Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 61

1Thespiritר֛וּחַRu.achH7307of theLordH3068GODH3068isuponH5921meH7971;becauseH5921theLORDH3068hathanointedמָשַׁח֩ma.ShachH4886meH7971to preachgoodH1319tidingsH1319unto the meek; he hathsentH7971meH7971tobindH631upH5921the brokenhearted, toproclaimלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְּר֔וֹרde.RorH1865to thecaptivesלִשְׁבוּיִם֙lish.vu.YimH7617, and the opening of the prison to them that areboundH631;

2toproclaimלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121theacceptableרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8141of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and thedayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359of ourGodלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430; tocomfortלְנַחֵ֖םle.na.ChemH5162allכָּל־kol-H3605thatmournאֲבֵלִֽים׃'a.ve.LimH57;

3toappointלָשׂ֣וּם׀la.SumH7760unto them thatmournלַאֲבֵלֵ֣יla.'a.ve.LeiH57inZionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726, togiveלָתֵת֩la.TetH5414unto them a garland forashesאֵ֗פֶר'E.ferH665, theoilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081ofjoyשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342formourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60, the garment ofpraiseתְהִלָּ֔הte.hi.LahH8416for thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of heaviness; that they might becalledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121trees ofrighteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664, theplantingמַטַּ֥עma.Ta'H4302of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, that he might beglorifiedלְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃le.hit.pa.'ErH6286.

4And they shallbuildוּבָנוּ֙u.va.NuH1129theoldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769wastesH2723, they shallraiseיְקוֹמֵ֑מוּye.ko.Me.muH6965upH6965theformerרִֽאשֹׁנִ֖יםri.sho.NimH7223desolationsשֹׁמְמ֥וֹתsho.me.MotH8074, and they shallrepairוְחִדְּשׁוּ֙ve.chi.de.ShuH2318thewasteH2723citiesעָ֣רֵי'A.reiH5892, thedesolationsשֹׁמְמ֖וֹתsho.me.MotH8074ofmanyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

5Andstrangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114shallstandוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975andfeedוְרָע֖וּve.ra.'UH7462yourflocksצֹאנְכֶ֑םtzon.KhemH6629, and aliens shall be yourplowmenאִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם'i.ka.rei.KhemH406and yourvinedressersוְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃ve.kho.re.mei.KhemH3755.

6But ye shall benamedH7121thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.NeiH3548of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068:menH7121shallcallתִּקָּרֵ֔אוּti.ka.Re.'uH7121youוְאַתֶּ֗םve.'a.TemH859theministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: ye shalleatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398thewealthחֵ֤ילcheilH2428of thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471, and in theirgloryוּבִכְבוֹדָ֖םu.vikh.vo.DamH3519shall yeboastתִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃tit.ya.Ma.ruH3235yourselves.

7For yourshameבָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙ba.she.te.KhemH1322ye shall havedoubleמִשְׁנֶ֔הmish.NehH4932; and for confusion they shallrejoiceיָרֹ֣נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442in theirportionחֶלְקָ֑םchel.KamH2506: therefore in theirlandבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776they shallpossessיִירָ֔שׁוּyi.Ra.shuH3423doubleמִשְׁנֶ֣הmish.NehH4932:everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057shall be unto them.

8For I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068loveאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941, Ihateשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130robberyגָזֵ֖לga.ZelH1498with iniquity; and I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414them their recompence intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.MetH571, and I willmakeH5414aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantוּבְרִ֥יתu.ve.RitH1285with them.

9And theirseedH2233shall beknownH3045among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471, and theiroffspringH2233among thepeoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971:allכָּל־kol-H3605thatseeרֹֽאֵיהֶם֙ro.'ei.HemH7200them shallacknowledgeH3045them, that they are theseedH2233whichH1471theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288.

10I willgreatlyH1523rejoiceH1523in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068, mysoulH5315shall be joyful in myGodבֵּֽאלֹהַ֔יbe.lo.HaiH430; for he hathclothedהִלְבִּישַׁ֙נִי֙hil.bi.Sha.niH3847meH5315with thegarmentsבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899ofsalvationיֶ֔שַׁעYe.sha'H3468, he hath coveredmeH5315with therobeמְעִ֥ילme.'IlH4598ofrighteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666, as a bridegroom deckethhimselfH5315with a garland, and as abrideוְכַכַּלָּ֖הve.khak.ka.LahH3618adornethherselfH5315withherכִּ֤יkiH3588jewelsכֵלֶֽיהָ׃khe.Lei.haH3627.

11For as theearthכָאָ֙רֶץ֙kha.'A.retzH776bringethforthתּוֹצִ֣יאto.Tzi'H3318herH3605bud, and as thegardenוּכְגַנָּ֖הu.khe.ga.NahH1593causeth the things that aresownזֵרוּעֶ֣יהָze.ru.'Ei.haH2221in it tospringתַצְמִ֑יחַtatz.Mi.achH6779forthH3318;soכֵּ֣ן׀kenH3651theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH136will causerighteousnessצְדָקָה֙tze.da.KahH6666andpraiseוּתְהִלָּ֔הu.te.hi.LahH8416tospringיַצְמִ֤יחַyatz.Mi.achH6779forthH3318beforeנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5048allH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain