Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 66:7-23

7BeforeH2962sheH2962travailed,sheH2962broughtH935forthH3205;beforeH2962herH935paincameH935,sheH2962wasdeliveredוְהִמְלִ֥יטָהve.him.Li.tahH4422of amanזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145childH3205.

8Who hathheardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085suchH428athingאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259? who hathseenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200suchH428things? Shall alandאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776bebornH3205in onedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117? shall anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471bebroughtH3205forthH3205atonceאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259? for assoonH3205asZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726travailed,sheכִּֽי־ki-H3588broughtH3205forthH3205herאִם־'im-H518childrenבָּנֶֽיהָ׃ba.Nei.haH1121.

9Shall Ibringאוֹלִ֖יד'o.LidH3205to thebirthH3205, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808cause tobringהַמּוֹלִ֛ידha.mo.LidH3205forthH3205? saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: shall I that cause tobringH3205forthH3205shutוְעָצַ֖רְתִּיve.'a.Tzar.tiH6113the womb? saith thyGodאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ ס'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

10Rejoiceשִׂמְח֧וּsim.ChuH8055ye withJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and begladH8055forherH3605,allH3605ye thatloveאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157herH3605:rejoiceH8055forjoyמָשׂ֔וֹשׂma.SosH4885withherH3605,allH3605ye thatmournהַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםha.mit.'a.be.LimH56overherH3605:

11that ye maysuckתִּֽינְקוּ֙ti.ne.KuH3243and besatisfiedH7646with thebreastsמִשֹּׁ֖דmi.ShodH7699ofherH3243consolationsתַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָtan.chu.Mei.haH8575; that ye may milkoutH3243, and bedelightedוְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּ֖םve.hit.'a.nag.TemH6026with theabundanceH7646ofherH3243gloryכְּבוֹדָֽהּ׃ סke.vo.DahH3519.

12Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willextendנֹטֶֽה־no.teh-H5186peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965toherאֵ֠לֶיהָ'E.lei.haH413like ariverכְּנָהָ֨רke.na.HarH5104, and thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of thenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471like anoverflowingשׁוֹטֵ֛ףsho.TefH7857streamוּכְנַ֧חַלu.khe.Na.chalH5158, and ye shallsuckוִֽינַקְתֶּ֑םvi.nak.TemH3243thereof; ye shall beborneתִּנָּשֵׂ֔אוּti.na.Se.'uH5375uponעַל־'al-H5921thesideצַד֙tzadH6654, and shall be dandleduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thekneesבִּרְכַּ֖יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290.

13As onewhomH834hismotherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517comforteth,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651will IcomfortH5162youH834; and ye shall becomfortedH5162inJerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

14And ye shallseeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200it, and yourheartלִבְּכֶ֔םli.be.KhemH3820shallrejoiceוְשָׂ֣שׂve.SasH7797, and yourbonesוְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'atz.mo.tei.KhemH6106shall flourish like thetenderH1877grassכַּדֶּ֣שֶׁאka.De.she'H1877: and thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall beknownוְנוֹדְעָ֤הve.nod.'AhH3045towardH854hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, and he will haveindignationוְזָעַ֖םve.za.'AmH2194againstH854hisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341.

15For,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935withfireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784, and hischariotsמַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818shall be like the whirlwind; torenderלְהָשִׁ֤יבle.ha.ShivH7725hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639withfuryבְּחֵמָה֙be.che.MahH2534, and hisrebukeוְגַעֲרָת֖וֹve.ga.'a.ra.ToH1606withflamesבְּלַהֲבֵי־be.la.ha.vei-H3851offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

16For byfireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784will theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068pleadנִשְׁפָּ֔טnish.PatH8199, and by hisswordוּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.char.BoH2719, withallכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320: and theslainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shall bemanyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231.

17They thatsanctifyהַמִּתְקַדְּשִׁ֨יםha.mit.ka.de.ShimH6942themselvesH310andpurifyוְהַמִּֽטַּהֲרִ֜יםve.ha.mi.ta.ha.RimH2891themselvesH310to go unto thegardensהַגַּנּ֗וֹתha.ga.NotH1593,behindH310one in themidstבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432,eatingאֹֽכְלֵי֙'o.khe.LeiH398swine’sהַחֲזִ֔ירha.cha.ZirH2386fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320, and the abomination, and themouseוְהָעַכְבָּ֑רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909; they shallcomeיָסֻ֖פוּya.Su.fuH5486to anendH5486togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18For I know theirworksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ma.'a.sei.HemH4639and theirthoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םu.mach.she.Vo.tei.HemH4284: the time cometh, that I willgatherלְקַבֵּ֥ץle.ka.BetzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471andtonguesוְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹתve.ha.le.sho.NotH3956; and they shallcomeH935, and shallseeוְרָא֥וּve.ra.'UH7200mygloryכְּבוֹדִֽי׃ke.vo.DiH3519.

19And I willsetוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760asignא֗וֹת'otH226among them, and I willsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יve.shi.lach.TiH7971suchאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834asescapeפְּ֠לֵיטִיםPe.lei.timH6412of them unto thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471, toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֨ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Pulפּ֥וּלpulH6322andLudוְל֛וּדve.LudH3865, thatdrawמֹ֥שְׁכֵיMo.she.kheiH4900thebowקֶ֖שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, toTubalתֻּבַ֣לtu.ValH8422andJavanוְיָוָ֑ןve.ya.VanH3120, to theislesהָאִיִּ֣יםha.'i.YimH339afarH7350offH7350, that havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085myfameשִׁמְעִי֙shim.'IH8088,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808haveseenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200mygloryכְּבוֹדִ֔יke.vo.DiH3519; and they shalldeclareוְהִגִּ֥ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046mygloryכְּבוֹדִ֖יke.vo.DiH3519among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471.

20And they shallbringוְהֵבִ֣יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935allכָּל־kol-H3605yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251outH5921ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ha.go.YimH1471for an offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068,uponH5921horsesבַּסּוּסִ֡יםba.su.SimH5483, and inchariotsוּ֠בָרֶכֶבU.va.re.khevH7393, and in litters, anduponH5921mulesוּבַפְּרָדִ֜יםu.va.pe.ra.DimH6505, anduponH5921swiftbeastsH1121, to myholyקָדְשִׁ֛יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, as thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringיָבִיאוּ֩ya.vi.'UH935their offering in acleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889vesselבִּכְלִ֥יbikh.LiH3627intoH935thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21And of them also will Itakeאֶקַּ֛ח'e.KachH3947forpriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and forLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22For as thenewהַ֠חֳדָשִׁיםHa.cho.da.shimH2319heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and thenewהַחֲדָשָׁ֜הha.cha.da.ShahH2319earthוְהָאָ֨רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776,whichH834I willmakeעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213, shallremainעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeH6440meH6440, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651shall yourseedזַרְעֲכֶ֖םzar.'a.KhemH2233and yournameוְשִׁמְכֶֽם׃ve.shim.KhemH8034remainיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975.

23And it shallcomeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935topassH935, that from onenewחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320moonבְּחָדְשׁ֔וֹbe.cha.de.ShoH2320to another, and from onesabbathH7676to another, shallallכָל־khol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320comeH935toworshipלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812beforeH6440meH6440, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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