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Isaiah 44

1Yet nowhearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085, OJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650; andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whom I havechosenבָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977:

2Thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thatmadeעֹשֶׂ֛ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213thee, andformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֥ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335thee from thewombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990, who willhelpיַעְזְרֶ֑ךָּya'.ze.Re.kaH5826thee;Fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372not, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650; and thou,Jesurunוִישֻׁר֖וּןvi.shu.RunH3484, whom I havechosenבָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977.

3For I willpourאֶצָּק־'e.tzok-H3332waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325upon him that isthirstyצָמֵ֔אtza.Me'H6771, andfloodsוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140upon the drygroundיַבָּשָׁ֑הya.ba.ShahH3004: I willpourאֶצֹּ֤ק'e.TzokH3332myspiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon thyseedזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233, and myblessingוּבִרְכָתִ֖יu.vir.kha.TiH1293upon thyoffspringצֶאֱצָאֶֽיךָ׃tze.'e.tza.'Ei.khaH6631:

4And they shall springupוְצָמְח֖וּve.tza.me.ChuH6779asamongבְּבֵ֣יןbe.VeinH996thegrassחָצִ֑ירcha.TzirH2682, aswillowsכַּעֲרָבִ֖יםka.'a.ra.VimH6155by thewaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325coursesיִבְלֵי־yiv.lei-H2988.

5One shallsayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, I am theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068; and another shallcallיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121himself by thenameבְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290; and another shallwriteיִכְתֹּ֤בyikh.ToH3789with hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andsurnameיְכַנֶּֽה׃ פye.kha.NehH3655himself by thenameוּבְשֵׁ֥םu.ve.ShemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068theKingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hisredeemerוְגֹאֲל֖וֹve.go.'a.LoH1350theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; I am thefirstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223, and I am thelastאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314; andbesidesוּמִבַּלְעָדַ֖יu.mi.bal.'a.DaiH1107me there is noGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

7And who, as I, shallcallיִקְרָ֗אyik.Ra'H7121, and shalldeclareוְיַגִּידֶ֤הָve.ya.gi.De.haH5046it, and set it inorderוְיַעְרְכֶ֙הָ֙ve.ya'.re.Khe.haH6186for me, since Iappointedמִשּׂוּמִ֖יmi.su.MiH7760theancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769peopleעַם־'am-H5971? and the things that arecomingוְאֹתִיּ֛וֹתve.'o.ti.YotH857, and shallcomeתָּבֹ֖אנָהta.Vo.nahH935, let themshowיַגִּ֥ידוּya.Gi.duH5046to them.

8Fearתִּפְחֲדוּ֙tif.cha.DuH6342ye not, neither beafraidתִּרְה֔וּtir.HuH7297: have not Itoldהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֥יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085thee from thattimeמֵאָ֛זme.'AzH227, and havedeclaredוְהִגַּ֖דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046it ? ye are even mywitnessesעֵדָ֑י'e.DaiH5707. Isthereהֲיֵ֤שׁha.YeshH3426aGodאֱל֙וֹהַּ֙'e.Lo.ahH433besidesמִבַּלְעָדַ֔יmi.bal.'a.DaiH1107me? verily, there is noGodצ֖וּרtzurH6697; Iknowיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045not any .

9They thatmakeיֹֽצְרֵי־yo.tze.rei-H3335a gravenimageפֶ֤סֶלFe.selH6459are all of themvanityתֹּ֔הוּTo.huH8414; and their delectablethingsוַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.mu.dei.HemH2530shall notprofitיוֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276; and they are their ownwitnessesוְעֵדֵיהֶ֣םve.'e.dei.HemH5707; theyseeיִרְא֛וּyir.'UH7200not, norknowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045; that they may beashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

10Who hathformedיָצַ֥רya.TzarH3335agodאֵ֖ל'elH410, orcastנָסָ֑ךְna.SakhH5258a gravenimageוּפֶ֣סֶלu.Fe.selH6459that isprofitableהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276fornothingלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115?

11Behold, all hiscompanionsחֲבֵרָיו֙cha.ve.RavH2270shall beashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954: and theworkmenוְחָרָשִׁ֥יםve.cha.ra.ShimH2796, they are ofmenמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120: let them all be gatheredtogetherיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908, let them standupיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975; yet they shallfearיִפְחֲד֖וּyif.cha.DuH6342, and they shall beashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

12Thesmithחָרַ֤שׁ בַּרְזֶל֙cha.Rash bar.ZelH1270 H2796with thetongsמַֽעֲצָ֔דma.'a.TzadH4621bothworkethוּפָעַל֙u.fa.'AlH6466in thecoalsבַּפֶּחָ֔םba.pe.ChamH6352, andfashionethיִצְּרֵ֑הוּyi.tze.Re.huH3335it withhammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717, andworkethוַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yif.'a.Le.huH6466it with thestrengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581of hisarmsבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220: yea, he ishungryH7457, and hisstrengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581failethוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369: hedrinkethשָׁ֥תָהSha.tahH8354nowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, and isfaintוַיִּיעָֽף׃vai.yi.'AfH3286.

13Thecarpenterחָרַ֣שׁ עֵצִים֮cha.Rash 'e.TzimH2796 H6086stretchethoutנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186hisruleקָו֒kavH6957; he marketh itoutיְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּye.ta.'a.Re.huH8388with alineבַשֶּׂ֔רֶדva.Se.redH8279; hefittethיַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ya.'a.Se.huH6213it withplanesבַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹתba.mak.tzu.'otH4741, and he marketh itoutיְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּye.to.'o.Re.huH8388with thecompassוּבַמְּחוּגָ֖הu.va.me.chu.GahH4230, andmakethוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it after thefigureכְּתַבְנִ֣יתke.tav.NitH8403of amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, according to thebeautyכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597of amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120; that it mayremainלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thehouseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004.

14He hewethdownלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730for himself andtakethוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thecypressתִּרְזָה֙tir.ZahH8645and theoakוְאַלּ֔וֹןve.'a.LonH437, which hestrengthenethוַיְאַמֶּץ־vay.'a.metz-H553for himself among thetreesבַּעֲצֵי־ba.'a.tzei-H6086of theforestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293: heplantethנָטַ֥עna.Ta'H5193anashאֹ֖רֶן'O.renH766, and therainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653dothnourishיְגַדֵּֽל׃ye.ga.DelH1431it .

15Then shall it be for amanלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120toburnלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197: for he willtakeוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947of it, andwarmוַיָּ֔חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552himself; indeed, hekindlethיַשִּׂ֖יקya.SikH5400it, andbakethוְאָ֣פָהve.'A.fahH644breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899; yea, hemakethיִפְעַל־yif.'al-H6466agodאֵל֙'elH410, andworshippethוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812it ; hemakethעָשָׂ֥הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213it a gravenimageפֶ֖סֶלFe.selH6459, and fallethdownוַיִּסְגָּד־vai.yis.god-H5456to it.

16Heburnethשָׂרַ֣ףsa.RafH8313partחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677of itinבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119thefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784; withpartחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677of it heeatethיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398fleshבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320; heroastethיִצְלֶ֥הyitz.LehH6740meatצָלִ֖יtza.LiH6748, and issatisfiedוְיִשְׂבָּ֑עve.yis.Ba'H7646: yea, hewarmethיָחֹם֙ya.ChomH2552himself, andsaithוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559,Ahaהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889, I amwarmחַמּוֹתִ֖יcha.mo.TiH2552, I haveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thefireאֽוּר׃'UrH217:

17And therestוּשְׁאֵ֣רִית֔וֹu.she.'E.ri.ToH7611of it hemakethעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213agodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410, even his gravenimageלְפִסְל֑וֹle.fis.LoH6459: he fallethdownH5456to it, andworshippethוְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ve.yish.Ta.chuH7812it, andprayethוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לve.yit.pa.LelH6419to it, andsaithוְיֹאמַר֙ve.yo.MarH559,Deliverהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me; for thou art mygodאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410.

18They have notknownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045norunderstoodיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995: for he hathshutטַ֤חtachH2902theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869, that they cannotseeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200; and theirheartsH3826, that they cannotunderstandמֵהַשְׂכִּ֖ילme.has.KilH7919.

19And noneconsiderethיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725in hisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, neither is thereknowledgeדַ֥עַתDa.'atH1847norunderstandingתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394tosayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, I haveburnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313partחֶצְי֞וֹchetz.YoH2677of itinבְמוֹ־ve.mov-H1119thefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784; I have alsobakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899upon itscoalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513; I haveroastedאֶצְלֶ֥ה'etz.LehH6740fleshבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320, andeatenוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398it : and shall Imakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213therestוְיִתְרוֹ֙ve.yit.RoH3499of it anabominationלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441? shall I falldownאֶסְגּֽוֹד׃'es.GodH5456to thestockלְב֥וּלle.VulH944of atreeעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086?

20Hefeedethרֹעֶ֣הro.'EhH7462onashesאֵ֔פֶר'E.ferH665: adeceivedהוּתַ֖לhu.TalH2048heartלֵ֥בlevH3820hath turned himasideהִטָּ֑הוּhi.Ta.huH5186, that he cannotdeliverיַצִּ֤ילya.TzilH5337hissoulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315, norsayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, Is there not alieשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267in my righthandבִּימִינִֽי׃ סbi.mi.NiH3225?

21Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142these, OJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; for thou art myservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650: I haveformedיְצַרְתִּ֤יךָye.tzar.Ti.khaH3335thee; thou art myservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650: OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thou shalt not beforgottenתִנָּשֵֽׁנִי׃ti.na.She.niH5382by me.

22I have blottedoutמָחִ֤יתִיma.Chi.tiH4229, as a thickcloudכָעָב֙kha.'AvH5645, thytransgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֔יךָpe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588, and, as acloudוְכֶעָנָ֖ןve.khe.'a.NanH6051, thysinsחַטֹּאותֶ֑יךָcha.to.Tei.khaH2403:returnשׁוּבָ֥הshu.VahH7725to me; for I haveredeemedגְאַלְתִּֽיךָ׃ge.'al.Ti.khaH1350thee.

23Singרָנּ֨וּra.NuH7442, O yeheavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064; for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathdoneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213it :shoutהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ha.Ri.'uH7321, ye lowerpartsתַּחְתִּיּ֣וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482of theearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776: breakforthפִּצְח֤וּpitz.ChuH6476intosingingרִנָּ֔הri.NahH7440, yemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022, Oforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293, and everytreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086in it: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathredeemedגָאַ֤לga.'AlH1350Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andglorifiedיִתְפָּאָֽר׃ פyit.pa.'ArH6286himself inIsraelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thyredeemerגֹּאֲלֶ֔ךָgo.'a.Le.khaH1350, and he thatformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335thee from thewombמִבָּ֑טֶןmi.Ba.tenH990, I am theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thatmakethעֹ֣שֶׂה'O.sehH6213all things ; that stretchethforthנֹטֶ֤הno.TehH5186theheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064alone; that spreadethabroadרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776by myself;

25Thatfrustratethמֵפֵר֙me.FerH6565thetokensאֹת֣וֹת'o.TotH226of theliarsבַּדִּ֔יםba.DimH907, and makethdivinersוְקֹסְמִ֖יםve.ko.se.MimH7080madיְהוֹלֵ֑לye.ho.LelH1984; thatturnethמֵשִׁ֧יבme.ShivH7725wiseחֲכָמִ֛יםcha.kha.MimH2450menbackwardאָח֖וֹר'a.ChorH268, and maketh theirknowledgeוְדַעְתָּ֥םve.da'.TamH1847foolishיְשַׂכֵּֽל׃ye.sa.KelH5528;

26Thatconfirmethמֵקִים֙me.KimH6965thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650, andperformethיַשְׁלִ֑יםyash.LimH7999thecounselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of hismessengersמַלְאָכָ֖יוmal.'a.KhavH4397; thatsaithהָאֹמֵ֨רha.'o.MerH559toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֜םli.ru.sha.LimH3389, Thou shalt beinhabitedתּוּשָׁ֗בtu.ShavH3427; and to thecitiesוּלְעָרֵ֤יu.le.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, Ye shall bebuiltתִּבָּנֶ֔ינָהti.ba.Nei.nahH1129, and I will raiseupאֲקוֹמֵֽם׃'a.ko.MemH6965its decayedplacesוְחָרְבוֹתֶ֖יהָve.cha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723:

27Thatsaithהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559to thedeepלַצּוּלָ֖הla.tzu.LahH6683, Bedryחֳרָ֑בִיcho.Ra.viH2717, and I will dryupאוֹבִֽישׁ׃'o.VishH3001thyriversוְנַהֲרֹתַ֖יִךְve.na.ha.ro.Ta.yikhH5104:

28Thatsaithהָאֹמֵ֤רha.'o.MerH559ofCyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566, He is myshepherdרֹעִ֔יro.'IH7462, and he shallperformיַשְׁלִ֑םyash.LimH7999all mypleasureחֶפְצִ֖יchef.TziH2656: evensayingוְלֵאמֹ֤רve.le.MorH559toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389, Thou shalt bebuiltתִּבָּנֶ֔הti.ba.NehH1129; and to thetempleוְהֵיכָ֖לve.hei.KhalH1964, Thy foundation shall belaidתִּוָּסֵֽד׃ סti.va.SedH3245.

Commentaries on Isaiah 44

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