylightלְאוֹרֵ֑ךְle.'o.RekhH216, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428to thebrightnessלְנֹ֥גַהּle.No.gahH5051of thyrisingזַרְחֵֽךְ׃zar.ChekhH2225.

4Liftשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375upH5375thineeyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869roundH5439aboutH5439, andseeוּרְאִ֔יu.re.'IH7200: theyallכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605gatherH6908themselvesעַל־'al-H5921togetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908, theycomeבָֽאוּ־va.'u-H935to thee: thysonsבָּנַ֙יִךְ֙ba.Na.yikhH1121shallcomeיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935fromfarמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350, and thydaughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shall becarriedH5375in thearmsצַ֥דtzadH6654.

5Then thou shaltseeתִּרְאִי֙tir.'IH7200and be lightened, and thineheartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824shalltrembleוּפָחַ֥דu.fa.ChadH6342and beenlargedוְרָחַ֖בve.ra.ChavH7337;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theabundanceהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of theseaיָ֔םYamH3220shall beturnedיֵהָפֵ֤ךְye.ha.FekhH2015unto thee, thewealthחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of thenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shallcomeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto thee.

6Themultitudeשִֽׁפְעַ֨תshif.'AtH8229ofcamelsגְּמַלִּ֜יםge.ma.LimH1581shallcoverתְּכַסֵּ֗ךְte.kha.SekhH3680thee, the dromedaries ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080andEphahוְעֵיפָ֔הve.'ei.FahH5891; theyallכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605shallcomeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935fromShebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614: they shallbringH935goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091andfrankincenseוּלְבוֹנָה֙u.le.vo.NahH3828, and shallproclaimיְבַשֵּֽׂרוּ׃ye.va.Se.ruH1319thepraisesוּתְהִלֹּ֥תu.te.hi.LotH8416of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605theflocksצֹ֤אןtzonH6629ofKedarקֵדָר֙ke.DarH6938shall begatheredיִקָּ֣בְצוּyi.Ka.ve.tzuH6908togetherH6908unto thee, theramsאֵילֵ֥י'ei.LeiH352ofNebaiothנְבָי֖וֹתne.va.YotH5032shallministerיְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְye.sha.re.Tu.nekhH8334unto thee: they shallcomeH5927upH5927withacceptanceרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522on minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196, and I willglorifyאֲפָאֵֽר׃'a.fa.'ErH6286thehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of mygloryתִּפְאַרְתִּ֖יtif.'ar.TiH8597.

8Who aretheseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428thatflyתְּעוּפֶ֑ינָהte.'u.Fei.nahH5774as acloudכָּעָ֣בka.'AvH5645, and as thedovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםve.khai.yo.NimH3123to theirwindowsאֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.ru.bo.tei.HemH699?

9Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588theislesאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339shallwaitיְקַוּ֗וּye.ka.VuH6960formeH935, and theshipsוָאֳנִיּ֤וֹתvo.'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁ֙tar.ShishH8659firstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223, tobringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935thysonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121fromfarמֵֽרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350, theirsilverכַּסְפָּ֥םkas.PamH3701and theirgoldוּזְהָבָ֖םu.ze.ha.VamH2091with them, for thenameלְשֵׁם֙le.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430, and for theHolyוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he hathglorifiedפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃fe.'a.RakhH6286thee.

10And strangers shallbuildH1129upH1129thywallsחֹמֹתַ֔יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346, and theirkingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םu.mal.khei.HemH4428shallministerיְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְye.sha.re.Tu.nekhH8334unto thee: for in mywrathבְקִצְפִּי֙ve.kitz.PiH7110Ismoteהִכִּיתִ֔יךְhi.ki.TikhH5221thee, but in my favour have I hadmercyרִֽחַמְתִּֽיךְ׃Ri.cham.TikhH7355on thee.

11Thygatesשְׁעָרַ֧יִךְshe.'a.Ra.yikhH8179also shall beopenוּפִתְּח֨וּu.fi.te.ChuH6605continuallyתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548; they shallnotH3808beshutיִסָּגֵ֑רוּyi.sa.Ge.ruH5462dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119norH3808nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915; that men maybringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935unto thee thewealthחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471; and theirkingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םu.mal.khei.HemH4428ledנְהוּגִֽים׃ne.hu.GimH5090with them.

12For thatnationהַגּ֧וֹיha.GoyH1471andkingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֛הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467that willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808serveיַעַבְד֖וּךְya.'av.DukhH5647thee shallperishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6;yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588,thoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834nationsוְהַגּוֹיִ֖םve.ha.go.YimH1471shall beutterlyH6wasted.

13Thegloryכְּב֤וֹדke.VodH3519ofLebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844shallcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935unto thee, thefirבְּר֛וֹשׁbe.Ro.oshH1265treeH8410, the pine, and theboxH8410treeH8410togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162; tobeautifyלְפָאֵר֙le.fa.'ErH6286theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720; and I willmakeH3513theplaceוּמְק֥וֹםu.me.KomH4725of myfeetרַגְלַ֖יrag.LaiH7272gloriousH3513.

14And thesonsH1121of them thatafflictedH1121thee shallcomeוְהָלְכ֨וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980bending unto thee; andallכָּל־kol-H3605they thatdespisedמְנַֽאֲצָ֑יִךְme.na.'a.Tza.yikhH5006thee shallbowוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּve.hish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselvesH7812downH7812at thesolesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of thyfeetרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272; and they shallcallוְקָ֤רְאוּve.Ka.re.'uH7121thee Thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, TheZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726of theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Whereasתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478thou hast been forsaken andhatedוּשְׂנוּאָ֖הu.se.nu.'AhH8130,soהֱיוֹתֵ֛ךְhe.yo.TekhH1961thatnoH369manH369passedH5674throughH5674thee, I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּיךְ֙ve.sam.tiKhH7760thee aneternalעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769excellency, ajoyמְשׂ֖וֹשׂme.SosH4885ofmanyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

16Thou shalt alsosuckוְיָנַקְתְּ֙ve.ya.nakTH3243themilkחֲלֵ֣בcha.LevH2461of thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, and shaltsuckתִּינָ֑קִיti.Na.kiH3243thebreastוְשֹׁ֥דve.ShodH7699ofkingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428: and thou shaltknowוְיָדַ֗עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068am thy saviour, and thyredeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350, theMightyאֲבִ֥יר'a.VirH46One ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

17Forbrassהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178I willbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, and forironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270I willbringאָ֣בִיא'A.vi'H935silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701, and forwoodהָֽעֵצִים֙ha.'e.TzimH6086brassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, and forstonesהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270: I will alsomakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760thyofficersפְקֻדָּתֵךְ֙fe.ku.da.teKhH6486peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965, and thine exactorsrighteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666.

18Violenceחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555shallnoH3808moreH5750beheardיִשָּׁמַ֨עyi.sha.Ma'H8085in thylandבְּאַרְצֵ֔ךְbe.'ar.TzekhH776, desolationnorH3808destructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verH7667withinH5750thybordersבִּגְבוּלָ֑יִךְbig.vu.La.yikhH1366; but thou shaltcallוְקָרָ֤אתve.ka.RatH7121thywallsחוֹמֹתַ֔יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346Salvationיְשׁוּעָה֙ye.shu.'AhH3444, and thygatesוּשְׁעָרַ֖יִךְu.she.'a.Ra.yikhH8179Praiseתְּהִלָּֽה׃te.hi.LahH8416.

19Thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shall benoלֹא־lo'-H3808moreע֤וֹדodH5750thylightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119;neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808forbrightnessוּלְנֹ֕גַהּu.le.No.gahH5051shall themoonהַיָּרֵ֖חַhai.ya.Re.achH3394giveיָאִ֣ירya.'IrH215lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216unto thee: but theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall be unto thee aneverlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769lightH216, and thyGodוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430thygloryלְתִפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃le.tif.'ar.TekhH8597.

20Thysunשִׁמְשֵׁ֔ךְshim.ShekhH8121shallnoלֹא־lo'-H3808moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750goיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935downכִּ֣יkiH3588,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall thy moonwithdrawיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622itself: for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shall be thineeverlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216, and thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thymourningאֶבְלֵֽךְ׃'ev.LekhH60shall be ended.

21Thypeopleוְעַמֵּךְ֙ve.'a.meKhH5971also shall beallכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605righteousצַדִּיקִ֔יםtza.di.KimH6662, they shallinheritיִ֣ירְשׁוּYi.re.shuH3423thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769; thebranchנֵ֧צֶרNe.tzerH5342of myplantingמַטָּעַ֛יma.ta.'iH4302, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of myhandsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027, that I may beglorifiedלְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃le.hit.pa.'ErH6286.

22Thelittleוְהַצָּעִ֖ירve.ha.tza.'IrH6810one shallbecomeיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961athousandלָאֶ֔לֶףla.'E.lefH505, and thesmallהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996one astrongעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471: I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will hasten it initsH1961time.

Commentaries on Isaiah 60

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