Isaiah 51 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק נ״א

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Isaiah 51 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

1. 1

   שִׁמְעוּshim/Uhearאֵלַיe/LAYto-meרֹדְפֵיROD/feyou-that-pursueצֶדֶקTSE/dekrighteousnessמְבַקְשֵׁיme/vak/SHEyou-that-seekיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDהַבִּיטוּhab/BI/tulookאֶל־צוּרel-tsurto-the-rockחֻצַּבְתֶּםchuts/tsav/TEMyou-were-hewnוְאֶל־מַקֶּבֶתve/EL-mak/KE/vetand-to-the-hole-ofבּוֹרborthe-pitנֻקַּרְתֶּם׃nuk/kar/TEMyou-were-dug

   Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

2. 2

   הַבִּיטוּhab/BI/tulookאֶל־אַבְרָהָםel-Av/ra/HAMto-Abrahamאֲבִיכֶםa/vi/KHEMyour-fatherוְאֶל־שָׂרָהve/EL-sa/RAand-to-Sarahתְּחוֹלֶלְכֶםte/cho/lel/KHEMthat-bore-youכִּי־אֶחָדki-e/CHADfor-oneקְרָאתִיוke/ra/TIVI-called-himוַאֲבָרְכֵהוּva/a/va/re/KHE/huand-I-blessed-himוְאַרְבֵּהוּ׃ve/ar/BE/huand-I-multiplied-him

   Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

3. 3

   כִּי־נִחַםki-ni/CHAMfor-has-comfortedיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDצִיּוֹןTsiy/YONZionנִחַםni/CHAMHe-has-comfortedכׇּל־חׇרְבֹתֶיהָkol-chor/vo/TE/haall-her-waste-placesוַיָּשֶׂםvay/YA/semand-He-has-madeמִדְבָּרָהּmid/ba/RAher-wildernessכְּעֵדֶןke/E/denlike-Edenוְעַרְבָתָהּve/ar/va/TAand-her-desertכְּגַן־יְהֹוָהke/GAN-Adonailike-the-garden-of-the-LORDשָׂשׂוֹןsa/SONjoyוְשִׂמְחָהve/sim/CHAand-gladnessיִמָּצֵאyim/ma/TSEshall-be-foundבָהּvain-itתּוֹדָהto/DAthanksgivingוְקוֹלve/KOLand-the-voice-ofזִמְרָה׃zim/RAmelody

   For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

4. 4

   הַקְשִׁיבוּhak/SHI/vuhearkenאֵלַיe/LAYto-meעַמִּיam/MIO-my-peopleוּלְאוּמִּיu/le/um/MIand-O-my-nationאֵלַיe/LAYto-meהַאֲזִינוּha/a/ZI/nugive-earכִּיkiforתוֹרָהto/RAlawמֵאִתִּיme/it/TIfrom-meתֵצֵאte/TSEshall-proceedוּמִשְׁפָּטִיu/mish/pa/TIand-my-judgmentלְאוֹרle/ORfor-a-light-ofעַמִּיםam/MIMthe-peoplesאַרְגִּיעַ׃ar/GI/aI-will-make-rest

   Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.

5. 5

   קָרוֹבka/ROVnearצִדְקִיtsid/KImy-righteousnessיָצָאya/TSAhas-gone-forthיִשְׁעִיyish/Imy-salvationוּזְרֹעַיu/ze/ro/AYand-my-armsעַמִּיםam/MIMthe-peoplesיִשְׁפֹּטוּyish/PO/tushall-judgeאֵלַיe/LAYfor-meאִיִּיםiy/YIMthe-islesיְקַוּוּye/kav/VUshall-waitוְאֶל־זְרֹעִיve/EL-ze/ro/Iand-on-my-armיְיַחֵלוּן׃ye/ya/che/LUNthey-shall-hope

   My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

6. 6

   שְׂאוּse/Ulift-upלַשָּׁמַיִםlash/sha/MA/yimto-the-heavensעֵינֵיכֶםe/ne/KHEMyour-eyesוְהַבִּיטוּve/hab/BI/tuand-lookאֶל־הָאָרֶץel-ha/A/retsupon-the-earthמִתַּחַתmit/TA/chatbeneathכִּי־שָׁמַיִםki-sha/MA/yimfor-the-heavensכֶּעָשָׁןke/a/SHANlike-smokeנִמְלָחוּnim/LA/chushall-vanish-awayוְהָאָרֶץve/ha/A/retsand-the-earthכַּבֶּגֶדkab/BE/gedlike-a-garmentתִּבְלֶהtiv/LEshall-grow-oldוְיֹשְׁבֶיהָve/yosh/VE/haand-its-inhabitantsכְּמוֹ־כֵןke/MO-khenin-like-mannerיְמוּתוּןye/mu/TUNshall-dieוִישׁוּעָתִיvi/shu/a/TIand-my-salvationלְעוֹלָםle/o/LAMforeverתִּהְיֶהtih/YEshall-beוְצִדְקָתִיve/tsid/ka/TIand-my-righteousnessלֹאlonotתֵחָת׃te/CHATshall-be-overthrown

   Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

7. 7

   שִׁמְעוּshim/Uhearאֵלַיe/LAYto-meיֹדְעֵיyod/Eyou-that-knowצֶדֶקTSE/dekrighteousnessעַםamO-peopleתּוֹרָתִיto/ra/TImy-lawבְלִבָּםve/lib/BAMin-their-heartאַל־תִּירְאוּal-ti/re/Ufear-notחֶרְפַּתcher/PATthe-reproach-ofאֱנוֹשׁe/NOSHmenוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָםu/mig/gid/du/fo/TAMand-of-their-revilingsאַל־תֵּחָתּוּ׃al-te/CHAT/tube-not-dismayed

   Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

8. 8

   כִּיkiforכַבֶּגֶדkhab/BE/gedlike-a-garmentיֹאכְלֵםyo/khe/LEMshall-eat-them-upעָשׁashthe-mothוְכַצֶּמֶרve/khats/TSE/merand-like-woolיֹאכְלֵםyo/khe/LEMshall-eat-themסָסsasthe-wormוְצִדְקָתִיve/tsid/ka/TIand-my-righteousnessלְעוֹלָםle/o/LAMforeverתִּהְיֶהtih/YEshall-beוִישׁוּעָתִיvi/shu/a/TIand-my-salvationלְדוֹרle/DORto-the-generation-ofדּוֹרִים׃do/RIMgenerations

   For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

9. 9

   עוּרִיu/RIawakeעוּרִיu/RIawakeלִבְשִׁי־עֹזliv/SHI-ozput-on-strengthזְרוֹעַze/RO/aO-arm-ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDעוּרִיu/RIawakeכִּימֵיki/MEas-in-the-days-ofקֶדֶםKE/demancientדֹּרוֹתdo/ROTthe-generations-ofעוֹלָמִיםo/la/MIMagesהֲלוֹאha/LOare-you-notאַתְּ־הִיאatt-hiitהַמַּחְצֶבֶתham/mach/TSE/vetthat-hewedרַהַבRA/havRahabמְחוֹלֶלֶתme/cho/LE/letpiercingתַּנִּין׃tan/NINthe-dragon

   Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

10. 10

    הֲלוֹאha/LOare-you-notאַתְּ־הִיאatt-hiitהַמַּחֲרֶבֶתham/ma/cha/RE/vetthat-driedיָםyamthe-seaמֵיmethe-waters-ofתְּהוֹםte/HOMthe-deepרַבָּהrab/BAgreatהַשָּׂמָהhas/SA/mathat-madeמַעֲמַקֵּי־יָםma/a/mak/KE-yamthe-depths-of-the-seaדֶּרֶךְDE/rekha-wayלַעֲבֹרla/a/VORto-pass-overגְּאוּלִים׃ge/u/LIMthe-ransomed

    Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

11. 11

    וּפְדוּיֵיu/fe/du/YEand-the-ransomed-ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDיְשׁוּבוּןye/shu/VUNshall-returnוּבָאוּu/VA/uand-comeצִיּוֹןTsiy/YONZionבְּרִנָּהbe/rin/NAwith-singingוְשִׂמְחַתve/sim/CHATand-joyעוֹלָםo/LAMeverlastingעַל־רֹאשָׁםal-ro/SHAMupon-their-headשָׂשׂוֹןsa/SONjoyוְשִׂמְחָהve/sim/CHAand-gladnessיַשִּׂיגוּןyas/si/GUNthey-shall-obtainנָסוּNA/sushall-flee-awayיָגוֹןya/GONsorrowוַאֲנָחָה׃va/a/na/CHAand-sighing

    Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

12. 12

    אָנֹכִיa/no/KHIIאָנֹכִיa/no/KHIeven-IהוּאhuHeמְנַחֶמְכֶםme/na/chem/KHEMthat-comforts-youמִי־אַתְּmi-attwho-are-youוַתִּירְאִיvat/ti/re/Iand-you-fearמֵאֱנוֹשׁme/e/NOSHof-manיָמוּתya/MUTthat-shall-dieוּמִבֶּן־אָדָםu/mib/BEN-a/DAMand-of-the-son-of-manחָצִירcha/TSIRas-grassיִנָּתֵן׃yin/na/TENwho-shall-be-made

    I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

13. 13

    וַתִּשְׁכַּחvat/tish/KACHand-you-forgetיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDעֹשֶׂךָO/SE/khayour-Makerנוֹטֶהno/TEwho-stretches-outשָׁמַיִםsha/MA/yimthe-heavensוְיֹסֵדve/yo/SEDand-foundsאָרֶץA/retsthe-earthוַתְּפַחֵדvat/te/fa/CHEDand-you-fearתָּמִידta/MIDcontinuallyכׇּל־הַיּוֹםkol-hay/YOMevery-dayמִפְּנֵיmip/pe/NEfrom-beforeחֲמַתcha/MATthe-fury-ofהַמֵּצִיקham/me/TSIKthe-oppressorכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERasכּוֹנֵןko/NENhe-makes-readyלְהַשְׁחִיתle/hash/CHITto-destroyוְאַיֵּהve/ay/YEand-where-isחֲמַתcha/MATthe-fury-ofהַמֵּצִיק׃ham/me/TSIKthe-oppressor

    And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

14. 14

    מִהַרmi/HARhastensצֹעֶהtso/Ethe-crouching-oneלְהִפָּתֵחַle/hip/pa/TE/achthat-he-may-be-loosedוְלֹא־יָמוּתve/LO-ya/MUTand-he-shall-not-dieלַשַּׁחַתlash/SHA/chatin-the-pitוְלֹאve/LOand-notיֶחְסַרyech/SARshall-failלַחְמוֹ׃lach/MOhis-bread

    The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

15. 15

    וְאָנֹכִיve/a/no/KHIand-IיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDאֱלֹהֶיךָe/lo/HE/khayour-Godרֹגַעro/GAwho-stirs-upהַיָּםhay/YAMthe-seaוַיֶּהֱמוּvay/ye/he/MUand-roarגַּלָּיוgal/LAYVits-wavesיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDצְבָאוֹתTse/va/OTof-Hostsשְׁמוֹ׃she/MOHis-name

    But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.

16. 16

    וָאָשִׂםva/a/SIMand-I-have-putדְּבָרַיde/va/RAYmy-wordsבְּפִיךָbe/FI/khain-your-mouthוּבְצֵלu/ve/TSELand-in-the-shadow-ofיָדִיya/DImy-handכִּסִּיתִיךָkis/si/TI/khaI-have-covered-youלִנְטֹעַlin/TO/ato-plantשָׁמַיִםsha/MA/yimthe-heavensוְלִיסֹדve/li/SODand-to-foundאָרֶץA/retsthe-earthוְלֵאמֹרve/le/MORand-to-sayלְצִיּוֹןle/Tsiy/YONunto-Zionעַמִּי־אָתָּה׃am/MI-AT/tayou-are-my-people

    And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

17. 17

    הִתְעוֹרְרִיhit/or/RIawakeהִתְעוֹרְרִיhit/or/RIawakeקוּמִיKU/mistand-upיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYe/ru/sha/LA/yimO-Jerusalemאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoשָׁתִיתsha/TIThave-drunkמִיַּדmiy/YADfrom-the-hand-ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDאֶת־כּוֹסet-kosthe-cup-ofחֲמָתוֹcha/ma/TOHis-furyאֶת־קֻבַּעַתet-kub/BA/atthe-deep-bowl-ofכּוֹסkosthe-cup-ofהַתַּרְעֵלָהhat/tar/e/LAstaggeringשָׁתִיתsha/TIThave-drunkמָצִית׃ma/TSITdrained

    Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.

18. 18

    אֵין־מְנַהֵלen-me/na/HELthere-is-none-to-guideלָהּlaherמִכׇּל־בָּנִיםmik/KOL-ba/NIMamong-all-the-sonsיָלָדָהya/LA/dashe-has-borneוְאֵיןve/ENand-there-is-noneמַחֲזִיקma/cha/ZIKtakingבְּיָדָהּbe/ya/DAby-her-handמִכׇּל־בָּנִיםmik/KOL-ba/NIMamong-all-the-sonsגִּדֵּלָה׃gid/DE/lashe-has-reared

    There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.

19. 19

    שְׁתַּיִםSHTA/yimtwoהֵנָּהHEN/natheseקֹרְאֹתַיִךְkor/o/TA/yikhhave-befallen-youמִיmiwhoיָנוּדya/NUDshall-bemoanלָךְlakhyouהַשֹּׁדhash/SHODthe-devastationוְהַשֶּׁבֶרve/hash/SHE/verand-the-destructionוְהָרָעָבve/ha/ra/AVand-the-famineוְהַחֶרֶבve/ha/CHE/revand-the-swordמִיmiwhoאֲנַחֲמֵךְ׃a/na/cha/MEKHshall-I-comfort-you

    These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?

20. 20

    בָּנַיִךְba/NA/yikhyour-sonsעֻלְּפוּul/le/FUhave-faintedשָׁכְבוּsha/khe/VUthey-lieבְּרֹאשׁbe/ROSHat-the-head-ofכׇּל־חוּצוֹתkol-chu/TSOTall-the-streetsכְּתוֹאke/TOlike-a-wild-bullמִכְמָרmikh/MARin-a-netהַמְלֵאִיםham/le/IMfull-ofחֲמַת־יְהֹוָהcha/MAT-Adonaithe-wrath-of-the-LORDגַּעֲרַתga/a/RATthe-rebuke-ofאֱלֹהָיִךְ׃e/lo/HA/yikhyour-God

    Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.

21. 21

    לָכֵןla/KHENthereforeשִׁמְעִי־נָאshim/I-nahear-nowזֹאתzotthisעֲנִיָּהa/niy/YAO-afflicted-oneוּשְׁכֻרַתu/she/khu/RATand-drunkenוְלֹאve/LObut-notמִיָּיִן׃miy/YA/yinwith-wine

    Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

22. 22

    כֹּה־אָמַרko-a/MARthus-saysאֲדֹנַיִךְa/do/NA/yikhyour-LordיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDוֵאלֹהַיִךְve/lo/HA/yikhand-your-Godיָרִיבya/RIVwho-pleads-forעַמּוֹam/MOHis-peopleהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdלָקַחְתִּיla/KACH/tiI-have-takenמִיָּדֵךְmiy/ya/DEKHout-of-your-handאֶת־כּוֹסet-kosthe-cup-ofהַתַּרְעֵלָהhat/tar/e/LAstaggeringאֶת־קֻבַּעַתet-kub/BA/atthe-deep-bowl-ofכּוֹסkosthe-cup-ofחֲמָתִיcha/ma/TIMy-furyלֹא־תוֹסִיפִיlo-to/SI/fiyou-shall-not-againלִשְׁתּוֹתָהּlish/to/TAdrink-itעוֹד׃odagain

    Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

23. 23

    וְשַׂמְתִּיהָve/sam/TI/haand-I-will-put-itבְּיַד־מוֹגַיִךְbe/YAD-mo/GA/yikhinto-the-hand-of-them-that-afflict-youאֲשֶׁר־אָמְרוּa/SHER-a/me/RUwho-have-saidלְנַפְשֵׁךְle/naf/SHEKHto-your-soulשְׁחִיshe/CHIbow-downוְנַעֲבֹרָהve/na/a/VO/rathat-we-may-go-overוַתָּשִׂימִיvat/ta/SI/miand-you-have-laidכָאָרֶץkha/A/retslike-the-groundגֵּוֵךְge/VEKHyour-bodyוְכַחוּץve/kha/CHUTSand-like-the-streetלַעֹבְרִים׃la/ov/RIMto-them-that-go-over

    But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.