Revised Webster's Bible
Isaiah 44:6-23
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.
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.ZelH1270H2796with 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.TzimH2796H6086stretchethoutנָ֣טָהNa.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.
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.
Commentaries on Isaiah 44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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