Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 65

1I AMinquiredH7592of by them thataskedשָׁאָ֔לוּsha.'A.luH7592notלְל֣וֹאle.Lo'H3808formeH413; I amfoundנִמְצֵ֖אתִיnim.Tze.tiH4672of them thatsoughtבִקְשֻׁ֑נִיvik.Shu.niH1245meH413notלְלֹ֣אle.Lo'H3808: Isaidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֣נִיhi.Ne.niH2005meH413,beholdהִנֵּ֔נִיhi.Ne.niH2005meH413, unto anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471that wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808calledקֹרָ֥אko.Ra'H7121by mynameבִשְׁמִֽי׃vish.MiH8034.

2I havespreadפֵּרַ֧שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566outאֶל־'el-H413myhandsיָדַ֛יya.DaiH3027allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117unto arebelliousסוֹרֵ֑רso.RerH5637peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971, which walketh in awayהַדֶּ֣רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870that isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310their ownthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284;

3apeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971that provokethmeH6440to myfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548,sacrificingזֹֽבְחִים֙zoe.ChimH2076ingardensבַּגַּנּ֔וֹתba.ga.NotH1593, andburningH6999incenseH6999uponH5921bricksהַלְּבֵנִֽים׃ha.le.ve.NimH3843;

4whichsitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427among thegravesבַּקְּבָרִ֔יםba.ke.va.RimH6913, and lodge in thesecretוּבַנְּצוּרִ֖יםu.va.ne.tzu.RimH5341placesH5341; whicheatהָאֹֽכְלִים֙ha.'o.khe.LimH398swine’sהַחֲזִ֔ירha.cha.ZirH2386fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320, and broth of abominable things is in theirvesselsכְּלֵיהֶֽם׃ke.lei.HemH3627;

5whichH428sayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559,Standתִּגַּשׁ־ti.gash-H5066by thyself,comeH7126notאַל־'al-H408nearH7126tomeאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, for I amholierקְדַשְׁתִּ֑יךָke.dash.Ti.chaH6942thanH3605thou:theseH428are asmokeעָשָׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227in mynoseבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639, afireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784that burnethallH3605thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, it iswrittenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789beforeH6440meH6440: I willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808keepאֶחֱשֶׂה֙'e.che.SehH2814silence, but will recompense,yeaכִּ֣יkiH3588, I will recompenseintoעַל־'al-H5921theirbosomחֵיקָֽם׃chei.KamH2436,

7your owniniquitiesעֲ֠וֹנֹתֵיכֶם'A.vo.no.tei.khemH5771, and theiniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹ֨תva.'a.vo.NotH5771of yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834haveburnedH6999incenseH6999uponH5921themountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and blasphemedmeH5921uponH5921thehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389: therefore will Ifirstרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahH7223measureוּמַדֹּתִ֧יu.ma.do.TiH4058theirworkפְעֻלָּתָ֛םfe.'u.la.TamH6468intoH5921theirbosomחֵיקָֽם׃ סchei.KamH2436.

8Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, As thenewהַתִּירוֹשׁ֙ha.ti.ro.VoshH8492wineH8492isfoundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in theclusterבָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלba.'esh.KolH811, and one saith,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843itnotH408, for ablessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293is in it:soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651will Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213for myservants’עֲבָדַ֔י'a.va.DaiH5650sakes, that I maynotH408destroyהַֽשְׁחִ֥יתhash.ChitH7843themallהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605.

9And I willbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318forthH3318aseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233outH3318ofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹב֙mi.ya.'a.KoH3290, andoutH3318ofJudahוּמִיהוּדָ֖הu.mi.hu.DahH3063an inheritor of mymountainsהָרָ֑יha.RaiH2022: and mychosenבְחִירַ֔יve.chi.RaiH972shallinheritH3423it, and myservantsוַעֲבָדַ֖יva.'a.va.DaiH5650shalldwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931there.

10AndSharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289shall be a fold offlocksצֹ֔אןTzonH6629, and thevalleyוְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekH6010ofAchorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911aplaceH1961forherdsבָּקָ֑רba.KarH1241tolieH1961down in, for mypeopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971that havesoughtH1875meH1875.

11But ye thatforsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thatforgetH7911myholyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022, thatprepareהַֽעֹרְכִ֤יםha.'o.re.KhimH6186atableשֻׁלְחָ֔ןshul.ChanH7979for Fortune, and thatfillוְהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםve.ha.mal.'ImH4390upאֶת־'et-H853mingledwineמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469untoDestinyלַמְנִ֥יlam.NiH4507;

12I willdestineוּמָנִ֨יתִיu.ma.Ni.tiH4487youH834to theswordלַחֶ֗רֶבla.Che.revH2719, and ye shallallוְכֻלְּכֶם֙ve.khu.le.KhemH3605bowתִּכְרָ֔עוּtikh.Ra.'uH3766downH3766to theslaughterלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874:becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282when Icalledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121, yedidH6213notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerעֲנִיתֶ֔ם'a.ni.TemH6030; when I spake, yedidH6213notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085; but yedidH6213thatwhichH834wasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in mineeyesבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, andchoseבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פbe.char.TemH977thatwhereinH834I delightednotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808.

13Thereforethusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, myservantsעֲבָדַ֤י׀'a.va.DaiH5650shalleatיֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙yo.Khe.luH398, but ye shall behungryתִּרְעָ֔בוּtir.'A.vuH7456:beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, myservantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shalldrinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354, but ye shall bethirstyתִּצְמָ֑אוּtitz.Ma.'uH6770:beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, myservantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shallrejoiceיִשְׂמָ֖חוּyis.Ma.chuH8055, but ye shall beashamedתֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃te.Vo.shuH954:

14beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, myservantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shallsingH7442forjoyיָרֹ֖נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442ofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820, but ye shallcryתִּצְעֲקוּ֙titz.'a.KuH6817forsorrowמִכְּאֵ֣בmi.ke.'EvH3511ofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820, and shallhowlתְּיֵלִֽילוּ׃te.ye.Li.luH3213for vexation ofspiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307.

15And ye shallleaveH3240yournameשִׁמְכֶ֤םshim.KhemH8034for acurseלִשְׁבוּעָה֙lish.vu.'AhH7621unto mychosenלִבְחִירַ֔יliv.chi.RaiH972, and theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136shallslayוֶהֱמִיתְךָ֖ve.he.mi.te.KhaH4191thee; and he shallcallיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121hisservantsוְלַעֲבָדָ֥יוve.la.'a.va.DavH5650byanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034:

16soאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834that he who blesseth himself in theearthבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776shallblessH1288himself in theGodבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430oftruthאָמֵ֔ן'a.MenH543; and he that sweareth in theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776shallswearH7650by theGodבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430oftruthאָמֵ֑ן'a.MenH543;becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588theformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתha.Ri.sho.NotH7223troubles areforgottenנִשְׁכְּח֗וּnish.ke.ChuH7911, andbecauseוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588they arehidנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from mineeyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

17For,beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, Icreateבוֹרֵ֛אvo.Re'H1254newחֲדָשִׁ֖יםcha.da.ShimH2319heavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and anewחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319earthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776: and theformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתha.Ri.sho.NotH7223things shallnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808berememberedתִזָּכַ֙רְנָה֙ti.za.Khar.nahH2142,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808comeתַעֲלֶ֖ינָהta.'a.Lei.nahH5927intoעַל־'al-H5921mindלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

18But be yegladשִׂ֤ישׂוּSi.suH7797andrejoiceוְגִ֙ילוּ֙ve.Gi.luH1523foreverעַ֔ד'AdH5703in thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Icreateבוֹרֵ֑אvo.Re'H1254: for,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, Icreateבוֹרֵ֧אvo.Re'H1254Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389arejoicingגִּילָ֖הgi.LahH1525, andherאִם־'im-H518peopleוְעַמָּ֥הּve.'a.MahH5971ajoyמָשֽׂוֹשׂ׃ma.SosH4885.

19And I willrejoiceוְגַלְתִּ֥יve.gal.TiH1523inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and joy in mypeopleבְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971: and thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963ofweepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065shall benoH3808moreע֔וֹדodH5750heardH8085inherH8085,norH3808thevoiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963ofcryingH1065.

20There shall benoH3808moreע֗וֹדodH5750thence aninfantע֤וּל'ulH5764ofdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,norH3808anoldH1121manהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288that hathnotH3808filledיְמַלֵּ֖אye.ma.Le'H4390hisdaysיָמָ֑יוya.MavH3117: for thechildH5288shalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191anhundredמֵאָ֤הme.'AhH3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldH1121, and thesinnerוְהַ֣חוֹטֶ֔אve.Ha.cho.Te'H2398beingיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldH1121shall beaccursedיְקֻלָּֽל׃ye.ku.LalH7043.

21And they shallbuildוּבָנ֥וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004, andinhabitוְיָשָׁ֑בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427them; and they shallplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754, andeatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398thefruitפִּרְיָֽם׃pir.YamH6529of them.

22They shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808buildיִבְנוּ֙yiv.NuH1129, andanotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312inhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427; they shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808plantיִטְּע֖וּyi.te.'UH5193, andanotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398: for as thedaysכִימֵ֤יkhi.MeiH3117of atreeהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086shall be thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and mychosenבְחִירָֽי׃ve.chi.RaiH972shalllongH3117enjoy theworkוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027.

23They shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808labour in vain,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808bringH3205forthH3205forcalamityלַבֶּהָלָ֑הla.be.ha.LahH928; for they are theseedH2233of theblessedבְּרוּכֵ֤יbe.ru.KheiH1288of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and theiroffspringזֶ֜רַעZe.ra'H2233with them.

24And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961that,beforeטֶֽרֶם־te.rem-H2962theycallיִקְרָ֖אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121, I willanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; andwhileע֛וֹדodH5750they are yetspeakingמְדַבְּרִ֖יםme.da.be.RimH1696, I willhearאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085.

25Thewolfזְאֵ֨בze.'EvH2061and thelambוְטָלֶ֜הve.ta.LehH2924shallfeedH398togetherכְאֶחָ֗דkhe.'e.ChadH259, and thelionוְאַרְיֵה֙ve.'ar.YehH738shalleatיֹֽאכַל־yo.khal-H398strawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401like theoxכַּבָּקָ֣רka.ba.KarH1241: anddustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083shall be theserpent’sוְנָחָ֖שׁve.na.ChashH5175meat. They shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hurtnorוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808destroyיַשְׁחִ֛יתוּyash.Chi.tuH7843inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605myholyקָדְשִׁ֖יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Isaiah 65

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