1
The
vision of
Isaiah the
son of
Amoz, which he
saw concerning
Judah and
Jerusalem in the
days of
Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and
Hezekiah, kings of
Judah.
h'd.Wh.y -l;[ h'z'x r,v]a #w{m'a -n,b .Wh'y.[;v.y !w{z]x ? .Wh'Yiq.zix.y z'x'a ~'tw{y .Wh'YiZU[ yemyiB ~i'l'v.Wryiw ? h'd.Wh.y yek.l;m
2
Hear, O
heavens, and give
ear, O
earth: for the
LORD hath
spoken, I have
nourished and brought
up children, and they have
rebelled against me.
reBiD h'wh.y yiK #,r,a yinyiz]a;h.w ~Iy;m'v .W[.miv ? yib .W[.v'P ~eh.w yiT.m;mw{r.w yiT.l;DiG ~yin'B
3
The
ox knoweth his
owner, and the
ass his
master's crib: but
Israel doth not
know, my
people doth not
consider.
lea'r.fIy wy'l'[.B s.Wbea rw{m]x;w .When{q rw{v [;d'y ? !'nw{B.tih a{l yiM;[ [;d'y a{l
4
Ah sinful nation, a
people laden with
iniquity, a
seed of
evildoers,
children that are
corrupters: they have
forsaken* the
LORD, they have
provoked* the Holy
One of
Israel unto
anger, they are gone
away backward.
~yi[er.m [;r,z !{w'[ d,b,K ~;[ aej{x yw{G yw{h ? .Wc]ain h'wh.y -t,a .Wb.z'[ ~yityix.v;m ~yin'B ? rw{x'a .Wr{z'n lea'r.fIy vw{d.q -t,a
5
Why should ye be
stricken any more? ye will
revolt more and
more: the whole
head is
sick, and the whole
heart faint.
va{r -l'K h'r's .Wpyisw{T dw{[ .WKUt h,m l;[ ? y\W;D b'bel -l'k.w yil\x'l
6
From the
sole of the
foot even unto the
head there is no
soundness in it; but
wounds, and
bruises, and
putrifying sores: they have not been
closed, neither bound
up, neither
mollified with
ointment.
[;c,P ~{t.m w{B -nyea va{r -d;[.w l,g,r -p;Kim ? .Wv'BUx a{l.w .Wr{z -a{l h'Yir.j h'K;m.W h'r.WB;x.w ? !,m'V;B h'k.KUr a{l.w
7
Your
country is
desolate, your
cities are
burned with
fire: your
land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is
desolate, as
overthrown by
strangers.
~,k.t;m.d;a vea tw{pUr.f ~,kyer'[ h'm'm.v ~,k.c.r;a ? t;keP.h;m.K h'm'm.v.W H't{a ~yil.k{a ~yir'z ~,k.D.g,n.l ? ~yir'z
8
And the
daughter of
Zion is
left as a
cottage in a
vineyard, as a
lodge in a garden of
cucumbers, as a
besieged city.
h'n.Wl.miK ~,r'k.b h'KUs.K !w{Yic -t;b h'r.tw{n.w ? h'r.Wc.n ryi[.K h'v.qim.b
9
Except the
LORD of
hosts had
left unto us a very
small remnant, we should have
been as
Sodom, and we should have been
like unto
Gomorrah.
dyir'f .Wn'l ryitw{h tw{a'b.c h'wh.y yel.Wl ? .Wnyim'D h'r{m][;l .WnyIy'h ~{d.siK j'[.miK
10
Hear the
word of the
LORD, ye
rulers of
Sodom; give
ear unto the
law of our
God, ye
people of
Gomorrah.
.Wnyiz]a;h ~{d.s yenyic.q h'wh.y -r;b.d .W[.miv ? h'r{m][ ~;[ .Wnyeh{l/a t;rw{T
11
To
what purpose is the
multitude of your
sacrifices unto me?
saith the
LORD: I am
full of the burnt
offerings of
rams, and the
fat of fed
beasts; and I
delight not in the
blood of
bullocks, or of
lambs, or of he
goats.
yiT.[;b'f h'wh.y r;ma{y ~,kyex.biz -b{r yiL -h'M'l ? ~yir'P ~;d.w ~yiayir.m b,lex.w ~yilyea tw{l{[ ? yiT.c'p'x a{l ~yid.WT;[.w ~yif'b.k.W
12
When ye
come to
appear before me, who hath
required this at your
hand, to
tread my
courts?
~,k.d,Yim ta{z veQib -yim y'n'P tw{a'rel .Wa{b't yiK ? y'rec]x s{m.r
13
Bring no
more vain oblations; incense is an
abomination unto me; the new
moons and
sabbaths, the
calling of
assemblies, I cannot away
with; it is
iniquity, even the solemn
meeting.
h'be[w{T t,r{j.q a.w'v -t;x.nim ayib'h .Wpyisw{t a{l ? l;k.Wa -a{l a'r.qim a{r.q t'B;v.w v,d{x yil ayih ? h'r'c][;w !,w'a
14
Your new
moons and your appointed
feasts my
soul hateth: they are a
trouble unto me; I am
weary to
bear them.
y;l'[ .Wy'h yiv.p;n h'a.n'f ~,kyed][w{m.W ~,kyev.d'x ? a{f.n yityea.lin x;r{j'l
15
And when ye spread
forth your
hands, I will
hide mine
eyes from you: yea, when ye make
many prayers, I will not
hear: your
hands are
full of
blood.
~;G ~,Kim y;nye[ ~yil.[;a ~,kyeP;K ~,k.fir'p.b.W ? ~yim'D ~,kyed.y ;[em{v yiN,nyea h'Lip.t .WB.r;t -yiK ? .Wael'm
16
Wash you, make you
clean; put
away the
evil of your
doings from
before mine
eyes; cease to do
evil;
d,g,Nim ~,kyel.l;[;m ;[{r .Wryis'h .WK;Zih .Wc]x;r ? ;[er'h .Wl.dix y'nye[
17
Learn to do
well;
seek judgment, relieve the
oppressed, judge the
fatherless, plead for the
widow.
.Wj.piv #w{m'x .Wr.V;a j'P.vim .Wv.riD bejyeh .Wd.mil ? h'n'm.l;a .Wbyir ~w{t'y
18
Come
now, and let us reason
together,
saith the
LORD: though your
sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as
white as
snow; though they be
red like
crimson, they shall be as
wool.
.Wy.hIy -mia h'wh.y r;ma{y h'x.k\Win.w a'n -.Wk.l ? .WmyiD.a;y -mia .WnyiB.l;y g,l,V;K ~yin'V;K ~,kyea'j]x ? .Wy.hIy r,m,C;K ['lw{T;k
19
If ye be
willing and
obedient, ye shall
eat the
good of the
land:
.Wleka{T #,r'a'h b.Wj ~,T.[;m.v.W .Wba{T -mia
20
But if ye
refuse and
rebel, ye shall be
devoured with the
sword: for the
mouth of the
LORD hath
spoken it.
yiK .Wl.KUa.T b,r,x ~,tyir.m.W .Wn]a'm.T -mia.w ? reBiD h'wh.y yiP
21
How is the
faithful city become an
harlot! it was
full of
judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now
murderers.
yit]ael.m h'n'm/a,n h'y.riq h'nw{z.l h't.y'h h'kyea ? ~yix.C;r.m h'T;[.w H'B !yil'y q,d,c j'P.vim
22
Thy
silver is become
dross, thy
wine mixed with
water:
~Iy'M;B l.Wh'm .$ea.b's ~yigyis.l h'y'h .$eP.s;K
23
Thy
princes are
rebellious, and
companions of
thieves: every one
loveth gifts, and
followeth after
rewards: they
judge not the
fatherless, neither doth the
cause of the
widow come unto them.
beh{a w{LUK ~yib'N;G yer.b;x.w ~yir.rw{s .$Iy;r'f ? byir.w .Wj{P.vIy a{l ~w{t'y ~yin{m.l;v @ed{r.w d;x{v ? @ ~,hyel]a aw{b'y -a{l h'n'm.l;a
24
Therefore
saith the
Lord, the
LORD of
hosts, the mighty
One of
Israel, Ah, I will
ease me of mine
adversaries, and
avenge me of mine
enemies:
lea'r.fIy ryib]a tw{a'b.c h'wh.y !w{d'a'h ~Ua.n !ek'l ? y'b.yw{aem h'm.q'Nia.w y;r'Cim ~ex'N,a yw{h
25
And I will
turn my
hand upon thee, and
purely purge
away thy
dross, and take
away all thy
tin:
.$Iy'gyis r{B;K @{r.c,a.w .$Iy;l'[ yid'y h'byiv'a.w ? .$Iy'lyid.B -l'K h'ryis'a.w
26
And I will
restore thy
judges as at the
first, and thy
counsellors as at the
beginning: afterward thou shalt be
called, The
city of
righteousness, the
faithful city.
h'Lix.T;b.K .$Iy;c][{y.w h'n{vair'b.K .$Iy;j.p{v h'byiv'a.w ? h'y.riq q,d,C;h ryi[ .$'l aer'QIy !ek -yer]x;a ? h'n'm/a,n
27
Zion shall be
redeemed with
judgment, and her
converts with
righteousness.
h'q'd.ciB 'hy,b'v.w h,d'PiT j'P.vim.B !w{Yic
28
And the
destruction of the
transgressors and of the
sinners shall be
together, and they that
forsake the
LORD shall be
consumed.
h'wh.y yeb.z{[.w w'D.x;y ~yia'J;x.w ~yi[.v{P r,b,v.w ? .Wl.kIy
29
For they shall be
ashamed of the
oaks which ye have
desired, and ye shall be
confounded for the
gardens that ye have
chosen.
.Wr.P.x;t.w ~,T.d;m]x r,v]a ~yilyeaem .Wv{bey yiK ? ~,T.r;x.B r,v]a tw{N;G;hem
30
For ye shall be as an
oak whose
leaf fadeth, and as a
garden that hath no
water.
~Iy;m -r,v]a h'N;g.k.W 'h,l'[ t,l,b{n h'lea.K .Wy.hit yiK ? H'l !yea
31
And the
strong shall be as
tow, and the
maker of it as a
spark, and they shall
both burn together, and none shall
quench them.
.Wr]['b.W #w{cyin.l w{l][{p.W t,r{[.nil !{s'x,h h'y'h.w ? h,B;k.m !yea.w w'D.x;y ~,hyen.v