Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 63

1Who is this that cometh fromEdomמֵאֱד֗וֹםme.'e.DomH123, with dyedgarmentsבְּגָדִים֙be.ga.DimH899fromBozrahמִבָּצְרָ֔הmi.ba.tze.RahH1224? this that is glorious in hisapparelבִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹbil.vu.ShoH3830,marchingצֹעֶ֖הtzo.'EhH6808in thegreatnessבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of hisstrengthכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581? I thatspeakמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696inrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָ֖הbitz.da.KahH6666,mightyH7230tosaveלְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃le.ho.Shi.a'H3467.

2Wherefore art thouredאָדֹ֖ם'a.DomH122in thineapparelלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlil.vu.She.khaH3830, and thygarmentsוּבְגָדֶ֖יךָu.ve.ga.Dei.khaH899like him that treadeth in the winefat?

3I havetroddenדָּרַ֣כְתִּיda.Rakh.tiH1869the winepressaloneלְבַדִּ֗יle.va.DiH905; and of thepeoplesוּמֵֽעַמִּים֙u.me.'a.MimH5971there wasnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376withmeH5921: yea, Itrodוְאֶדְרְכֵ֣םve.'ed.re.KhemH1869them in mineangerבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639, andtrampledוְאֶרְמְסֵ֖םve.'er.me.SemH7429them in myfuryבַּחֲמָתִ֑יba.cha.ma.TiH2534; and theirlifebloodנִצְחָם֙nitz.ChamH5332is sprinkleduponH5921mygarmentsבְּגָדַ֔יbe.ga.DaiH899, and I havestainedאֶגְאָֽלְתִּי׃'eg.'A.le.tiH1351allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605myraimentמַלְבּוּשַׁ֖יmal.bu.ShaiH4403.

4For thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359was in mineheartבְּלִבִּ֑יbe.li.BiH3820, and theyearוּשְׁנַ֥תu.she.NatH8141of myredeemedגְּאוּלַ֖יge.'u.LaiH1350iscomeבָּֽאָה׃Ba.'ahH935.

5And Ilookedוְאַבִּיט֙ve.'a.BitH5027, and there wasnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369tohelpעֹזֵ֔ר'o.ZerH5826; and I wondered that there wasnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369toupholdסוֹמֵ֑ךְso.MekhH5564: therefore mine ownarmזְרֹעִ֔יze.ro.'IH2220broughtH3467salvationH3467untomeH3467; and myfuryוַחֲמָתִ֖יva.cha.ma.TiH2534, itupheldסְמָכָֽתְנִי׃se.ma.Kha.te.niH5564meH3467.

6And Itrodוְאָב֤וּסve.'a.VusH947downH3381thepeoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971in mineangerבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639, andmadeH7937themdrunkוַאֲשַׁכְּרֵ֖םva.'a.sha.ke.RemH7937in myfuryבַּחֲמָתִ֑יba.cha.ma.TiH2534, and IpouredH3381out theirlifebloodנִצְחָֽם׃ סnitz.ChamH5332on theearthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

7I willmakeH2142mentionH2142of the lovingkindnesses of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068, and thepraisesתְּהִלֹּ֣תte.hi.LotH8416of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,accordingH5921toallכֹּ֥לkolH3605that theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath bestowed onusH5921; and thegreatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227goodnessטוּב֙tuvH2898towardH5921thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH834he hath bestowed on themaccordingH5921to hismerciesכְּֽרַחֲמָ֖יוke.ra.cha.MavH7356, andaccordingH5921to themultitudeוּכְרֹ֥בu.khe.RoH7230of his lovingkindnesses.

8For hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389, they are mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121that willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808dealיְשַׁקֵּ֑רוּye.sha.Ke.ruH8266falselyH8266:soוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961he was their saviour.

9Inallבְּֽכָל־be.kholH3605their affliction he was afflicted, and theangelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of hispresenceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440savedהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֔םho.shi.'AmH3467them: in hisloveבְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160and in his pity heredeemedגְאָלָ֑םge.'a.LamH1350them; and he bare them, andcarriedוַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֖םvay.na.se.'EmH5375themallכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofoldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

10But theyrebelledמָר֥וּma.RuH4784, andgrievedוְעִצְּב֖וּve.'i.tze.VuH6087hisholyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307: therefore he wasturnedוַיֵּהָפֵ֥ךְvai.ye.ha.FekhH2015to be theirenemyלְאוֹיֵ֖בle.'o.YevH341, andhimselfה֥וּאhu'H1931foughtH3898againstH3898them.

11Then herememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142thedaysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117ofoldעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872, and hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, saying,Whereאַיֵּ֣ה׀'ai.YehH346is he thatbroughtH5927themupH5927outאֶת־'et-H853of theseaמִיָּ֗םmi.YamH3220with theshepherdsרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of hisflockצֹאנ֔וֹtzo.NoH6629?whereאַיֵּ֛ה'ai.YehH346is he thatputהַשָּׂ֥םha.SamH7760hisholyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307in themidstבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130of them?

12that caused hisgloriousתִּפְאַרְתּ֑וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597armזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220to go at therightלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225handH3225ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872? thatdividedבּ֤וֹקֵֽעַBo.ke.a'H1234thewaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, tomakeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213himselfH4325aneverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034?

13that led them through thedepthsבַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹתba.te.ho.MotH8415, as anhorseכַּסּ֥וּסka.SusH5483in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, that theystumbledיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃yi.ka.She.luH3782notלֹ֥אlo'H3808?

14As thecattleכַּבְּהֵמָה֙ka.be.he.MahH929thatgoH3381downH3381intoH3381thevalleyבַּבִּקְעָ֣הba.bik.'AhH1237, thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068caused them torestתְּנִיחֶ֑נּוּte.ni.Che.nuH5117:soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651didst thou lead thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971, tomakeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thyself agloriousתִּפְאָֽרֶת׃tif.'A.retH8597nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

15LookH7200downהַבֵּ֤טha.BetH5027fromheavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andbeholdH7200from thehabitationמִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.VulH2073of thyholinessקָדְשְׁךָ֖kod.she.chaH6944and of thygloryוְתִפְאַרְתֶּ֑ךָve.tif.'ar.Te.khaH8597:whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346is thyzealקִנְאָֽתְךָ֙kin.'a.te.ChaH7068and thymightyוּגְב֣וּרֹתֶ֔ךָu.ge.Vu.ro.Te.khaH1369actsH1369? the yearning of thybowelsמֵעֶ֛יךָme.'Ei.khaH4578and thycompassionsוְֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָve.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356arerestrainedהִתְאַפָּֽקוּ׃hit.'a.Pa.kuH662towardH413meH413.

16For thou art ourfatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1,thoughH3588Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85knowethusH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478dothnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808acknowledgeH3045usH3045: thou, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, art ourfatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1; ourredeemerגֹּאֲלֵ֥נוּgo.'a.Le.nuH1350fromeverlastingמֵֽעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769is thynameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.

17OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100dost thoumakeH7725usH7725toerrתַתְעֵ֤נוּtat.'E.nuH8582from thywaysמִדְּרָכֶ֔יךָmi.de.ra.Khei.khaH1870, and hardenest ourheartלִבֵּ֖נוּli.Be.nuH3820from thyfearמִיִּרְאָתֶ֑ךָmi.yir.'a.Te.khaH3374?Returnשׁ֚וּבShuvH7725for thyservants’עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֖יshiv.TeiH7626of thineinheritanceנַחֲלָתֶֽךָ׃na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159.

18Thyholyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944peopleעַם־'am-H5971possessedיָרְשׁ֖וּya.re.ShuH3423it but alittleH4705whileH4705: our adversaries havetroddenבּוֹסְס֖וּbo.SuH947downH947thysanctuaryמִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָ׃mik.da.She.chaH4720.

19We arebecomeהָיִ֗ינוּha.Yi.nuH1961as they overwhomH7121thouneverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808barestruleמָשַׁ֣לְתָּma.Shal.taH4910; as they that werenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808calledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034.

Commentaries on Isaiah 63

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain