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Isaiah 55

1Hoה֤וֹיHoH1945, every one thatthirstethצָמֵא֙tza.Me'H6771,comeH3212ye to thewatersלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325, and he that hath nomoneyכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;comeH3212ye,buyשִׁבְרוּ֙shiv.RuH7666, andeatוֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּve.'e.Kho.luH398; yea,comeH3212,buyשִׁבְר֗וּshiv.RuH7666wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196andmilkוְחָלָֽב׃ve.cha.LavH2461withoutmoneyכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701and withoutpriceמְחִ֖ירme.ChirH4242.

2Why do yespendתִשְׁקְלוּ־tish.ke.lu-H8254moneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701for that which is notbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899? and yourlabourוִיגִיעֲכֶ֖םvi.gi.'a.KhemH3018for that whichsatisfiethלְשָׂבְעָ֑הle.sa.ve.'AhH7654notH3808?hearkenשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁמ֤וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085to me, andeatוְאִכְלוּ־ve.'ikh.lu-H398ye that which isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896, and let yoursoulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315delightוְתִתְעַנַּ֥גve.tit.'a.NagH6026itself infatnessבַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןba.De.shenH1880.

3Inclineהַטּ֤וּha.TuH5186yourearאָזְנְכֶם֙'a.ze.ne.KhemH241, andcomeH3212to me:hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085, and yoursoulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֣יu.te.ChiH2421; and I willmakeוְאֶכְרְתָ֤הve.'ekh.re.TahH3772aneverlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with you, even thesureהַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃ha.ne.'e.ma.NimH539merciesחַֽסְדֵ֥יchas.DeiH2617ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.

4Behold, I havegivenנְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivH5414him for awitnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707to thepeopleלְאוּמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816, aleaderנָגִ֥ידna.GidH5057andcommanderוּמְצַוֵּ֖הu.me.tza.VehH6680to thepeopleלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816.

5Behold, thou shaltcallתִּקְרָ֔אtik.Ra'H7121anationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471that thouknowestתֵדַע֙te.Da'H3045not, andnationsוְג֥וֹיve.GoyH1471thatknewיְדָע֖וּךָye.da.'U.khaH3045not thee shallrunיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323to thee because of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and for the HolyOneוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; for he hathglorifiedפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ סfe.'a.RakhH6286thee.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875ye theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068while he may befoundבְּהִמָּצְא֑וֹbe.hi.ma.tze.'OH4672,callקְרָאֻ֖הוּke.ra.'U.huH7121ye upon him while he isnearקָרֽוֹב׃ka.RovH7138:

7Let thewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563forsakeיַעֲזֹ֤בya.'a.ZoH5800hiswayדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870, and theunrighteousאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376histhoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יוmach.she.vo.TavH4284: and let himreturnוְיָשֹׁ֤בve.ya.ShoH7725to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and he will havemercyוִֽירַחֲמֵ֔הוּvi.ra.cha.Me.huH7355upon him; and to ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, for he willabundantlyיַרְבֶּ֥הyar.BehH7235pardonלִסְלֽוֹחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

8For mythoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙mach.she.vo.TaiH4284are not yourthoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmach.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4284, neither are yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870mywaysדְּרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9For as theheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064arehigherגָבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361than theearthמֵאָ֑רֶץme.'A.retzH776, so are mywaysדְרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870higherגָּבְה֤וּga.ve.HuH1361than yourwaysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870, and mythoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יu.mach.she.vo.TaiH4284than yourthoughtsמִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mi.mach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284.

10For as therainהַגֶּ֨שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653comethdownיֵרֵד֩ye.RedH3381, and thesnowוְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶגve.ha.She.legH7950fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andreturnethיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725not there, butwaterethהִרְוָ֣הhir.VahH7301theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and maketh it bringforthוְהוֹלִידָ֖הּve.ho.li.DahH3205andbudוְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּve.hitz.mi.ChahH6779, that it maygiveוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414seedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233to thesowerלַזֹּרֵ֔עַla.zo.Re.a'H2232, andbreadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899to theeaterלָאֹכֵֽל׃la.'o.KhelH398:

11So shall mywordדְבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697be thatproceedethיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318from mymouthמִפִּ֔יmi.PiH6310: it shall notreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725to mevoidרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387, but it shallaccomplishעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213that which Ipleaseחָפַ֔צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654, and it shallprosperוְהִצְלִ֖יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743in the thing for which Isentשְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃she.lach.TivH7971it.

12For ye shall gooutתֵצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uH3318withjoyבְשִׂמְחָ֣הve.sim.ChahH8057, and be ledforthתּֽוּבָל֑וּןtu.va.LunH2986withpeaceוּבְשָׁל֖וֹםu.ve.sha.LomH7965: themountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022and thehillsוְהַגְּבָע֗וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389shall breakforthיִפְצְח֤וּyif.tze.ChuH6476beforeלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440you intosingingרִנָּ֔הri.NahH7440, and all thetreesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shallclapיִמְחֲאוּ־yim.cha.'u-H4222theirhandsכָֽף׃KhafH3709.

13Instead of thethornהַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙ha.na.'a.TzutzH5285shall comeupיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927the firtreeבְר֔וֹשׁve.Ro.oshH1265, and instead of thebrierהַסִּרְפַּ֖דha.sir.PadH5636shall comeupיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927the myrtletreeהֲדַ֑סha.DasH1918: and it shall be to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068for anameלְשֵׁ֔םle.ShemH8034, for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769signלְא֥וֹתle.'otH226that shall not be cutoffיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772.

Commentaries on Isaiah 55

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