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Isaiah 45

1Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068to hisanointedלִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮lim.shi.ChoH4899, toCyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566, whose righthandבִֽימִינ֗וֹvi.mi.NoH3225I haveheldהֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiH2388, tosubdueלְרַד־le.rad-H7286nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him; and I willlooseאֲפַתֵּ֑חַ'a.fa.Te.achH6605theloinsוּמָתְנֵ֥יu.ma.te.NeiH4975ofkingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428, toopenלִפְתֹּ֤חַlif.To.achH6605beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him the two leavedgatesדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817; and thegatesוּשְׁעָרִ֖יםu.she.'a.RimH8179shall not beshutיִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃yi.sa.Ge.ruH5462;

2I willgoH3212beforeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'o.shirH3474the crookedplacesוַהֲדוּרִ֖יםva.ha.du.RimH1921straightH3474: I will break inpiecesאֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר'a.sha.BerH7665thegatesדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817ofbrassנְחוּשָׁה֙ne.chu.ShahH5154, and cutasunderאֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃'a.ga.De.a'H1438thebarsוּבְרִיחֵ֥יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280ofironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270:

3And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414thee thetreasuresאוֹצְר֣וֹת'otz.RotH214ofdarknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and hiddenrichesוּמַטְמֻנֵ֖יu.mat.mu.NeiH4301of secretplacesמִסְתָּרִ֑יםmis.ta.RimH4565, that thou mayestknowתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045that I, theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, whocallהַקּוֹרֵ֥אha.ko.Re'H7121thee by thynameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034, am theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4ForJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290myservant’sעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650sake, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478myelectבְּחִירִ֑יbe.chi.RiH972, I have evencalledוָאֶקְרָ֤אva.'ek.Ra'H7121thee by thynameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034: I havesurnamedאֲכַנְּךָ֖'a.kha.ne.KhaH3655thee, though thou hast notknownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me.

5I am theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and there is none else, there is noGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430besidesזוּלָתִ֖יzu.la.TiH2108me: Igirdedאֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖'a.'a.zer.KhaH247thee, though thou hast notknownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me:

6That they mayknowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045from therisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of thesunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121, and from thewestוּמִמַּ֣עֲרָבָ֔הu.mi.Ma.'a.ra.VahH4628, that there isnoneאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657besidesבִּלְעָדָ֑יbil.'a.DaiH1107me. I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and there is none else.

7Iformיוֹצֵ֥רyo.TzerH3335thelightאוֹר֙'OrH216, andcreateוּבוֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822: Imakeעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965, andcreateוּב֣וֹרֵאu.Vo.re'H1254evilרָ֑עRa'H7451: I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213all these things .

8Dropdownהַרְעִ֤יפוּhar.'I.fuH7491, yeheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064, fromaboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, and let theskiesוּשְׁחָקִ֖יםu.she.cha.KimH7834pourdownיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664: let theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776openתִּפְתַּח־tif.tach-H6605, and let them bringforthוְיִפְרוּ־ve.yif.ru-H6509salvationיֶ֗שַׁעYe.sha'H3468, and letrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֤הu.tze.da.KahH6666springupתַצְמִ֙יחַ֙tatz.Mi.achH6779togetherיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162; I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havecreatedבְּרָאתִֽיו׃ סbe.ra.TivH1254it.

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to him thatcontendethרָ֚בravH7378with hisMakerיֹ֣צְר֔וֹyo.tze.RoH3335! Let thepotsherdחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789contend with thepotsherdsחַרְשֵׂ֣יchar.SeiH2789of theearthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127. Shall theclayחֹ֤מֶרCho.merH2563sayהֲיֹאמַ֨רha.yo.MarH559to him thatfashionethלְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙le.yo.tze.RoH3335it, Whatmakestתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213thou? or thyworkוּפָעָלְךָ֖u.fa.'a.le.KhaH6467, He hath nohandsיָדַ֥יִםya.Da.yimH3027?

10Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to him thatsaithאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559to hisfatherלְאָ֖בle.'AvH1, Whatbegettestתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205thou? or to thewomanוּלְאִשָּׁ֖הu.le.'i.ShahH802, What hast thou broughtforthתְּחִילִֽין׃ סte.chi.LinH2342?

11Thussaithאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, the HolyOneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hisMakerוְיֹצְר֑וֹve.yo.tze.RoH3335,Askשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592me of things tocomeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857concerning mysonsבָּנַ֛יba.NaiH1121, and concerning theworkפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of myhandsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027commandתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680ye me.

12I havemadeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, andcreatedבָרָ֑אתִיva.Ra.tiH1254manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120upon it: I, even myhandsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027, have stretchedoutנָט֣וּna.TuH5186theheavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, and all theirhostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635have Icommandedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680.

13I have raised himupהַעִירֹתִ֣הֽוּha.'i.ro.Ti.huH5782inrighteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, and I willdirectאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'a.ya.SherH3474all hiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870: he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֤הyiv.NehH1129mycityעִירִי֙'i.RiH5892, and he shall letgoיְשַׁלֵּ֔חַye.sha.Le.achH7971mycaptivesוְגָלוּתִ֣יve.ga.lu.TiH1546, not forpriceבִמְחִיר֙vim.ChirH4242norrewardבְשֹׁ֔חַדve.Sho.chadH7810,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

14Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Thelabourיְגִ֨יעַye.Gi.a'H3018ofEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andmerchandiseH5505ofCushכּוּשׁ֮kushH3568and of theSabeansוּסְבָאִים֮u.se.va.'ImH5436,menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofstatureמִדָּה֒mi.DahH4060, shall comeoverיַעֲבֹ֙רוּ֙ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674to thee, and they shall be thine: they shallcomeH3212afterאַחֲרַ֣יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee; inchainsבַּזִּקִּ֖יםba.zi.KimH2131they shall comeoverיַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruH5674, and they shall falldownיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to thee, they shall makesupplicationיִתְפַּלָּ֔לוּyit.pa.La.luH6419to thee, saying, SurelyGodאֵ֛ל'elH410is in thee; and there is none else, there isnoאֶ֥פֶס'E.fesH657Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

15Verilyאָכֵ֕ן'a.KhenH403thou art aGodאֵ֣ל'elH410thathidestמִסְתַּתֵּ֑רmis.ta.TerH5641thyself, OGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, theSaviourמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467.

16They shall beashamedבּ֥וֹשׁוּBo.o.shuH954, and alsoconfoundedנִכְלְמ֖וּnikh.le.MuH3637, all of them: they shallgoהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980toconfusionבַכְּלִמָּ֔הva.ke.li.MahH3639togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162that aremakersחָרָשֵׁ֖יcha.ra.SheiH2796ofidolsצִירִֽים׃tzi.RimH6736.

17ButIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall besavedנוֹשַׁ֣עno.Sha'H3467in theLORDבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068with aneverlastingעוֹלָמִ֑יםo.la.MimH5769salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668: ye shall not beashamedתֵבֹ֥שׁוּte.Vo.shuH954norconfoundedתִכָּלְמ֖וּti.kal.MuH3637worldע֥וֹלְמֵיol.meiH5769withoutendעַֽד׃ פ'AdH5703.

18For thussaithאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068thatcreatedבּוֹרֵ֨אbo.Re'H1254theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430himself thatformedיֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335theearthהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776andmadeוְעֹשָׂהּ֙ve.'o.SahH6213it; he hathestablishedכֽוֹנְנָ֔הּkho.NahH3559it, hecreatedבְרָאָ֖הּve.ra.'AhH1254it not invainתֹ֥הוּTo.huH8414, heformedיְצָרָ֑הּye.tza.RahH3335it to beinhabitedלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427: I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; and there is none else.

19I have notspokenדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696insecretבַסֵּ֣תֶרva.Se.terH5643, in adarkחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822placeבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725of theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776: I have notsaidאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to theseedלְזֶ֥רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,Seekבַקְּשׁ֑וּנִיva.ke.Shu.niH1245ye me invainתֹּ֣הוּTo.huH8414: I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068speakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, Ideclareמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046things that arerightמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.

20Assembleהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselves andcomeוָבֹ֛אוּva.Vo.'uH935; drawnearהִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּhit.na.ge.ShuH5066togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, ye that haveescapedפְּלִיטֵ֣יpe.li.TeiH6412of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471: they have noknowledgeיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045that setupהַנֹּֽשְׂאִים֙ha.no.se.'ImH5375thewoodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of their gravenimageפִּסְלָ֔םpis.LamH6459, andprayוּמִתְפַּלְלִ֔יםu.mit.pa.LimH6419to agodאֵ֖ל'elH410that cannotsaveיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467.

21Tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye, and bring themnearוְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּve.ha.Gi.shuH5066; yea, let them takecounselיִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּyi.va.'a.TzuH3289togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: who hathdeclaredהִשְׁמִיעַ֩hish.mi.a'H8085this from ancienttimeמִקֶּ֜דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924? who hathtoldהִגִּידָ֗הּhi.gi.DahH5046it from that time? have not I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068? and there is noGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430elsebesidesמִבַּלְעָדַ֔יmi.bal.'a.DaiH1107me; ajustצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662Godאֵֽל־'el-H410and aSaviourוּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַu.mo.Shi.a'H3467; there isnoneH369besidesזוּלָתִֽי׃zu.la.TiH2108me.

22Lookפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437to me, and be yesavedוְהִוָּשְׁע֖וּve.hi.va.she.'UH3467, all theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776: for I amGodאֵ֖ל'elH410, and there is none else.

23I haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by myself, thewordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697is goneoutיָצָ֨אya.Tza'H3318of mymouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310inrighteousnessצְדָקָ֛הtze.da.KahH6666, and shall notreturnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725, That to me everykneeבֶּ֔רֶךְBe.rekhH1290shallbowתִּכְרַ֣עtikh.Ra'H3766, everytongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956shallswearתִּשָּׁבַ֖עti.sha.Va'H7650.

24Surely, shall onesayאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559, in theLORDבַּיהוָ֛הba.Yah.wehH3068have Irighteousnessצְדָק֣וֹתtze.da.KotH6666andstrengthוָעֹ֑זva.'OzH5797: even to him shall mencomeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935; and all that areincensedהַנֶּחֱרִ֥יםha.ne.che.RimH2734against him shall beashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954.

25In theLORDבַּיהוָ֛הba.Yah.wehH3068shall all theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478bejustifiedיִצְדְּק֥וּyitz.de.KuH6663, and shallgloryוְיִֽתְהַלְל֖וּve.yit.ha.LuH1984.

Commentaries on Isaiah 45

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