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Isaiah 48

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye this, Ohouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, who arecalledהַנִּקְרָאִים֙ha.nik.ra.'ImH7121by thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and have comeforthיָצָ֑אוּya.Tza.'uH3318out of thewatersוּמִמֵּ֥יu.mi.MeiH4325ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, whoswearהַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and makementionיַזְכִּ֔ירוּyaz.Ki.ruH2142of theGodוּבֵאלֹהֵ֤יu.ve.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, but not intruthבֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571, nor inrighteousnessבִצְדָקָֽה׃vitz.da.KahH6666.

2For theycallנִקְרָ֔אוּnik.Ra.'uH7121themselves of theholyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892, andstayנִסְמָ֑כוּnis.Ma.khuH5564themselves upon theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

3I havedeclaredהִגַּ֔דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046the formerthingsהָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtH7223from thebeginningמֵאָ֣זme.'AzH227; and they wentforthיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318from mymouthוּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.PiH6310, and Ishowedוְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085them; Ididעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213themsuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597, and they came topassוַתָּבֹֽאנָה׃va.ta.Vo.nahH935.

4Because IknewH1847that thou artobstinateקָשֶׁ֖הka.ShehH7186, and thyneckעָרְפֶּ֔ךָ'a.re.Pe.khaH6203is anironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270sinewוְגִ֤ידve.GidH1517, and thybrowוּמִצְחֲךָ֖u.mitz.cha.KhaH4696brassנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154;

5I have even from thebeginningמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227declaredוָאַגִּ֤ידva.'a.GidH5046it to thee; before it came topassתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935Ishowedהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085it thee: lest thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, Myidolעָצְבִּ֣י'a.tze.BiH6090hathdoneעָשָׂ֔ם'a.SamH6213them, and my gravenimageוּפִסְלִ֥יu.fis.LiH6459, and my moltenimageוְנִסְכִּ֖יve.nis.KiH5262, hathcommandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them.

6Thou hastheardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽsha.Ma'.taH8085,seeחֲזֵה֙cha.ZehH2372all this; and will not yedeclareתַגִּ֑ידוּta.Gi.duH5046it ? I haveshowedהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֤יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085ye newthingsחֲדָשׁוֹת֙cha.da.shOtH2319from thistimeמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258, even hiddenthingsוּנְצֻר֖וֹתu.ne.tzu.RotH5341, and thou didst notknowיְדַעְתָּֽם׃ye.da'.TamH3045them.

7They arecreatedנִבְרְאוּ֙niv.re.'UH1254now, and not from the beginning; evenbeforeוְלִפְנֵי־ve.lif.nei-H6440thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117when thouheardestשְׁמַעְתָּ֑םshe.ma'.TamH8085them not; lest thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559, Behold, Iknewיְדַעְתִּֽין׃ye.da'.TinH3045them.

8Yea, thouheardestשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085not; yea, thouknewestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045not; yea, from that time that thyearאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241was notopenedפִתְּחָ֣הfi.te.ChahH6605: for Iknewיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that thou wouldest dealveryבָּג֣וֹדba.GodH898treacherouslyתִּבְגּ֔וֹדtiv.GodH898, and wastcalledקֹ֥רָאKo.ra'H7121atransgressorוּפֹשֵׁ֥עַu.fo.She.a'H6586from thewombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.

9For myname’sשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034sake will Ideferאַאֲרִ֣יךְ'a.'a.RikhH748myangerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639, and for mypraiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416will Irestrainאֶחֱטָם־'e.che.tom-H2413it for thee, that I cut thee notoffהַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃hakh.ri.Te.khaH3772.

10Behold, I haverefinedצְרַפְתִּ֖יךָtze.raf.Ti.khaH6884thee, but not withsilverבְכָ֑סֶףve.Kha.sefH3701; I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977thee in thefurnaceבְּכ֥וּרbe.KhurH3564ofafflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040.

11For my own sake, even for my own sake, will Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213it : for how should my name beprofanedיֵחָ֑לye.ChalH2490? and I will notgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃ ס'e.TenH5414mygloryוּכְבוֹדִ֖יu.khe.vo.DiH3519toanotherלְאַחֵ֥רle.'a.CherH312.

12Hearkenשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085to me, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, mycalledמְקֹרָאִ֑יme.ko.ra.'IH7121; I am he; I am thefirstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223, I also am thelastאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.RonH314.

13Myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027also hath laid thefoundationיָ֣סְדָהYa.se.dahH3245of theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and my righthandוִֽימִינִ֖יvi.mi.NiH3225hath spreadoutטִפְּחָ֣הti.pe.ChahH2946theheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064: when Icallקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121to them, they standupיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

14All ye,assembleהִקָּבְצ֤וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselves, andhearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עוּu.sha.Ma.'uH8085; who among them hathdeclaredהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046these things ? TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hathlovedאֲהֵב֔וֹ'a.he.VoH157him: he willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213hispleasureחֶפְצוֹ֙chef.TzoH2656onBabylonבְּבָבֶ֔לbe.va.VelH894, and hisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220shall be on theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

15I, even I, havespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696; yea, I havecalledקְרָאתִ֑יוke.ra.TivH7121him: I havebroughtהֲבִיאֹתִ֖יוha.vi.'o.TivH935him, and he shall make hiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870prosperousוְהִצְלִ֥יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743.

16ComeH7126yenearH7126to me,hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye this; I have notspokenדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696insecretבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643from thebeginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218; from thetimeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256that it was, there am I: and now theLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069, and hisSpiritוְרוּחֽוֹ׃ פve.ru.ChoH7307, hathsentשְׁלָחַ֖נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me.

17Thussaithאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, thyRedeemerגֹּאַלְךָ֖go.'al.KhaH1350, the HolyOneקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; I am theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whoteachethמְלַמֶּדְךָ֣me.la.med.KhaH3925thee toprofitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276, wholeadethמַדְרִֽיכֲךָ֖mad.ri.kha.KhaH1869thee by thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870that thou shouldestgoH3212.

18Othatל֥וּאlu'H3863thou hadsthearkenedהִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּhik.Shav.taH7181to mycommandmentsלְמִצְוֹתָ֑יle.mitz.vo.TaiH4687! then had thypeaceשְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965been as ariverכַנָּהָר֙kha.na.HarH5104, and thyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666as thewavesכְּגַלֵּ֥יke.ga.LeiH1530of theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220:

19Thyseedזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233also had been as thesandכַחוֹל֙kha.chOlH2344, and theoffspringוְצֶאֱצָאֵ֥יve.tze.'e.tza.'EiH6631of thybodyמֵעֶ֖יךָme.'Ei.khaH4578like itsgravelכִּמְעֹתָ֑יוkim.'o.TavH4579; hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034should not have been cutoffיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772nordestroyedיִשָּׁמֵ֛דyi.sha.MedH8045frombeforeמִלְּפָנָֽי׃mi.le.fa.NaiH6440me.

20Go yeforthצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318fromBabylonמִבָּבֶל֮mi.ba.VelH894,fleeבִּרְח֣וּbir.ChuH1272ye from theChaldeansמִכַּשְׂדִּים֒mi.kas.DimH3778, with avoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofsingingרִנָּ֗הri.NahH7440declareהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye,tellהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙hash.Mi.'uH8085this,utterהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318it even to theendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;sayאִמְר֕וּ'im.RuH559ye, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathredeemedגָּאַ֥לga.'AlH1350hisservantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

21And theythirstedצָמְא֗וּtza.me.'UH6770not when heledH3212them through thedesertsבָּחֳרָבוֹת֙bo.cho.ra.VotH2723: he caused thewatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325toflowהִזִּ֣ילhi.ZilH5140out of therockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697for them: hesplitוַיִּ֨בְקַע־vai.Yiv.ka'-H1234therockצ֔וּרTzurH6697also, and thewatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325gushedoutוַיָּזֻ֖בוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100.

22There is nopeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, to thewickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563.

Commentaries on Isaiah 48

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