Isaiah 50 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק נ׳

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Isaiah 50 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

1. 1

   כֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDאֵיewhereזֶהzethisסֵפֶרSE/ferthe-bill-ofכְּרִיתוּתke/ri/TUTdivorcementאִמְּכֶםim/me/KHEMyour-motherאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhomשִׁלַּחְתִּיהָshil/lach/TI/haI-have-put-her-awayאוֹoorמִיmiwhoמִנּוֹשַׁיmin/no/SHAYof-my-creditorsאֲשֶׁר־מָכַרְתִּיa/SHER-ma/KHAR/tito-whom-I-soldאֶתְכֶםet/KHEMyouלוֹloto-himהֵןhenbeholdבַּעֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶםba/a/vo/no/te/KHEMfor-your-iniquitiesנִמְכַּרְתֶּםnim/kar/TEMyou-were-soldוּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶםu/ve/fish/e/KHEMand-for-your-transgressionsשֻׁלְּחָהshul/le/CHAwas-put-awayאִמְּכֶם׃im/me/KHEMyour-mother

   Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

2. 2

   מַדּוּעַmad/DU/awhyבָּאתִיBA/tiI-cameוְאֵיןve/ENand-there-was-noאִישׁishmanקָרָאתִיka/RA/tiI-calledוְאֵיןve/ENand-there-was-noעוֹנֶהo/NEansweringהֲקָצוֹרha/ka/TSORshorteningקָצְרָהka/tse/RAis-shortenedיָדִיya/DImy-handמִפְּדוּתmip/pe/DUTfrom-redeemingוְאִם־אֵין־בִּיve/IM-en-bior-have-I-noכֹחַKHO/achpowerלְהַצִּילle/hats/TSILto-deliverהֵןhenbeholdבְּגַעֲרָתִיbe/ga/a/ra/TIat-My-rebukeאַחֲרִיבa/cha/RIVI-dry-upיָםyamthe-seaאָשִׂיםa/SIMI-makeנְהָרוֹתne/ha/ROTthe-riversמִדְבָּרmid/BARa-wildernessתִּבְאַשׁtiv/ASHstinksדְּגָתָםde/ga/TAMtheir-fishמֵאֵיןme/ENbecause-there-is-noמַיִםMA/yimwaterוְתָמֹתve/ta/MOTand-diesבַּצָּמָא׃bats/tsa/MAfor-thirst

   Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.

3. 3

   אַלְבִּישׁal/BISHI-clotheשָׁמַיִםsha/MA/yimthe-heavensקַדְרוּתkad/RUTwith-blacknessוְשַׂקve/SAKand-sackclothאָשִׂיםa/SIMI-makeכְּסוּתָם׃ke/su/TAMtheir-covering

   I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

4. 4

   אֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe-LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODנָתַןna/TANhas-givenלִיlito-meלְשׁוֹןle/SHONthe-tongue-ofלִמּוּדִיםlim/mu/DIMthe-learnedלָדַעַתla/DA/atto-knowלָעוּתla/UTto-sustainאֶת־יָעֵףet-ya/EFhim-that-is-wearyדָּבָרda/VARwith-a-wordיָעִירya/IRHe-wakensבַּבֹּקֶרbab/BO/kermorningבַּבֹּקֶרbab/BO/kerby-morningיָעִירya/IRHe-wakensלִיlito-meאֹזֶןO/zenearלִשְׁמֹעַlish/MO/ato-hearכַּלִּמּוּדִים׃kal/lim/mu/DIMas-the-learned

   The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

5. 5

   אֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe-LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODפָּתַח־לִיpa/TACH-lihas-opened-for-meאֹזֶןO/zenearוְאָנֹכִיve/a/no/KHIand-Iלֹאlonotמָרִיתִיma/RI/tiwas-rebelliousאָחוֹרa/CHORbackwardלֹאlonotנְסוּגֹתִי׃ne/su/GO/tidid-I-turn-away

   The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

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   גֵּוִיge/VImy-backנָתַתִּיna/TAT/tiI-gaveלְמַכִּיםle/mak/KIMto-the-smitersוּלְחָיַיu/le/cha/YAYand-my-cheeksלְמֹרְטִיםle/mor/TIMto-them-that-plucked-off-the-hairפָּנַיpa/NAYmy-faceלֹאlonotהִסְתַּרְתִּיhis/TAR/tiI-hidמִכְּלִמּוֹתmik/ke/lim/MOTfrom-shameוָרֹק׃va/ROKand-spitting

   I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

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   וַאדֹנָיva/do/NAYand-the-LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODיַעֲזׇר־לִיya/a/ZOR-liwill-help-meעַל־כֵּןal-kenthereforeלֹאlonotנִכְלָמְתִּיnikh/LAM/tiI-have-been-confoundedעַל־כֵּןal-kenthereforeשַׂמְתִּיSAM/tiI-have-setפָנַיfa/NAYmy-faceכַּחַלָּמִישׁka/chal/la/MISHlike-a-flintוָאֵדַעva/e/DAand-I-knewכִּי־לֹאki-lothat-notאֵבוֹשׁ׃e/VOSHI-shall-be-ashamed

   For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

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   קָרוֹבka/ROVnearמַצְדִּיקִיmats/di/KIHe-that-justifies-meמִי־יָרִיבmi-ya/RIVwho-will-contendאִתִּיit/TIwith-meנַעַמְדָהNA/am/dalet-us-standיָּחַדYA/chadtogetherמִי־בַעַלmi-VA/alwho-is-the-master-ofמִשְׁפָּטִיmish/pa/TImy-judgmentיִגַּשׁyig/GASHlet-him-come-nearאֵלָי׃e/LAYunto-me

   He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

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   הֵןhenbeholdאֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe-LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODיַעֲזׇר־לִיya/a/ZOR-liwill-help-meמִי־הוּאmi-huwho-is-heיַרְשִׁיעֵנִיyar/shi/E/nishall-condemn-meהֵןhenbeholdכֻּלָּםkul/LAMall-of-themכַּבֶּגֶדkab/BE/gedas-a-garmentיִבְלוּyiv/LUshall-grow-oldעָשׁashthe-mothיֹאכְלֵם׃yo/khe/LEMshall-eat-them-up

   Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.

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    מִיmiwhoבָכֶםva/KHEMamong-youיְרֵאye/REthat-fearsיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDשֹׁמֵעַsho/ME/athat-hearsבְּקוֹלbe/KOLto-the-voice-ofעַבְדּוֹav/DOhis-servantאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoהָלַךְha/LAKHwalksחֲשֵׁכִיםcha/she/KHIMin-darknessוְאֵיןve/ENand-there-is-noנֹגַהּNO/galightלוֹloto-himיִבְטַחyiv/TACHlet-him-trustבְּשֵׁםbe/SHEMin-the-name-ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDוְיִשָּׁעֵןve/yish/sha/ENand-leanבֵּאלֹהָיו׃be/lo/HAYVupon-his-God

    Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

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    הֵןhenbeholdכֻּלְּכֶםkul/le/KHEMall-youקֹדְחֵיKOD/chethat-kindleאֵשׁeshfireמְאַזְּרֵיme/az/ze/REthat-gird-onזִיקוֹתzi/KOTsparksלְכוּle/KHUwalkבְּאוּרbe/URin-the-light-ofאֶשְׁכֶםesh/KHEMyour-fireוּבְזִיקוֹתu/ve/zi/KOTand-in-the-sparksבִּעַרְתֶּםbi/ar/TEMyou-have-kindledמִיָּדִיmiy/ya/DIfrom-my-handהָיְתָה־זֹּאתha/ye/TA-zotthis-shall-beלָכֶםla/KHEMto-youלְמַעֲצֵבָהle/ma/a/tse/VAin-griefתִּשְׁכָּבוּן׃tish/ka/VUNyou-shall-lie-down

    Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.