Isaiah 50
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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כֹּ֣ה׀thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֵ֣יwhere?זֶ֠הthisסֵ֣פֶרis the document ofכְּרִית֤וּתthe divorce ofאִמְּכֶם֙mother yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichשִׁלַּחְתִּ֔יהָI sent away herא֚וֹorמִ֣יwho?מִנּוֹשַׁ֔יis one of creditors myאֲשֶׁר־whomמָכַ֥רְתִּיI soldאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youל֑וֹto the himהֵ֤ןhere!בַּעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙for iniquities yourנִמְכַּרְתֶּ֔םyou were soldוּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶ֖םand for transgressions yourשֻׁלְּחָ֥הshe was sent awayאִמְּכֶֽם׃mother your
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מַדּ֨וּעַwhy?בָּ֜אתִיdid I comeוְאֵ֣יןand there notאִ֗ישׁwas anyoneקָרָֽאתִי֮did I call?וְאֵ֣יןand there notעוֹנֶה֒was one who answeredהֲקָצ֨וֹר¿ really to be shortקָצְרָ֤הwas it too shortיָדִי֙hand myמִפְּד֔וּתfor ransomוְאִם־and or?אֵֽין־was there notבִּ֥יin the meכֹ֖חַstrengthלְהַצִּ֑ילto deliverהֵ֣ןhere!בְּגַעֲרָתִ֞יby rebuke myאַחֲרִ֣יבI dry upיָ֗םthe seaאָשִׂ֤יםI makeנְהָרוֹת֙riversמִדְבָּ֔רa wildernessתִּבְאַ֤שׁit will stinkדְּגָתָם֙fish theirמֵאֵ֣יןfrom notמַ֔יִםwaterוְתָמֹ֖תand it will dieבַּצָּמָֽא׃by the thirst
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אֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהֹוִ֗הYahwehנָ֤תַןhe has givenלִי֙to meלְשׁ֣וֹןa tongue ofלִמּוּדִ֔יםdisciplesלָדַ֛עַתto knowלָע֥וּתto helpאֶת־obj.יָעֵ֖ףthe wearyדָּבָ֑רa wordיָעִ֣יר׀he awakensבַּבֹּ֣קֶרin the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרin the morningיָעִ֥ירhe awakensלִי֙of meאֹ֔זֶןearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַto hearכַּלִּמּוּדִֽים׃like the disciples
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מִ֤יwho?בָכֶם֙among youיְרֵ֣אis fearingיְהוָ֔הof Yahwehשֹׁמֵ֖עַis listeningבְּק֣וֹלto the voice ofעַבְדּ֑וֹservant hisאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀the one whoהָלַ֣ךְhe has walkedחֲשֵׁכִ֗יםdarknessesוְאֵ֥יןand notנֹ֙גַהּ֙brightnessל֔וֹbelongs to himיִבְטַח֙let him trustבְּשֵׁ֣םin the name ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְיִשָּׁעֵ֖ןand let him dependבֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃on God his
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הֵ֧ןhere!כֻּלְּכֶ֛םO all of youקֹ֥דְחֵיwho kindleאֵ֖שׁof a fireמְאַזְּרֵ֣יwho gird onזִיק֑וֹתof firebrandsלְכ֣וּ׀walkבְּא֣וּרby the light ofאֶשְׁכֶ֗םfire yourוּבְזִיקוֹת֙and with the firebrandsבִּֽעַרְתֶּ֔םwhich you have kindledמִיָּדִי֙from hand myהָיְתָה־it will belongזֹּ֣אתthisלָכֶ֔םto youלְמַעֲצֵבָ֖הto painתִּשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃ פyou will lie down !
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