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Isaiah 51

Hebrew23 verses
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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שִׁמְע֥וּlistenאֵלַ֛יto meרֹ֥דְפֵיO those who pursueצֶ֖דֶקof righteousnessמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יthose who seekיְהוָ֑הof Yahwehהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙lookאֶל־toצ֣וּרthe rockחֻצַּבְתֶּ֔םwhich you were dugוְאֶל־and toמַקֶּ֥בֶתthe excavation ofבּ֖וֹרthe pitנֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃which you were dug out
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הַבִּ֙יטוּ֙lookאֶל־toאַבְרָהָ֣םAbrahamאֲבִיכֶ֔םancestor yourוְאֶל־and toשָׂרָ֖הSarahתְּחוֹלֶלְכֶ֑םwho she gave birth to youכִּי־ifאֶחָ֣דone personקְרָאתִ֔יוI called himוַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּand I blessed himוְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ סand I multiplied him
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כִּֽי־forנִחַ֨םhe will comfortיְהוָ֜הYahwehצִיּ֗וֹןZionנִחַם֙he will comfortכָּל־allחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָwaste places itsוַיָּ֤שֶׂםand he madeמִדְבָּרָהּ֙wilderness itsכְּעֵ֔דֶןlike Edenוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּand desert plain itsכְּגַן־like the garden ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehשָׂשׂ֤וֹןjoyוְשִׂמְחָה֙and gladnessיִמָּ֣צֵאit will be foundבָ֔הּin itתּוֹדָ֖הthanksgivingוְק֥וֹלand the sound ofזִמְרָֽה׃ סmusic
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הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּpay attentionאֵלַי֙to meעַמִּ֔יO people myוּלְאוּמִּ֖יand O nation myאֵלַ֣יto meהַאֲזִ֑ינוּgive earכִּ֤יforתוֹרָה֙lawמֵאִתִּ֣יfrom with the meתֵצֵ֔אit will go outוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יand justice myלְא֥וֹרinto a light ofעַמִּ֖יםpeoplesאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃I will make suddenly
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קָר֤וֹבis nearצִדְקִי֙righteousness myיָצָ֣אit has gone outיִשְׁעִ֔יsalvation myוּזְרֹעַ֖יand arms myעַמִּ֣יםpeoplesיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּthey will judgeאֵלַי֙to meאִיִּ֣יםislandsיְקַוּ֔וּthey will waitוְאֶל־and toזְרֹעִ֖יarm myיְיַחֵלֽוּן׃they will hope !
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שְׂאוּ֩lift upלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםto the heavensעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜םeyes yourוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּand lookאֶל־toהָאָ֣רֶץthe earthמִתַּ֗חַתfrom beneathכִּֽי־forשָׁמַ֜יִםthe heavensכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןlike the smokeנִמְלָ֙חוּ֙they will be dispersedוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙and the earthכַּבֶּ֣גֶדlike the garmentתִּבְלֶ֔הit will wear outוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָand inhabitants itsכְּמוֹ־likeכֵ֣ןgnatsיְמוּת֑וּןthey will die !וִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙and salvation myלְעוֹלָ֣םfor everתִּֽהְיֶ֔הit will beוְצִדְקָתִ֖יand righteousness myלֹ֥אnotתֵחָֽת׃ סit will be broken
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שִׁמְע֤וּlistenאֵלַי֙to meיֹ֣דְעֵיO those who knowצֶ֔דֶקof righteousnessעַ֖םa peopleתּוֹרָתִ֣יwhich law myבְלִבָּ֑םis in heart theirאַל־may notתִּֽירְאוּ֙you fearחֶרְפַּ֣תthe reproach ofאֱנ֔וֹשׁhumankindוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םand from reviling words theirאַל־may notתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃you be dismayed
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כִּ֤יforכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙like the garmentיֹאכְלֵ֣םit will eat themעָ֔שׁmothוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרand like the woolיֹאכְלֵ֣םit will eat themסָ֑סclothes-mothוְצִדְקָתִי֙and righteousness myלְעוֹלָ֣םfor everתִּֽהְיֶ֔הit will beוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יand salvation myלְד֥וֹרto a generation ofדּוֹרִֽים׃ סgenerations
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עוּרִ֨יawakeעוּרִ֤יawakeלִבְשִׁי־put onעֹז֙strengthזְר֣וֹעַO arm ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehע֚וּרִיawakeכִּ֣ימֵיlike days ofקֶ֔דֶםantiquityדֹּר֖וֹתgenerations ofעוֹלָמִ֑יםantiquitiesהֲל֥וֹא¿ notאַתְּ־are youהִ֛יאsheהַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶתwho cut in piecesרַ֖הַבRahabמְחוֹלֶ֥לֶתwho piercedתַּנִּֽין׃the sea monster
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הֲל֤וֹא¿ notאַתְּ־are youהִיא֙sheהַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶתwho dried upיָ֔םthe seaמֵ֖יthe water ofתְּה֣וֹםthe deepרַבָּ֑הgreatהַשָּׂ֙מָה֙who she madeמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־the depths ofיָ֔םthe seaדֶּ֖רֶךְa wayלַעֲבֹ֥רto pass overגְּאוּלִֽים׃redeemed people
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וּפְדוּיֵ֨יand the people ransomed ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehיְשׁוּב֗וּןthey will return !וּבָ֤אוּand they will comeצִיּוֹן֙Zionבְּרִנָּ֔הwith a shout of joyוְשִׂמְחַ֥תand gladness ofעוֹלָ֖םperpetuityעַל־will be onרֹאשָׁ֑םhead theirשָׂשׂ֤וֹןjoyוְשִׂמְחָה֙and gladnessיַשִּׂיג֔וּןthey will overtake them !נָ֖סוּthey will fleeיָג֥וֹןsorrowוַאֲנָחָֽה׃ סand sighing
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אָנֹכִ֧יIאָנֹכִ֛יIה֖וּאam heמְנַחֶמְכֶ֑םwho comforts youמִֽי־who?אַ֤תְּare youוַתִּֽירְאִי֙and you have been afraidמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁfrom a personיָמ֔וּתwho he diesוּמִבֶּן־and from a child ofאָדָ֖םhumankindחָצִ֥ירwho grassיִנָּתֵֽן׃he is made
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וַתִּשְׁכַּ֞חand you have forgottenיְהוָ֣הYahwehעֹשֶׂ֗ךָwho made youנוֹטֶ֣הwho stretched outשָׁמַיִם֮the heavensוְיֹסֵ֣דand who foundedאָרֶץ֒the earthוַתְּפַחֵ֨דand you have been in dreadתָּמִ֜ידcontinuallyכָּל־allהַיּ֗וֹםthe dayמִפְּנֵי֙of the face ofחֲמַ֣תthe anger ofהַמֵּצִ֔יקthe oppressorכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust whenכּוֹנֵ֖ןhe has preparedלְהַשְׁחִ֑יתto destroyוְאַיֵּ֖הand where?חֲמַ֥תis the anger ofהַמֵּצִֽיק׃the oppressor
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מִהַ֥רhe will hastenצֹעֶ֖הone who stoopsלְהִפָּתֵ֑חַto be let looseוְלֹא־and notיָמ֣וּתhe will dieלַשַּׁ֔חַתto the pitוְלֹ֥אand notיֶחְסַ֖רhe will lackלַחְמֽוֹ׃food his
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וְאָֽנֹכִי֙and Iיְהוָ֣הam Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourרֹגַ֣עwho stirs upהַיָּ֔םthe seaוַיֶּהֱמ֖וּand they roaredגַּלָּ֑יוwaves itsיְהוָ֥הis Yahwehצְבָא֖וֹתof hostsשְׁמֽוֹ׃name his
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וָאָשִׂ֤יםand I have putדְּבָרַי֙words myבְּפִ֔יךָin mouth yourוּבְצֵ֥לand with the shadow ofיָדִ֖יhand myכִּסִּיתִ֑יךָI have covered youלִנְטֹ֤עַto plantשָׁמַ֙יִם֙the heavensוְלִיסֹ֣דand to foundאָ֔רֶץthe earthוְלֵאמֹ֥רand to sayלְצִיּ֖וֹןto Zionעַמִּי־are people myאָֽתָּה׃ סyou
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הִתְעוֹרְרִ֣יrouse yourselfהִֽתְעוֹרְרִ֗יrouse yourselfק֚וּמִיariseיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םO Jerusalemאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoשָׁתִ֛יתyou have drunkמִיַּ֥דfrom the hand ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֶת־obj.כּ֣וֹסthe cup ofחֲמָת֑וֹanger hisאֶת־obj.קֻבַּ֜עַתthe bowl ofכּ֧וֹסthe cup ofהַתַּרְעֵלָ֛הthe staggeringשָׁתִ֖יתyou have drunkמָצִֽית׃you have drained
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אֵין־there notמְנַהֵ֣לis one who leadsלָ֔הּto herמִכָּל־of allבָּנִ֖יםthe childrenיָלָ֑דָהwhom she has borneוְאֵ֤יןand there notמַחֲזִיק֙is one who takes holdבְּיָדָ֔הּon hand herמִכָּל־from allבָּנִ֖יםthe childrenגִּדֵּֽלָה׃whom she has brought up
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שְׁתַּ֤יִםtwo thingsהֵ֙נָּה֙theyקֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְhave happened to youמִ֖יwho?יָנ֣וּדdoes he show sympathyלָ֑ךְto youהַשֹּׁ֧דthe devastationוְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶרand the destructionוְהָרָעָ֥בand the famineוְהַחֶ֖רֶבand the swordמִ֥יwho?אֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃do I comfort you
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בָּנַ֜יִךְchildren yourעֻלְּפ֥וּthey have become faintשָׁכְב֛וּthey have lain downבְּרֹ֥אשׁat the head ofכָּל־allחוּצ֖וֹתthe streetsכְּת֣וֹאlike an antelope ofמִכְמָ֑רa netהַֽמְלֵאִ֥יםwhich are fullחֲמַת־the anger ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehגַּעֲרַ֥תthe rebuke ofאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃God your
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לָכֵ֛ןto thereforeשִׁמְעִי־hearנָ֥אpleaseזֹ֖אתthisעֲנִיָּ֑הO afflicted oneוּשְׁכֻרַ֖תand O drunken oneוְלֹ֥אand notמִיָּֽיִן׃ סfrom wine
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysאֲדֹנַ֣יִךְlords yourיְהוָ֗הYahwehוֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙and God yourיָרִ֣יבwho he conducts a case forעַמּ֔וֹpeople hisהִנֵּ֥הhere!לָקַ֛חְתִּיI have takenמִיָּדֵ֖ךְfrom hand yourאֶת־obj.כּ֣וֹסthe cup ofהַתַּרְעֵלָ֑הthe staggeringאֶת־obj.קֻבַּ֙עַת֙the bowl ofכּ֣וֹסthe cup ofחֲמָתִ֔יanger myלֹא־notתוֹסִ֥יפִיyou will repeatלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּto drink itעֽוֹד׃again
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וְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙and I will put itבְּיַד־in the hand ofמוֹגַ֔יִךְthose who torment youאֲשֶׁר־whoאָמְר֥וּthey saidלְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְto self yourשְׁחִ֣יlie downוְנַעֲבֹ֑רָהso let us pass over youוַתָּשִׂ֤ימִיand you madeכָאָ֙רֶץ֙like the groundגֵּוֵ֔ךְback yourוְכַח֖וּץand like the streetלַעֹבְרִֽים׃ סfor the those who pass over

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