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Isaiah 57

1Therighteousהַצַּדִּ֣יקha.tza.DikH6662perishethאָבָ֔ד'a.VadH6, and nomanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376layethשָׂ֣םsamH7760it toheartלֵ֑בLevH3820: andmercifulחֶ֤סֶדChe.sedH2617menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582are takenawayנֶֽאֱסָפִים֙ne.'e.sa.FimH622, noneconsideringמֵבִ֔יןme.VinH995that therighteousהַצַּדִּֽיק׃ha.tza.DikH6662is takenawayנֶאֱסַ֥ףne.'e.SafH622fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440theevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451to come .

2He shallenterיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935intopeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965: they shallrestיָנ֖וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117in theirbedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904, each onewalkingהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980in hisuprightnessנְכֹחֽוֹ׃ne.kho.ChoH5228.

3Butcomeקִרְבוּ־kir.vu-H7126here, yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thesorceressעֹנְנָ֑ה'o.ne.NahH6049, theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of theadultererמְנָאֵ֖ףme.na.'EfH5003and theharlotוַתִּזְנֶֽה׃va.tiz.NehH2181.

4Against whom do yesportתִּתְעַנָּ֔גוּtit.'a.Na.guH6026yourselves? against whom make ye awideתַּרְחִ֥יבוּtar.Chi.vuH7337mouthפֶ֖הfehH6310, and stickoutתַּאֲרִ֣יכוּta.'a.Ri.khuH748thetongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956? are ye notchildrenיִלְדֵי־yil.dei-H3206oftransgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588, aseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233offalsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,

5Inflamingהַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ha.ne.cha.MimH2552yourselves withidolsH410under everygreenרַעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,slayingשֹׁחֲטֵ֤יsho.cha.TeiH7819thechildrenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206in thevalleysבַּנְּחָלִ֔יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158under thecleftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585of therocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553?

6Among thesmoothבְּחַלְּקֵי־be.cha.le.kei-H2511stones of thestreamנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158is thyportionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506; they, they are thylotגּוֹרָלֵ֑ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486: even to them hast thoupouredשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210a drinkofferingנֶ֙סֶךְ֙ne.sekhH5262, thou hastofferedהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927a meatofferingמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503. Should I receivecomfortאֶנָּחֵֽם׃'e.na.ChemH5162in these?

7Upon aloftyגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364andhighוְנִשָּׂ֔אve.ni.Sa'H5375mountainהַר־har-H2022hast thousetשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904: even there thou wentestupעָלִ֖ית'a.LitH5927toofferלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Behindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310thedoorsהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817also and the doorpostsוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201hast thou setupשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thyremembranceזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146: for thou hastuncoveredגִּלִּ֣יתgi.LitH1540thyself to another than me, and hast goneupוַֽתַּעֲלִ֗יva.ta.'a.LiH5927; thou hastenlargedהִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.ChavtH7337thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904, andmadeוַתִּכְרָת־va.tikh.rot-H3772thee a covenant with them; thou didstloveאָהַ֥בְתְּ'a.HavtH157theirbedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904whereיָ֥דyadH3027thousawestחָזִֽית׃cha.ZitH2372it .

9And thouwentestוַתָּשֻׁ֤רִיva.ta.Shu.riH7788to thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428withointmentבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081, and didstincreaseוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235thyperfumesרִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhH7547, and didstsendוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971thymessengersצִרַ֙יךְ֙tzi.RaikhH6735faroffמֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.ChokH7350, and didstdebaseוַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִיva.tash.Pi.liH8213thyself even tohellשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

10Thou artweariedיָגַ֔עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021in thegreatnessבְּרֹ֤בbe.RoH7230of thywayדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870; yetsaidstאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559thou not, There is nohopeנוֹאָ֑שׁno.'AshH2976: thou hastfoundמָצָ֔אתma.TzatH4672thelifeחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of thyhandיָדֵךְ֙ya.deKhH3027; therefore thou wast notgrievedחָלִֽית׃cha.LitH2470.

11And of whom hast thou beenafraidדָּאַ֤גְתְּda.'AgtH1672orfearedוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372, that thou hastliedתְכַזֵּ֔בִיte.kha.Ze.viH3576, and hast notrememberedזָכַ֔רְתְּza.KhartH2142me, norlaidשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760it to thyheartלִבֵּ֑ךְli.BekhH3820? have not I held mypeaceמַחְשֶׁה֙mach.ShehH2814even ofoldוּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔םu.Me.'o.LamH5769, and thoufearestתִירָֽאִי׃ti.Ra.'iH3372me not?

12I willdeclareאַגִּ֖יד'a.GidH5046thyrighteousnessצִדְקָתֵ֑ךְtzid.ka.TekhH6666, and thyworksמַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639; for they shall notprofitיוֹעִילֽוּךְ׃yo.'i.LukhH3276thee.

13When thoucriestבְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙be.za.'a.keKhH2199, let thycompaniesקִבּוּצַ֔יִךְki.bu.Tza.yikhH6899deliverיַצִּילֻ֣ךְya.tzi.LukhH5337thee; but thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shall carry them allawayיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375;vanityהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892shalltakeיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947them : but he that putteth histrustוְהַחוֹסֶ֥הve.ha.cho.SehH2620in me shallpossessיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and shallinheritוְיִירַ֖שׁve.yi.RashH3423myholyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022;

14And shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, Cast yeupסֹֽלּוּ־so.lu-H5549, cast yeupסֹ֖לּוּSo.luH5549,prepareפַּנּוּ־pa.nu-H6437thewayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870, takeupהָרִ֥ימוּha.Ri.muH7311thestumblingblockמִכְשׁ֖וֹלmikh.SholH4383out of thewayמִדֶּ֥רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

15For thussaithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559thehighרָ֣םramH7311and loftyOneוְנִשָּׂ֗אve.ni.Sa'H5375thatinhabitethשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931eternityעַד֙'adH5703, whosenameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034isHolyוְקָד֣וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918; Idwellאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן'esh.KonH7931in thehighמָר֥וֹםma.RomH4791andholyוְקָד֖וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918place, with him also that is of acontriteדַּכָּא֙da.Ka'H1793andhumbleוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307, toreviveלְהַחֲיוֹת֙le.ha.cha.yOtH2421thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of thehumbleשְׁפָלִ֔יםshe.fa.LimH8217, and toreviveוּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421theheartלֵ֥בlevH3820of the contriteonesנִדְכָּאִֽים׃nid.ka.'ImH1792.

16For I will notcontendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378foreverלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769, neither will I bealwaysלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331angryאֶקְּצ֑וֹף'e.ke.TzofH7107: for thespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307shouldfailיַֽעֲט֔וֹףya.'a.TofH5848beforeמִלְּפָנַ֣יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440me, and thesoulsוּנְשָׁמ֖וֹתu.ne.sha.MotH5397whom I havemadeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

17For theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of hiscovetousnessבִּצְע֛וֹbitz.'OH1215I wasangryקָצַ֥פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107, andsmoteוְאַכֵּ֖הוּve.'a.Ke.huH5221him: Ihidהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641myself, and wasangryוְאֶקְצֹ֑ףve.'ek.TzofH7107, and he wentonH3212backslidingשׁוֹבָ֖בsho.VavH7726in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

18I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200hiswaysדְּרָכָ֥יוde.ra.KhavH1870, and willhealוְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּve.'er.pa.'E.huH7495him: I willleadוְאַנְחֵ֕הוּve.'an.Che.huH5148him also, andrestoreוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧םva.'a.sha.LemH7999comfortsנִֽחֻמִ֛יםni.chu.MimH5150to him and to hismournersוְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.ve.LavH57.

19Icreateבּוֹרֵ֖אbo.Re'H1254thefruitנִ֣יבnuvH5108of thelipsשְׂפָתָ֑יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193;Peaceשָׁל֨וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to him that is faroffלָרָח֧וֹקla.ra.ChokH7350, and to him that isnearוְלַקָּר֛וֹבve.la.ka.RovH7138,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; and I willhealוּרְפָאתִֽיו׃u.re.fa.TivH7495him.

20But thewickedוְהָרְשָׁעִ֖יםve.ha.re.sha.'ImH7563are like thetroubledנִגְרָ֑שׁnig.RashH1644seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220, when itcannotיוּכָ֔לyu.KhalH3201restהַשְׁקֵט֙hash.KetH8252, whosewatersמֵימָ֖יוmei.MavH4325castupוַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּvai.yig.re.ShuH1644mireרֶ֥פֶשׁRe.feshH7516anddirtוָטִֽיט׃va.TitH2916.

21There is nopeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430, to thewickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563.

Commentaries on Isaiah 57

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