Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 7

1And itcameH1961topassH1961in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAhazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJothamיוֹתָ֨םyo.TamH3147, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, thatRezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758, andPekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֤הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,wentH5927upH5927toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it; butcouldH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808prevailH3201againstעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921it.

2And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046thehouseלְבֵ֤יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758is confederate withEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669. And hisheartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824wasmovedH7307, and theheartוּלְבַ֣בu.le.VavH3824of hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, as thetreesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of theforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293aremovedH7307with thewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

3Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068untoIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ye.sha'.ya.HuH3470,Goצֵא־tze'-H3318forthH3318nowנָא֙na'H4994tomeetH7125Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271, thou, andShear-jashubH7610thysonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121, at theendקְצֵ֗הke.TzehH7097of the conduit of theupperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295, in thehighwayמְסִלַּ֖תme.si.LatH4546of thefuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704;

4andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him,Takeהִשָּׁמֵ֨רhi.sha.MerH8104heedH8104, and bequietוְהַשְׁקֵ֜טve.hash.KetH8252;fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372notH408,neitherH408letH408thineheartוּלְבָבְךָ֙u.le.va.ve.KhaH3824befaintיֵרַ֔ךְye.RakhH7401,becauseאֵ֠לָיו'E.lavH413oftheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoמִשְּׁנֵ֨יmi.she.NeiH8147tailsזַנְב֧וֹתzan.VotH2180ofsmokingהָעֲשֵׁנִ֖יםha.'a.she.NimH6226firebrandsהָאוּדִ֛יםha.'u.DimH181, for thefierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֛ף'afH639ofRezinרְצִ֥יןre.TzinH7526andSyriaוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758, and of thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

5Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758hath counselledevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451againstעָלֶ֛יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669also, and thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6LetusH413goנַעֲלֶ֤הna.'a.LehH5927upH5927againstH413Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063, and vex it, and letusH413makeH1234abreachH1234therein forusH413, andsetH5927upH5927akingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it,evenאֵ֖ת'etH853thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTabeelטָֽבְאַֽל׃ סTa.ve.'AlH2870:

7thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, It shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808standתָק֖וּםta.KumH6965,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall itcomeH1961topassH1961.

8For theheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758isDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, and theheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834isRezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526: and within threescore andfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141shallEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669be broken in pieces, that it benotכִּ֣יkiH3588apeopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971:

9and theheadוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669isSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, and theheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111is Remaliah’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121.Ifאִ֚ם'imH518ye willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539,surelyכִּ֖יkiH3588ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beestablishedתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeagainוַיּ֣וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254untoAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592thee asignא֔וֹת'otH226of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;askH7592iteitherא֖וֹ'oH176in the depth, or in the heightaboveלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

12ButAhazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808askאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will I tempt theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085yenowנָ֖אna'H4994, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; is it asmallH4592thingH4592foryouכִּ֥יkiH3588towearyהַלְא֣וֹתhal.'otH3811menH376, that ye willwearyתַלְא֖וּtal.'UH3811myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430also?

14Therefore theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136himselfה֛וּאhu'H1931shallgiveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youH5414asignא֑וֹת'otH226;beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, avirginהָעַלְמָ֗הha.'al.MahH5959shallconceiveהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030, andbearוְיֹלֶ֣דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, and shallcallוְקָרָ֥אתve.ka.RatH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ImmanuelH6005.

15Butterחֶמְאָ֥הchem.'AhH2529andhoneyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706shall heeatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398, when he knoweth to refuse theevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451, andchooseוּבָח֥וֹרu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּֽוֹב׃ba.TovH2896.

16Forbeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288shallknowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045to refuse theevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451, andchooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896, thelandהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147kingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃me.la.Khei.haH4428thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.

17TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallbringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935uponH5921thee, anduponH5921thypeopleעַמְּךָ֮'a.me.KhaH5971, anduponH5921thyfather’sאָבִיךָ֒'a.vi.KhaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117that havenotH3808comeבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935, from thedayלְמִיּ֥וֹםle.mi.YomH3117thatEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669departedסוּר־sur-H5493fromJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;evenH3808thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.

18And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallhissיִשְׁרֹ֤קyish.RokH8319for theflyלַזְּב֔וּבla.ze.VuvH2070that is in the uttermostpartהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931of theriversיְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.ReiH2975ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and for thebeeוְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔הve.La.de.vo.RahH1682that is in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19And they shallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935, and shallrestוְנָח֤וּve.na.ChuH5117allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605of them in the desolatevalleysבְּנַחֲלֵ֣יbe.na.cha.LeiH5158, and in the holes of therocksהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553, anduponH935allוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605thorns, anduponH935allוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605pastures.

20In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall theLordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136shaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548with arazorבְּתַ֨עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593that ishiredהַשְּׂכִירָ֜הha.se.khi.RahH7917,whichהַה֡וּאha.Hu'H1931is in the partsbeyondבְּעֶבְרֵ֤יbe.'ev.ReiH5676theRiverנָהָר֙na.HarH5104,evenוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571with thekingבְּמֶ֣לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, theheadהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218and thehairוְשַׂ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH8181of thefeetהָרַגְלָ֑יִםha.rag.La.yimH7272: and it shall also consume thebeardהַזָּקָ֖ןha.za.KanH2206.

21And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shall nourish ayoungבָּקָ֖רba.KarH1241cow, andtwoוּשְׁתֵּי־u.she.tei-H8147sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629;

22and it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, for theabundanceמֵרֹ֛בme.RoH7230ofmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461that they shallgiveH398he shalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398butterחֶמְאָ֑הchem.'AhH2529: forbutterחֶמְאָ֤הchem.'AhH2529andhoneyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706shalleveryכָּל־kol-H3605oneeatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398that isleftהַנּוֹתָ֖רha.no.TarH3498in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thateveryכָל־khol-H3605placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725,whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834there were athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505vinesגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612at athousandבְּאֶ֣לֶףbe.'E.lefH505silverlings, shall even be forbriersH7898andthornsH7898.

24WitharrowsH2678and withbowוּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁתu.va.Ke.shetH7198shall onecomeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935thither;becauseכִּי־ki-H3588allכָל־khol-H3605thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall bebriersH7898andthornsH7898.

25Andallוְכֹ֣לve.KholH3605thehillsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022that were digged with the mattock; thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808comeתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935thither forfearיִרְאַ֖תyir.'AtH3374ofbriersH7898andthornsH7898, but it shall be for thesendingלְמִשְׁלַ֣חle.mish.LachH4916forth ofoxenשׁ֔וֹרShorH7794, and for the treading ofsheepשֶֽׂה׃ פSehH7716.

Commentaries on Isaiah 7

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