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Isaiah 40

1Comfortנַחֲמ֥וּna.cha.MuH5162ye,comfortנַחֲמ֖וּna.cha.MuH5162ye mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,saithיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

2Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696yekindlyלֵ֤בlevH3820toJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andcryוְקִרְא֣וּve.kir.'UH7121to her, that herwarfareצְבָאָ֔הּtze.va.'AhH6635isaccomplishedמָֽלְאָה֙mal.'AhH4390, that heriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑הּ'a.vo.NahH5771ispardonedנִרְצָ֖הnir.TzahH7521: for she hathreceivedלָקְחָה֙la.ke.ChahH3947from theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027doubleכִּפְלַ֖יִםkif.La.yimH3718for all hersinsחַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ סcha.to.Tei.haH2403.

3Thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of him thatcriethקוֹרֵ֔אko.Re'H7121in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֕רba.mid.BarH4057,Prepareפַּנּ֖וּpa.NuH6437ye thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, makestraightיַשְּׁרוּ֙ya.she.RuH3474in thedesertבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160ahighwayמְסִלָּ֖הme.si.LahH4546for ourGodלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.

4Everyvalleyגֶּיא֙gei'H1516shall beexaltedיִנָּשֵׂ֔אyi.na.Se'H5375, and everymountainהַ֥רharH2022andhillוְגִבְעָ֖הve.giv.'AhH1389shall be madelowיִשְׁפָּ֑לוּyish.Pa.luH8213: and thecrookedהֶֽעָקֹב֙he.'a.KoH6121shall be madestraightלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334, and the roughplacesוְהָרְכָסִ֖יםve.ha.re.kha.SimH7406plainלְבִקְעָֽה׃le.vik.'AhH1237:

5And thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shall berevealedוְנִגְלָ֖הve.nig.LahH1540, and allfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162shallseeוְרָא֤וּve.ra.'UH7200it : for themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it .

6Thevoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963saidאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559,Cryקְרָ֔אke.Ra'H7121. And hesaidוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, What shall Icryאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121? Allfleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320isgrassחָצִ֔ירcha.TzirH2682, and all itsbeautyחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617is as theflowerכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704:

7Thegrassחָצִיר֙cha.TzirH2682witherethיָבֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001, theflowerצִ֔יץTzitzH6731fadethנָ֣בֵֽלNa.velH5034: because thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068blowethנָ֣שְׁבָהNa.she.vahH5380upon it:surelyאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971isgrassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682.

8Thegrassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682witherethיָבֵ֥שׁya.VeshH3001, theflowerצִ֑יץTzitzH6731fadethנָ֣בֵֽלNa.velH5034: but thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shallstandיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

9OZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726, that bringest goodtidingsמְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶתme.va.Se.retH1319, goupעֲלִי־'a.li-H5927upon thehighגָּבֹ֤הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022; OJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that bringest goodtidingsמְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶתme.va.Se.retH1319, liftupהָרִ֤ימִיha.Ri.miH7311thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963withstrengthבַכֹּ֙חַ֙va.Ko.achH3581; lift itupהָרִ֙ימִי֙ha.Ri.miH7311, be notafraidתִּירָ֔אִיti.Ra.'iH3372;sayאִמְרִי֙'im.RiH559to thecitiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, Behold yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430!

10Behold, theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069willcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935withstrongבְּחָזָ֣קbe.cha.ZakH2389hand, and hisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220shallruleמֹ֣שְׁלָהMo.she.lahH4910for him: behold, hisrewardשְׂכָרוֹ֙se.kha.RoH7939is with him, and hisworkוּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹu.fe.'u.la.ToH6468beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

11He shallfeedכְּרֹעֶה֙ke.ro.'EhH7462hisflockעֶדְר֣וֹed.RoH5739like ashepherdיִרְעֶ֔הyir.'EhH7462: he shallgatherיְקַבֵּ֣ץye.ka.BetzH6908thelambsטְלָאִ֔יםte.la.'ImH2922with hisarmבִּזְרֹעוֹ֙biz.ro.'OH2220, andcarryיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375them in hisbosomוּבְחֵיק֖וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436, and shall gentlyleadיְנַהֵֽל׃ סye.na.HelH5095those that are withyoungעָל֖וֹתa.LotH5763.

12Who hathcomprehendedמָדַ֨דma.DadH4058thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the hollow of hishandבְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹbe.sho.'o.LoH8168, andmeasuredתִּכֵּ֔ןti.KenH8505heavenוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064with thespanבַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retH2239, andcomprehendedוְכָ֥לve.kholH3557thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in ameasureבַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁba.sha.LishH7991, andweighedוְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.KalH8254themountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022inscalesבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.lesH6425, and thehillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389in abalanceבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976?

13Who hathdirectedתִכֵּ֥ןti.KenH8505theSpiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, or being hiscounsellorוְאִ֥ישׁ עֲצָת֖וֹve.'Ish a.tza.ToH376 H6098hathtaughtיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045him?

14With whom took hecounselנוֹעָץ֙no.'AtzH3289, and whoinstructedוַיְבִינֵ֔הוּvay.vi.Ne.huH995him, andtaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925him in thepathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941, andtaughtוַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925himknowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847, andshowedיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045to him thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofunderstandingתְּבוּנ֖וֹתte.vu.NotH8394?

15Behold, thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471are as adropכְּמַ֣רke.MarH4752of abucketמִדְּלִ֔יmi.de.LiH1805, and arecountedנֶחְשָׁ֑בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803as the smalldustוּכְשַׁ֥חַקu.khe.Sha.chakH7834of thebalanceמֹאזְנַ֖יִםmoz.Na.yimH3976: behold, he takethupיִטּֽוֹל׃yi.TolH5190theislesאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339as a very littlethingכַּדַּ֥קka.DakH1851.

16AndLebanonוּלְבָנ֕וֹןu.le.va.NonH3844isnotH369sufficientדֵּ֖יdeiH1767toburnבָּעֵ֑רba.'ErH1197, nor itsbeastsוְחַיָּת֔וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416sufficientדֵּ֖יdeiH1767for a burntofferingעוֹלָֽה׃ סo.LahH5930.

17Allnationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471before him are as nothing; and they arecountedנֶחְשְׁבוּ־nech.she.vu-H2803to him less thannothingמֵאֶ֥פֶסme.'E.fesH657, andvanityוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

18To whom then will yelikenתְּדַמְּי֣וּןte.da.me.YunH1819Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410? or whatlikenessדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823will yecompareתַּ֥עַרְכוּTa.'ar.khuH6186him to?

19Theworkmanחָרָ֔שׁcha.RashH2796castethנָסַ֣ךְna.SakhH5258a gravenimageהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459, and thegoldsmithוְצֹרֵ֖ףve.tzo.RefH6884spreadethיְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּye.rak.ke.'E.nuH7554it over withgoldבַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.HavH2091, andcastethצוֹרֵֽף׃tzo.RefH6884silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701chainsוּרְתֻק֥וֹתu.re.tu.KotH7577.

20He that is soimpoverishedהַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ןham.su.KanH5533 H5534that he hath nooblationתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641choosethיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977atreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086that will notrotיִרְקַ֖בyir.KavH7537; heseekethיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245for himself askilfulחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450workmanחָרָ֤שׁcha.RashH2796toprepareלְהָכִ֥יןle.ha.KhinH3559a gravenimageפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459, that shall not bemovedיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.

21Have ye notknownתֵֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045? have ye notheardתִשְׁמָ֔עוּtish.Ma.'uH8085? hath it not beentoldהֻגַּ֥דhu.GadH5046you from thebeginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218? have ye notunderstoodהֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔םha.Vi.no.TemH995from thefoundationsמוֹסְד֖וֹתmos.DotH4146of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

22It is he thatsittethהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427upon thecircleח֣וּגchugH2329of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and itsinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427are asgrasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284; that stretchethoutהַנּוֹטֶ֤הha.no.TehH5186theheavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064as acurtainכַדֹּק֙kha.DokH1852, and spreadeth themoutוַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥םvai.yim.ta.ChemH4969as atentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168to dwellinלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427:

23Thatbringethהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414theprincesרוֹזְנִ֖יםroz.NimH7336to nothing; hemakethעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213thejudgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of theearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776asvanityכַּתֹּ֥הוּka.To.huH8414.

24Yea, they shall not beplantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193; yea, they shall not besownזֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uH2232: yea, theirstockגִּזְעָ֑םgiz.'AmH1503shall not takerootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327in theearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776: and he shall alsoblowנָשַׁ֤ףna.ShafH5398upon them, and they shallwitherוַיִּבָ֔שׁוּvai.yi.Va.shuH3001, and thewhirlwindוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591shalltakeתִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ סti.sa.'EmH5375them away asstubbleכַּקַּ֥שׁka.KashH7179.

25To whom then will yelikenתְדַמְּי֖וּנִיte.da.me.Yu.niH1819me, or to whom shall I beequalוְאֶשְׁוֶ֑הve.'esh.VehH7737?saithיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559the HolyOneקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918.

26Liftupשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375youreyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869onhighמָר֨וֹםma.RomH4791, andbeholdוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200who hathcreatedבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254these things, that bringethoutהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318theirhostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635bynumberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557: hecallethיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121them all bynamesבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034by thegreatnessמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230of hismightאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH202, for that he isstrongוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533inpowerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581; notoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376failethנֶעְדָּֽר׃ סne'.DarH5737.

27Whysayestתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559thou, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andspeakestוּתְדַבֵּ֖רu.te.da.BerH1696, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Mywayדַרְכִּי֙dar.KiH1870ishidנִסְתְּרָ֤הnis.te.RahH5641from theLORDמֵֽיְהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068, and myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941is passedoverיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674by myGodוּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖יu.me.'e.lo.HaiH430?

28Hast thou notknownיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045? hast thou notheardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085, that theeverlastingעוֹלָ֤ם׀o.LamH5769Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theCreatorבּוֹרֵא֙bo.Re'H1254of theendsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,faintethיִיעַ֖ףyi.'AfH3286not, neither iswearyיִיגָ֑עyi.Ga'H3021? there is nosearchingחֵ֖קֶרChe.kerH2714of hisunderstandingלִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃lit.vu.na.ToH8394.

29Hegivethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414powerכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581to thefaintלַיָּעֵ֖ףlai.ya.'EfH3287; and to them that have nomightאוֹנִ֖ים'o.NimH202heincreasethיַרְבֶּֽה׃yar.BehH7235strengthעָצְמָ֥ה'a.tze.MahH6109.

30Even theyouthsנְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.RimH5288shallfaintוְיִֽעֲפ֥וּve.yi.'a.FuH3286and bewearyוְיִגָ֑עוּve.yi.Ga.'uH3021, and the youngmenוּבַחוּרִ֖יםu.va.chu.RimH970shallutterlyכָּשׁ֥וֹלka.SholH3782fallיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃yi.ka.She.luH3782:

31But they thatwaitוְקוֹיֵ֤ve.ko.YeH6960upon theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallrenewיַחֲלִ֣יפוּya.cha.Li.fuH2498theirstrengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581; they shall mountupיַעֲל֥וּya.'a.LuH5927withwingsאֵ֖בֶר'E.verH83aseaglesכַּנְּשָׁרִ֑יםka.ne.sha.RimH5404; they shallrunיָר֙וּצוּ֙ya.Ru.tzuH7323, and not bewearyיִיגָ֔עוּyi.Ga.'uH3021; they shallwalkH3212, and notfaintיִיעָֽפוּ׃ פyi.'A.fuH3286.

Commentaries on Isaiah 40

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