Isaiah 59 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק נ״ט

Masoretic Text, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Isaiah 59 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.

1. 1

   הֵןbeholdלֹא־קָצְרָהis-not-shortenedיַד־יְהֹוָהhand-of-the-LORDמֵהוֹשִׁיעַthat-it-cannot-saveוְלֹא־כָבְדָהneither-is-heavyאׇזְנוֹhis-earמִשְּׁמוֹעַ׃that-it-cannot-hear

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

2. 2

   כִּיthatאִם־עֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶםbut-your-iniquitiesהָיוּwereמַבְדִּלִיםhave-made-a-separationבֵּינֵכֶםbetween-youלְבֵיןand-betweenאֱלֹהֵיכֶםyour-Godוְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶםand-your-sinsהִסְתִּירוּhave-hidפָנִיםhis-faceמִכֶּםfrom-youמִשְּׁמוֹעַ׃that-he-will-not-hear

   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

   כִּיforכַפֵּיכֶםyour-handsנְגֹאֲלוּare-defiledבַדָּםwith-bloodוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶםand-your-fingersבֶּעָוֺןwith-iniquityשִׂפְתוֹתֵיכֶםyour-lipsדִּבְּרוּ־שֶׁקֶרhave-spoken-liesלְשׁוֹנְכֶםyour-tongueעַוְלָהwickednessתֶהְגֶּה׃mutters

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

4. 4

   אֵין־קֹרֵאnone-callsבְצֶדֶקin-uprightnessוְאֵיןnor-anyנִשְׁפָּטpleadsבֶּאֱמוּנָהin-truthבָּטוֹחַthey-trustעַל־תֹּהוּin-vanityוְדַבֶּר־שָׁוְאand-speak-liesהָרוֹthey-conceiveעָמָלmischiefוְהוֹלֵידand-bring-forthאָוֶן׃iniquity

   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

   בֵּיצֵיthe-eggs-ofצִפְעוֹנִיvipersבִּקֵּעוּthey-hatchוְקוּרֵיand-the-web-ofעַכָּבִישׁthe-spiderיֶאֱרֹגוּthey-weaveהָאֹכֵלhe-that-eatsמִבֵּיצֵיהֶםof-their-eggsיָמוּתdiesוְהַזּוּרֶהand-from-that-which-is-crushedתִּבָּקַעbreaks-outאֶפְעֶה׃a-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.

6. 6

   קוּרֵיהֶםtheir-websלֹא־יִהְיוּshall-not-becomeלְבֶגֶדgarmentsוְלֹאand-notיִתְכַּסּוּshall-they-cover-themselvesבְּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶםwith-their-worksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶםtheir-works-areמַעֲשֵׂי־אָוֶןworks-of-iniquityוּפֹעַלand-the-act-ofחָמָסviolenceבְּכַפֵּיהֶם׃is-in-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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   רַגְלֵיהֶםtheir-feetלָרַעto-evilיָרֻצוּrunוִימַהֲרוּand-they-make-hasteלִשְׁפֹּךְto-shedדָּםbloodנָקִיinnocentמַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶםtheir-thoughts-areמַחְשְׁבוֹתthoughts-ofאָוֶןiniquityשֹׁדwastingוָשֶׁבֶרand-destructionבִּמְסִלּוֹתָם׃are-in-their-paths

   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.

8. 8

   דֶּרֶךְthe-way-ofשָׁלוֹםpeaceלֹאnotיָדָעוּknowוְאֵיןand-there-is-noמִשְׁפָּטjudgmentבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָםin-their-goingsנְתִיבוֹתֵיהֶםtheir-pathsעִקְּשׁוּthey-have-made-crookedלָהֶםfor-themselvesכֹּלwhoeverדֹּרֵךְwalksבָּהּin-themלֹאnotיָדַעknows-noשָׁלוֹם׃peace

   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.

9. 9

   עַל־כֵּןthereforeרָחַקis-farמִשְׁפָּטjusticeמִמֶּנּוּfrom-usוְלֹאand-notתַשִּׂיגֵנוּdoes-overtake-usצְדָקָהrighteousnessנְקַוֶּהwe-waitלָאוֹרfor-lightוְהִנֵּה־חֹשֶׁךְbut-behold-darknessלִנְגֹהוֹתfor-brightnessבָּאֲפֵלוֹתin-gloomנְהַלֵּךְ׃we-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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    נְגַשְׁשָׁהwe-grope-forכַעִוְרִיםlike-the-blindקִירthe-wallוּכְאֵיןand-as-if-we-had-noעֵינַיִםeyesנְגַשֵּׁשָׁהwe-gropeכָּשַׁלְנוּwe-stumbleבַצׇּהֳרַיִםat-noondayכַּנֶּשֶׁףas-in-the-nightבָּאַשְׁמַנִּיםamong-the-strongכַּמֵּתִים׃we-are-as-dead-men

    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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    נֶהֱמֶהwe-roarכַדֻּבִּיםlike-bearsכֻּלָּנוּallוְכַיּוֹנִיםand-like-dovesהָגֹהsurelyנֶהְגֶּהwe-moanנְקַוֶּהwe-lookלַמִּשְׁפָּטfor-judgmentוָאַיִןbut-there-is-noneלִישׁוּעָהfor-salvationרָחֲקָהit-is-far-offמִמֶּנּוּ׃from-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־רַבּוּfor-are-multipliedפְשָׁעֵינוּour-transgressionsנֶגְדֶּךָbefore-Youוְחַטֹּאותֵינוּand-our-sinsעָנְתָהtestifyבָּנוּagainst-usכִּי־פְשָׁעֵינוּbecause-our-transgressionsאִתָּנוּwith-usוַעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּand-our-iniquitiesיְדַעֲנוּם׃we-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;

13. 13

    פָּשֹׁעַin-transgressingוְכַחֵשׁand-denyingבַּיהֹוָהin-the-LORDוְנָסוֹגand-departing-awayמֵאַחַרfromאֱלֹהֵינוּour-Godדַּבֶּר־עֹשֶׁקspeaking-oppressionוְסָרָהand-revoltהֹרוֹconceivingוְהֹגוֹand-utteringמִלֵּבfrom-the-heartדִּבְרֵי־שָׁקֶר׃words-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.

14. 14

    וְהֻסַּגand-is-turned-awayאָחוֹרbackמִשְׁפָּטjudgmentוּצְדָקָהand-justiceמֵרָחוֹקafar-offתַּעֲמֹדstandsכִּי־כָשְׁלָהfor-is-fallenבָרְחוֹבin-the-streetאֱמֶתtruthוּנְכֹחָהand-upright-dealingלֹא־תוּכַלcannotלָבוֹא׃to-come

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

15. 15

    וַתְּהִיand-wasהָאֱמֶתtruthנֶעְדֶּרֶתis-absentוְסָרand-he-that-departsמֵרָעfrom-evilמִשְׁתּוֹלֵלmakes-himself-ridiculousוַיַּרְאand-sawיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוַיֵּרַעand-it-displeasedבְּעֵינָיוhimכִּי־אֵיןfor-there-was-noמִשְׁפָּט׃judgment

    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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    וַיַּרְאand-he-sawכִּי־אֵיןthat-there-was-noאִישׁa-manוַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵםand-was-astonishedכִּיthatאֵיןthere-is-noמַפְגִּיעַintercessorוַתּוֹשַׁע־לוֹtherefore-brought-salvation-to-himזְרֹעוֹhis-armוְצִדְקָתוֹand-his-righteousnessהִיאit-isסְמָכָתְהוּ׃it-sustained-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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    וַיִּלְבַּשׁfor-he-put-onצְדָקָהrighteousnessכַּשִּׁרְיָןas-a-breastplateוְכוֹבַעand-a-helmet-ofיְשׁוּעָהsalvationבְּרֹאשׁוֹupon-his-headוַיִּלְבַּשׁand-he-put-onבִּגְדֵיthe-garments-ofנָקָםvengeanceתִּלְבֹּשֶׁתfor-clothingוַיַּעַטand-was-cladכַּמְעִילas-a-cloakקִנְאָה׃with-zeal

    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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    כְּעַלaccording-toגְּמֻלוֹתtheir-deedsכְּעַלsoיְשַׁלֵּםwill-he-repayחֵמָהfuryלְצָרָיוto-his-adversariesגְּמוּלrecompenseלְאֹיְבָיוto-his-enemiesלָאִיִּיםto-the-islandsגְּמוּלrecompenseיְשַׁלֵּם׃he-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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    וְיִרְאוּso-shall-they-fearמִמַּעֲרָבfrom-the-westאֶת־שֵׁםname-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוּמִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁמֶשׁand-from-the-rising-of-the-sunאֶת־כְּבוֹדוֹHis-gloryכִּי־יָבוֹאwhen-shall-comeכַנָּהָרlike-a-floodצָרafflictionרוּחַwhich-the-wind-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDנֹסְסָהdrives-forthבוֹ׃it

    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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    וּבָאbut-shall-comeלְצִיּוֹןunto-Zionגּוֹאֵלa-redeemerוּלְשָׁבֵיand-to-them-that-turn-fromפֶשַׁעtransgressionבְּיַעֲקֹבin-Jacobנְאֻםsaysיְהֹוָה׃the-LORD

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

21. 21

    וַאֲנִיas-for-meזֹאתthisבְּרִיתִיmy-covenantאוֹתָםwith-themאָמַרsaidיְהֹוָהthe-LORDרוּחִיmy-spiritאֲשֶׁרwhichעָלֶיךָupon-youוּדְבָרַיand-my-wordsאֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּיwhich-I-have-putבְּפִיךָin-your-mouthלֹא־יָמוּשׁוּshall-not-departמִפִּיךָout-of-your-mouthוּמִפִּיnor-out-of-the-mouth-ofזַרְעֲךָyour-seedוּמִפִּיnor-out-of-the-mouth-ofזֶרַעseed'sזַרְעֲךָyour-seedאָמַרsaidיְהֹוָהthe-LORDמֵעַתָּהfrom-henceforthוְעַד־עוֹלָם׃and-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.