Isaiah 59 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק נ״ט

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Isaiah 59 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

1. 1

   הֵןhenbeholdלֹא־קָצְרָהlo-ka/tse/RAis-not-shortenedיַד־יְהֹוָהyad-Adonaithe-hand-of-the-LORDמֵהוֹשִׁיעַme/ho/SHI/afrom-savingוְלֹא־כָבְדָהve/LO-kha/ve/DAneither-is-heavyאׇזְנוֹoz/NOHis-earמִשְּׁמוֹעַ׃mish/she/MO/afrom-hearing

   Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

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   כִּיkibutאִם־עֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶםim-a/vo/no/te/KHEMrather-your-iniquitiesהָיוּha/YUhave-beenמַבְדִּלִיםmav/di/LIMseparatingבֵּינֵכֶםbe/ne/KHEMbetween-youלְבֵיןle/VENand-betweenאֱלֹהֵיכֶםe/lo/he/KHEMyour-Godוְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶםve/chat/to/te/KHEMand-your-sinsהִסְתִּירוּhis/TI/ruhave-hiddenפָנִיםfa/NIMfaceמִכֶּםmik/KEMfrom-youמִשְּׁמוֹעַ׃mish/she/MO/afrom-hearing

   But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

3. 3

   כִּיkiforכַפֵּיכֶםkhap/pe/KHEMyour-handsנְגֹאֲלוּne/go/a/LUare-defiledבַדָּםvad/DAMwith-bloodוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶםve/ets/be/o/te/KHEMand-your-fingersבֶּעָוֺןbe/a/VONwith-iniquityשִׂפְתוֹתֵיכֶםsif/to/te/KHEMyour-lipsדִּבְּרוּ־שֶׁקֶרdib/be/RU-SHE/kerhave-spoken-falsehoodלְשׁוֹנְכֶםle/shon/KHEMyour-tongueעַוְלָהav/LAunrighteousnessתֶהְגֶּה׃teh/GEmutters

   For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

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   אֵין־קֹרֵאen-ko/REnone-callsבְצֶדֶקve/TSE/dekin-righteousnessוְאֵיןve/ENand-noneנִשְׁפָּטnish/PATpleadsבֶּאֱמוּנָהbe/e/mu/NAin-faithfulnessבָּטוֹחַba/TO/achtrustingעַל־תֹּהוּal-TO/huupon-chaosוְדַבֶּר־שָׁוְאve/dab/BER-shavand-speaking-emptinessהָרוֹha/ROconceivingעָמָלa/MALmischiefוְהוֹלֵידve/ho/LEDand-bringing-forthאָוֶן׃A/veniniquity

   None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

5. 5

   בֵּיצֵיbe/TSEthe-eggs-ofצִפְעוֹנִיtsif/o/NIadderבִּקֵּעוּbik/KE/uthey-hatchוְקוּרֵיve/ku/REand-the-webs-ofעַכָּבִישׁak/ka/VISHthe-spiderיֶאֱרֹגוּye/e/RO/guthey-weaveהָאֹכֵלha/o/KHELhe-that-eatsמִבֵּיצֵיהֶםmib/be/tse/HEMof-their-eggsיָמוּתya/MUTdiesוְהַזּוּרֶהve/haz/zu/REand-the-crushed-oneתִּבָּקַעtib/ba/KAbreaks-outאֶפְעֶה׃ef/Ea-viper

   They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

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   קוּרֵיהֶםku/re/HEMtheir-websלֹא־יִהְיוּlo-yih/YUshall-not-becomeלְבֶגֶדle/VE/gedfor-a-garmentוְלֹאve/LOand-notיִתְכַּסּוּyit/kas/SUshall-they-cover-themselvesבְּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶםbe/ma/a/se/HEMwith-their-worksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶםma/a/se/HEMtheir-worksמַעֲשֵׂי־אָוֶןma/a/SE-A/venworks-of-iniquityוּפֹעַלu/FO/aland-the-act-ofחָמָסcha/MASviolenceבְּכַפֵּיהֶם׃be/khap/pe/HEMin-their-hands

   Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

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   רַגְלֵיהֶםrag/le/HEMtheir-feetלָרַעla/RAto-evilיָרֻצוּya/RU/tsurunוִימַהֲרוּvi/ma/ha/RUand-they-make-hasteלִשְׁפֹּךְlish/POKHto-shedדָּםdambloodנָקִיna/KIinnocentמַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶםmach/she/vo/te/HEMtheir-thoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתmach/she/VOTthoughts-ofאָוֶןA/veniniquityשֹׁדshoddevastationוָשֶׁבֶרva/SHE/verand-destructionבִּמְסִלּוֹתָם׃bim/sil/lo/TAMin-their-highways

   Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

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   דֶּרֶךְDE/rekhthe-way-ofשָׁלוֹםsha/LOMpeaceלֹאlonotיָדָעוּya/DA/uthey-knowוְאֵיןve/ENand-there-is-noמִשְׁפָּטmish/PATjudgmentבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָםbe/ma/ge/lo/TAMin-their-tracksנְתִיבוֹתֵיהֶםne/ti/vo/te/HEMtheir-pathsעִקְּשׁוּik/ke/SHUthey-have-made-crookedלָהֶםla/HEMfor-themselvesכֹּלkoleveryoneדֹּרֵךְdo/REKHtreadingבָּהּbain-itלֹאlonotיָדַעya/DAknowsשָׁלוֹם׃sha/LOMpeace

   The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.

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   עַל־כֵּןal-kenthereforeרָחַקra/CHAKis-farמִשְׁפָּטmish/PATjudgmentמִמֶּנּוּmim/MEN/nufrom-usוְלֹאve/LOand-notתַשִּׂיגֵנוּtas/si/GE/nuovertakes-usצְדָקָהtse/da/KArighteousnessנְקַוֶּהne/kav/VEwe-waitלָאוֹרla/ORfor-lightוְהִנֵּה־חֹשֶׁךְve/hin/NE-CHO/shekhbut-behold-darknessלִנְגֹהוֹתlin/go/HOTfor-brightnessבָּאֲפֵלוֹתba/a/fe/LOTin-gloomנְהַלֵּךְ׃ne/hal/LEKHwe-walk

   Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.

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    נְגַשְׁשָׁהne/gash/SHAwe-grope-forכַעִוְרִיםkha/iv/RIMlike-the-blindקִירkirthe-wallוּכְאֵיןu/khe/ENand-as-withoutעֵינַיִםe/NA/yimeyesנְגַשֵּׁשָׁהne/gash/SHE/shawe-gropeכָּשַׁלְנוּka/SHAL/nuwe-stumbleבַצׇּהֳרַיִםvats/tso/ho/RA/yimat-noondayכַּנֶּשֶׁףkan/NE/shefas-at-twilightבָּאַשְׁמַנִּיםba/ash/man/NIMin-dark-placesכַּמֵּתִים׃kam/me/TIMlike-the-dead

    We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.

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    נֶהֱמֶהne/he/MEwe-roarכַדֻּבִּיםkhad/dub/BIMlike-bearsכֻּלָּנוּkul/LA/nuall-of-usוְכַיּוֹנִיםve/khay/yo/NIMand-like-dovesהָגֹהha/GOmoanנֶהְגֶּהneh/GEwe-moanנְקַוֶּהne/kav/VEwe-waitלַמִּשְׁפָּטlam/mish/PATfor-judgmentוָאַיִןva/A/yinbut-there-is-noneלִישׁוּעָהli/shu/Afor-salvationרָחֲקָהRA/cha/kait-is-far-offמִמֶּנּוּ׃mim/MEN/nufrom-us

    We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.

12. 12

    כִּי־רַבּוּki-rab/BUfor-are-multipliedפְשָׁעֵינוּfe/sha/E/nuour-transgressionsנֶגְדֶּךָneg/DE/khabefore-Youוְחַטֹּאותֵינוּve/chat/to/TE/nuand-our-sinsעָנְתָהAN/tatestifiesבָּנוּBA/nuagainst-usכִּי־פְשָׁעֵינוּki-fe/sha/E/nubecause-our-transgressionsאִתָּנוּit/TA/nuwith-usוַעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּva/a/vo/no/TE/nuand-our-iniquitiesיְדַעֲנוּם׃ye/da/a/NUMwe-know-them

    For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;

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    פָּשֹׁעַpa/SHO/atransgressingוְכַחֵשׁve/kha/CHESHand-lyingבַּיהֹוָהba-Adonaiagainst-the-LORDוְנָסוֹגve/na/SOGand-turning-awayמֵאַחַרme/a/CHARfrom-afterאֱלֹהֵינוּe/lo/HE/nuour-Godדַּבֶּר־עֹשֶׁקdab/BER-O/shekspeaking-oppressionוְסָרָהve/SA/raand-revoltהֹרוֹho/ROconceivingוְהֹגוֹve/ho/GOand-utteringמִלֵּבmil/LEVfrom-the-heartדִּבְרֵי־שָׁקֶר׃div/RE-SHA/kerwords-of-falsehood

    In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

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    וְהֻסַּגve/hus/SAGand-is-turnedאָחוֹרa/CHORbackwardמִשְׁפָּטmish/PATjudgmentוּצְדָקָהu/tse/da/KAand-righteousnessמֵרָחוֹקme/ra/CHOKafar-offתַּעֲמֹדta/a/MODstandsכִּי־כָשְׁלָהki-kha/she/LAfor-has-stumbledבָרְחוֹבva/re/CHOVin-the-streetאֱמֶתe/METtruthוּנְכֹחָהu/ne/kho/CHAand-uprightnessלֹא־תוּכַלlo-tu/KHALcannotלָבוֹא׃la/VOto-enter

    And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

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    וַתְּהִיvat/te/HIand-wasהָאֱמֶתha/e/METthe-truthנֶעְדֶּרֶתne/DE/retmissingוְסָרve/SARand-he-that-departsמֵרָעme/RAfrom-evilמִשְׁתּוֹלֵלmish/to/LELmakes-himself-a-preyוַיַּרְאvay/YARand-sawיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDוַיֵּרַעvay/YE/raand-it-was-evilבְּעֵינָיוbe/e/NAYVin-His-eyesכִּי־אֵיןki-enthat-there-was-noמִשְׁפָּט׃mish/PATjudgment

    Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.

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    וַיַּרְאvay/YARand-He-sawכִּי־אֵיןki-enthat-there-was-noאִישׁisha-manוַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵםvay/yish/to/MEMand-He-was-astonishedכִּיkithatאֵיןenthere-was-noמַפְגִּיעַmaf/GI/aintercessorוַתּוֹשַׁע־לוֹvat/TO/sha-loand-brought-salvation-to-Himזְרֹעוֹze/ro/OHis-armוְצִדְקָתוֹve/tsid/ka/TOand-His-righteousnessהִיאhiitסְמָכָתְהוּ׃se/ma/KHAT/husustained-Him

    And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

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    וַיִּלְבַּשׁvay/yil/BASHand-He-put-onצְדָקָהtse/da/KArighteousnessכַּשִּׁרְיָןkash/shir/YANas-a-breastplateוְכוֹבַעve/KHO/vaand-a-helmet-ofיְשׁוּעָהye/shu/Asalvationבְּרֹאשׁוֹbe/ro/SHOupon-His-headוַיִּלְבַּשׁvay/yil/BASHand-He-put-onבִּגְדֵיbig/DEthe-garments-ofנָקָםna/KAMvengeanceתִּלְבֹּשֶׁתtil/BO/shetclothingוַיַּעַטvay/YA/atand-He-wrapped-Himselfכַּמְעִילkam/ILas-a-cloakקִנְאָה׃kin/Azeal

    For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.

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    כְּעַלke/ALaccording-toגְּמֻלוֹתge/mu/LOTdeedsכְּעַלke/ALsoיְשַׁלֵּםye/shal/LEMHe-will-repayחֵמָהche/MAfuryלְצָרָיוle/tsa/RAYVto-His-adversariesגְּמוּלge/MULrecompenseלְאֹיְבָיוle/oy/VAYVto-His-enemiesלָאִיִּיםla/iy/YIMto-the-islandsגְּמוּלge/MULrecompenseיְשַׁלֵּם׃ye/shal/LEMHe-will-repay

    According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.

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    וְיִרְאוּve/yir/Uand-they-shall-fearמִמַּעֲרָבmim/ma/a/RAVfrom-the-westאֶת־שֵׁםet-shemthe-name-ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDוּמִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁמֶשׁu/mim/miz/RACH-SHE/meshand-from-the-rising-of-the-sunאֶת־כְּבוֹדוֹet-ke/vo/DOHis-gloryכִּי־יָבוֹאki-ya/VOwhen-shall-comeכַנָּהָרkhan/na/HARlike-the-riverצָרtsaran-adversaryרוּחַRU/achthe-Spirit-ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDנֹסְסָהNOS/salifts-a-standardבוֹ׃voagainst-him

    So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

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    וּבָאu/VAand-shall-comeלְצִיּוֹןle/Tsiy/YONunto-ZionגּוֹאֵלGo/ELa-Redeemerוּלְשָׁבֵיu/le/sha/VEand-to-them-that-turn-fromפֶשַׁעFE/shatransgressionבְּיַעֲקֹבbe/Ya/a/KOVin-Jacobנְאֻםne/UMsaysיְהֹוָה׃Adonaithe-LORD

    And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

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    וַאֲנִיva/a/NIand-as-for-Meזֹאתzotthisבְּרִיתִיbe/ri/TIMy-covenantאוֹתָםo/TAMwith-themאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDרוּחִיRu/CHIMy-Spiritאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichעָלֶיךָa/LE/khaupon-youוּדְבָרַיu/de/va/RAYand-My-wordsאֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּיa/SHER-SAM/tiwhich-I-have-putבְּפִיךָbe/FI/khain-your-mouthלֹא־יָמוּשׁוּlo-ya/MU/shushall-not-departמִפִּיךָmip/PI/khaout-of-your-mouthוּמִפִּיu/mip/PInor-out-of-the-mouth-ofזַרְעֲךָzar/a/KHAyour-seedוּמִפִּיu/mip/PInor-out-of-the-mouth-ofזֶרַעZE/rathe-seed-ofזַרְעֲךָzar/a/KHAyour-seedאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDמֵעַתָּהme/at/TAfrom-nowוְעַד־עוֹלָם׃ve/AD-o/LAMand-for-ever

    As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.