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Isaiah 41

1Keepsilenceהַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּha.cha.Ri.shuH2790before me, Oislesאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH339; and let thepeopleוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816renewיַחֲלִ֣יפוּya.cha.Li.fuH2498theirstrengthכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581: let them comenearיִגְּשׁוּ֙yi.ge.ShuH5066; then let themspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696: let us comenearנִקְרָֽבָה׃nik.Ra.vahH7126togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162tojudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֥טla.mish.PatH4941.

2Who raisedupהֵעִיר֙he.'IrH5782therighteousצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664man from theeastמִמִּזְרָ֔חmi.miz.RachH4217,calledיִקְרָאֵ֣הוּyik.ra.'E.huH7121him to hisfootלְרַגְל֑וֹle.rag.LoH7272,gaveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforeלְפָנָ֤יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and made himruleיַ֔רְדְּYardH7287overkingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428? hegaveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414them as thedustכֶּֽעָפָר֙ke.'a.FarH6083to hisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719, and asdrivenנִדָּ֖ףni.DafH5086stubbleכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179to hisbowקַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃kash.ToH7198.

3Hepursuedיִרְדְּפֵ֖םyir.de.FemH7291them, andpassedיַעֲב֣וֹרya.'a.VorH5674safelyשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965; even by thewayאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734that he had notgoneיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with hisfeetבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272.

4Who hathwroughtפָעַ֣לfa.'AlH6466anddoneוְעָשָׂ֔הve.'a.SahH6213it,callingקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121thegenerationsהַדֹּר֖וֹתha.do.RotH1755from thebeginningמֵרֹ֑אשׁme.RoshH7218? I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thefirstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223, and with thelastאַחֲרֹנִ֖ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314; I am he.

5Theislesאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339sawרָא֤וּra.'UH7200it, andfearedוְיִירָ֔אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372; theendsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wereafraidיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729, drewnearקָרְב֖וּka.re.VuH7126, andcameוַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃vai.ye.'e.ta.YunH857.

6Theyhelpedיַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruH5826everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hisneighbourרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453; and every onesaidיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559to hisbrotherוּלְאָחִ֖יוu.le.'a.ChivH251, Be of goodcourageחֲזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388.

7So thecarpenterחָרָשׁ֙cha.RashH2796encouragedוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388thegoldsmithצֹרֵ֔ףtzo.RefH6884, and he thatsmoothethמַחֲלִ֥יקma.cha.LikH2505with thehammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360him thatsmoteה֣וֹלֶםHo.lemH1986theanvilפָּ֑עַםPa.'amH6471,sayingאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559, It isreadyט֣וֹבTovH2896for thesoderingלַדֶּ֙בֶק֙la.De.vekH1694: and hefastenedוַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּvay.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388it withnailsבְמַסְמְרִ֖יםve.mas.me.RimH4548, that it should not bemovedיִמּֽוֹט׃ סyi.MotH4131.

8But thou,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478, art myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290whom I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977, theseedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85myfriendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157.

9Thou whom I havetakenהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388from theendsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andcalledקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee from its chiefmenוּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָu.me.'a.tzi.Lei.haH678, andsaidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to thee, Thou art myservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650; I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977thee, and not cast theeawayמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃me.'as.Ti.khaH3988.

10Fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372thou not; for I am with thee: be notdismayedתִּשְׁתָּ֖עtish.Ta'H8159; for I am thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I willstrengthenאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553thee; yea, I willhelpעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee; yea, I willupholdתְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָte.makh.Ti.khaH8551thee with the righthandבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225of myrighteousnessצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664.

11Behold, all they that wereincensedהַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםha.ne.che.RimH2734against thee shall beashamedיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ye.Vo.shuH954andconfoundedוְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּve.yi.Kal.MuH3637: they shall be as nothing; andtheyאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582thatcontendרִיבֶֽךָ׃ri.Ve.khaH7379with thee shallperishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12Thou shaltseekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245them, and shalt notfindתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672them, eventhemH582thatcontendedמַצֻּתֶ֑ךָma.tzu.Te.khaH4695with thee: they thatwarמִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃mil.cham.Te.khaH4421against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing ofnoughtוּכְאֶ֖פֶסu.khe.'E.fesH657.

13For I theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willholdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388thy righthandיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225,sayingהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559to thee,Fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372not; I willhelpעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee.

14Fearתִּֽירְאִי֙ti.re.'IH3372not, thouwormתּוֹלַ֣עַתto.La.'atH8438Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and yemenמְתֵ֖יme.TeiH4962ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; I willhelpעֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙'a.zar.tiKhH5826thee,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thyredeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350, the HolyOneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Behold, I willmakeשַׂמְתִּ֗יךְsam.TikhH7760thee anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319sharpחָר֣וּץcha.RutzH2742threshingלְמוֹרַג֙le.mo.RagH4173instrumenthavingבַּ֖עַלBa.'alH1167teethפִּֽיפִיּ֑וֹתpi.fi.YotH6374: thou shaltthreshתָּד֤וּשׁta.DushH1758themountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022, and beat themsmallוְתָדֹ֔קve.ta.DokH1854, and shaltmakeתָּשִֽׂים׃ta.SimH7760thehillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389aschaffכַּמֹּ֥ץka.MotzH4671.

16Thou shaltfanתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219them, and thewindוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307shall carry themawayתִּשָּׂאֵ֔םti.sa.'EmH5375, and thewhirlwindוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591shallscatterתָּפִ֣יץta.FitzH6327them: and thou shaltrejoiceתָּגִ֣ילta.GilH1523in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, and shaltgloryתִּתְהַלָּֽל׃ פtit.ha.LalH1984in the HolyOneבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17When thepoorהָעֲנִיִּ֨יםha.'a.ni.YimH6041andneedyוְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜יםve.ha.'ev.yo.NimH34seekמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםme.vak.ShimH1245waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325, and there is none, and theirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956failethנָשָׁ֑תָּהna.Sha.tahH5405forthirstבַּצָּמָ֣אba.tza.Ma'H6772, I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willhearאֶעֱנֵ֔ם'e.'e.NemH6030them, I theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will notforsakeאֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃'e.'ez.VemH5800them.

18I willopenאֶפְתַּ֤ח'ef.TachH6605riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104in highplacesשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205, andfountainsמַעְיָנ֑וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599in themidstוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432of thevalleysבְּקָע֖וֹתbe.ka.'otH1237: I willmakeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057apoolלַאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98ofwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, and thedryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776springsלְמוֹצָ֥אֵיle.mo.Tza.'eiH4161ofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19I willplantאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057thecedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730, the shittahtreeשִׁטָּ֔הshi.TahH7848, and themyrtleוַהֲדַ֖סva.ha.DasH1918, and theoilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treeוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086; I willsetאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760in thedesertבָּעֲרָבָ֗הba.'a.ra.VahH6160the firtreeבְּר֛וֹשׁbe.Ro.oshH1265, thepineתִּדְהָ֥רtid.HarH8410, and the boxtreeוּתְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.te.'a.ShurH8391togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162:

20That they mayseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200, andknowוְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045, andconsiderוְיָשִׂ֤ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760, andunderstandוְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ve.yas.Ki.luH7919togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, that thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathdoneעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213this, and the HolyOneוּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathcreatedבְּרָאָֽהּ׃ פbe.ra.'AhH1254it.

21Produceקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126yourcauseרִֽיבְכֶ֖םriv.KhemH7379,saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; bringforthהַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ha.Gi.shuH5066yourstrongעֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.tzu.Mo.tei.KhemH6110reasons,saithיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559theKingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

22Let them bring themforthיַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ya.Gi.shuH5066, andshowוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046us what shallhappenתִּקְרֶ֑ינָהtik.Rei.nahH7136: let themshowהַגִּ֜ידוּha.Gi.duH5046the formerthingsהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ha.ri.sho.NotH7223, what they are, that we mayconsiderוְנָשִׂ֤ימָה לִבֵּ֙נוּ֙ve.na.Si.mah li.Be.nuH7760 H3820them, andknowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045the latterendאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319of them; ordeclareהַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃hash.mi.'U.nuH8085to us things tocomeהַבָּא֖וֹתha.ba.'otH935.

23Showהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046the things that are tocomeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857afterthisלְאָח֔וֹרle.'a.ChorH268, that we mayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045that ye aregodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430: yea, dogoodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190, or doevilוְתָרֵ֔עוּve.ta.Re.'uH7489, that we may bedismayedוְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָהve.nish.Ta.'ahH8159, andbeholdוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.ne.reH7200ittogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

24Behold, ye are ofnothingמֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yinH369, and yourworkוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467ofnoughtמֵאָ֑פַעme.'A.fa'H659: anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441is he thatchoosethיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977you.

25I have raisedupהַעִיר֤וֹתִיha.'i.Ro.tiH5782one from thenorthמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828, and he shallcomeוַיַּ֔אתvai.YatH857: from therisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of thesunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121shall hecallיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121upon mynameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034: and he shallcomeוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935uponprincesסְגָנִים֙se.ga.NimH5461as uponmorterחֹ֔מֶרCho.merH2563, and as thepotterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335treadethיִרְמָס־yir.mos-H7429clayטִֽיט׃TitH2916.

26Who hathdeclaredהִגִּ֤ידhi.GidH5046from thebeginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218, that we mayknowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045? and in timespastוּמִלְּפָנִ֖יםu.mi.le.fa.NimH6440, that we maysayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559, He isrighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662? verily, there is none thatshowethמַגִּ֗ידma.GidH5046, verily, there is none thatdeclarethמַשְׁמִ֔יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085, verily, there is none thathearethשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085yourwordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27Thefirstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223shall say toZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726,BeholdH2009,beholdH2009them: and I willgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414toJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389one that bringeth goodtidingsמְבַשֵּׂ֥רme.va.SerH1319.

28For Ibeheldוְאֵ֙רֶא֙ve.'E.re'H7200, and there was nomanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; even among them, and there was nocounsellorיוֹעֵ֑ץyo.'EtzH3289, that, when Iaskedוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592of them, couldanswerוְיָשִׁ֥יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725awordדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

29Behold, they are allvanityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205; theirworksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םma.'a.sei.HemH4639arenothingאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657: their moltenimagesנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ פnis.kei.HemH5262arewindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307andconfusionוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

Commentaries on Isaiah 41

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