Revised Webster's Bible

Isaiah 59

1Beholdהֵ֛ןhenH2005, theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handיַד־yad-H3027is notshortenedקָצְרָ֥הka.tze.RahH7114, that it cannotsaveמֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַme.ho.Shi.a'H3467; neither hisearאָזְנ֖וֹ'a.ze.NoH241heavyכָבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513, that it cannothearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085:

2But youriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771haveseparatedמַבְדִּלִ֔יםmav.di.LimH914betweenH996you and yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and yoursinsוְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םve.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403havehidהִסְתִּ֧ירוּhis.Ti.ruH5641hisfaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440from you, that he will nothearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

3For yourhandsכַפֵּיכֶם֙kha.pei.KhemH3709aredefiledנְגֹאֲל֣וּne.go.'a.LuH1351withbloodבַדָּ֔םva.DamH1818, and yourfingersוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'etz.be.'o.tei.KhemH676withiniquityבֶּֽעָוֹ֑ןbe.'a.VonH5771; yourlipsשִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙sif.to.tei.KhemH8193havespokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267, yourtongueלְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םle.shon.KhemH3956hathutteredתֶהְגֶּֽה׃teh.GehH1897perversenessעַוְלָ֥ה'av.LahH5766.

4Nonecallethקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121forjusticeבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, nor anypleadethנִשְׁפָּ֖טnish.PatH8199fortruthבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530: theytrustבָּט֤וֹחַba.To.achH982invanityתֹּ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414, andspeakוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696liesשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723; theyconceiveהָר֥וֹha.RoH2029mischiefעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999, and bringforthוְהוֹלֵ֥ידve.ho.LeidH3205iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

5Theyhatchבִּקֵּ֔עוּbi.Ke.'uH1234eggsבֵּיצֵ֤יbei.TzeiH1000of anadderצִפְעוֹנִי֙tzif.'o.NiH6848, andweaveיֶאֱרֹ֑גוּye.'e.Ro.guH707thespider’sעַכָּבִ֖ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוְקוּרֵ֥יve.ku.ReiH6980: he thateatethהָאֹכֵ֤לha.'o.KhelH398of theireggsמִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙mi.bei.tzei.HemH1000diethיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191, and that which iscrushedוְהַזּוּרֶ֖הve.ha.zu.RehH2116breakethoutתִּבָּקַ֥עti.ba.Ka'H1234into aviperאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660.

6Theirwebsקֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ku.rei.HemH6980shall not becomegarmentsלְבֶ֔גֶדle.Ve.gedH899, neither shall theycoverיִתְכַּסּ֖וּyit.ka.SuH3680themselves with theirworksבְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םbe.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639: theirworksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ma.'a.sei.HemH4639areworksמַֽעֲשֵׂי־ma.'a.sei-H4639ofiniquityאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205, and theactוּפֹ֥עַלu.Fo.'alH6467ofviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555is in theirhandsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

7Theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶם֙rag.lei.HemH7272runיָרֻ֔צוּya.Ru.tzuH7323toevilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451, and they makehasteוִֽימַהֲר֔וּvi.ma.ha.RuH4116toshedלִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְlish.PokhH8210innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818: theirthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284arethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284ofiniquityאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205;wastingשֹׁ֥דshodH7701anddestructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verH7667are in theirpathsבִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם׃bim.si.lo.TamH4546.

8Thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofpeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965theyknowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045not; and there is nojudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941in theirgoingsבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑םbe.ma'.ge.lo.TamH4570: they have made themcrookedעִקְּשׁ֣וּ'i.ke.ShuH6140pathsנְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ne.ti.vo.tei.HemH5410: whoevergoethדֹּרֵ֣ךְdo.RekhH1869in it shall notknowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

9Therefore isjudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941farרָחַ֤קra.ChakH7368from us, neither dothjusticeצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666overtakeתַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּta.si.Ge.nuH5381us: wewaitנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960forlightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216, but beholdobscurityחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822; forbrightnessלִנְגֹה֖וֹתlin.go.HotH5054, but wewalkנְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ne.ha.LekhH1980indarknessבָּאֲפֵל֥וֹתba.'a.fe.LotH653.

10Wegropeנְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤הne.gash.ShahH1659for thewallקִ֔ירKirH7023like theblindכַֽעִוְרִים֙kha.'iv.RimH5787, and wegropeנְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁהne.ga.She.shahH1659as if we had noeyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869: westumbleכָּשַׁ֤לְנוּka.Shal.nuH3782atnoondayבַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in thenightכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁףka.Ne.shefH5399; we are indesolateבָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖יםba.'ash.ma.NimH820places asdeadכַּמֵּתִֽים׃ka.me.TimH4191men .

11We allroarנֶהֱמֶ֤הne.he.MehH1993likebearsכַדֻּבִּים֙kha.du.BimH1677, andmournהָגֹ֣הha.GohH1897bitterlyנֶהְגֶּ֑הneh.GehH1897likedovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםve.khai.yo.NimH3123: welookנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֙la.mish.PatH4941, but there is none; forsalvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֖הli.shu.'AhH3444, but it isfarרָחֲקָ֥הra.cha.KahH7368from us.

12For ourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙fe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588aremultipliedרַבּ֤וּra.BuH7231before thee, and oursinsוְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403testifyעָ֣נְתָה'A.ne.tahH6030against us: for ourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588are with us; and as for ouriniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771, weknowיְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃ye.Da.'a.NumH3045them;

13Intransgressingפָּשֹׁ֤עַpa.Sho.a'H6586andlyingוְכַחֵשׁ֙ve.kha.CheshH3584against theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, and departingawayוְנָס֖וֹגve.na.SogH5253fromמֵאַחַ֣רme.'a.CharH310ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,speakingדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233andrevoltוְסָרָ֔הve.sa.RahH5627,conceivingהֹר֧וֹho.RoH2029andutteringוְהֹג֛וֹve.ho.GoH1897from theheartמִלֵּ֖בmi.LevH3820wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697offalsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

14Andjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941is turnedawayוְהֻסַּ֤גve.hu.SagH5253backwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268, andjusticeוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666standethתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975afaroffמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350: fortruthאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571isfallenכָשְׁלָ֤הkha.she.LahH3782in thestreetבָֽרְחוֹב֙va.re.chOvH7339, andequityוּנְכֹחָ֖הu.ne.kho.ChahH5229cannotתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201enterלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

15Yea,truthהָֽאֱמֶת֙ha.'e.MetH571failethנֶעְדֶּ֔רֶתne'.De.retH5737; and he thatdepartethוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493fromevilמֵרָ֖עme.Ra'H7451maketh himself apreyמִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑לmish.to.LelH7997: and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, and itdispleasedבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH3415 H5869him that there was nojudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

16And hesawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that there was nomanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, andwonderedוַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖םvai.yish.to.MemH8074that there was nointercessorמַפְגִּ֑יעַmaf.Gi.a'H6293: therefore hisarmזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220broughtsalvationוַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁעva.To.o.sha'H3467to him; and hisrighteousnessוְצִדְקָת֖וֹve.tzid.ka.ToH6666, itsustainedסְמָכָֽתְהוּ׃se.ma.Kha.te.huH5564him.

17For he putonוַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁvai.yil.BashH3847righteousnessצְדָקָה֙tze.da.KahH6666as abreastplateכַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ןka.shir.YanH8302, and anhelmetוְכ֥וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553ofsalvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444upon hisheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218; and he putonוַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁvai.yil.BashH3847thegarmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899ofvengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359forclothingתִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁתtil.Bo.shetH8516, and wascladוַיַּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atH5844withzealקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068as aclokeכַּמְעִ֖ילkam.'IlH4598.

18AccordingtoH5921theirdeedsגְּמֻלוֹת֙ge.mu.lOtH1578, accordingly he willrepayיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999,furyחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534to hisadversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862,recompenceגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576to hisenemiesלְאֹֽיְבָ֑יוle.'o.ye.VavH341; to theislesלָאִיִּ֖יםla.'i.YimH339he willrepayיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999recompenceגְּמ֥וּלge.MulH1576.

19So shall theyfearוְיִֽירְא֤וּve.yi.re.'UH3372thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068from thewestמִֽמַּעֲרָב֙mi.ma.'a.RavH4628, and hisgloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519from therisingוּמִמִּזְרַח־u.mi.miz.rach-H4217of thesunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121. When theenemyצָ֔רTzarH6862shall comeinיָב֤וֹאya.Vo'H935like afloodכַנָּהָר֙kha.na.HarH5104, theSpiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall lift up astandardנֹ֥סְסָהNo.se.sahH5127against him.

20And theRedeemerגּוֹאֵ֔לgo.'ElH1350shallcomeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935toZionלְצִיּוֹן֙le.tzi.yOnH6726, and to them thatturnוּלְשָׁבֵ֥יu.le.sha.VeiH7725fromtransgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588inJacobבְּיַֽעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21As for me, this is mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֤יbe.ri.TiH1285with them,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; Myspiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307that is upon thee, and mywordsוּדְבָרַ֖יu.de.va.RaiH1697which I haveputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760in thymouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310, shall notdepartיָמ֡וּשׁוּya.Mu.shuH4185out of thymouthמִפִּיךָ֩mi.pi.KhaH6310, nor out of themouthוּמִפִּ֨יu.mi.PiH6310of thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֜zar.'a.KhaH2233, nor out of themouthוּמִפִּ֨יu.mi.PiH6310of thyseed’sזֶ֤רַעZe.ra'H2233seedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, from henceforth andforוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

Commentaries on Isaiah 59

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