1
"Hear this, O
house of
Jacob, who are
named * Israel And who
came forth from the
loins of
Judah, Who
swear by the
name of the
LORD And
invoke the
God of
Israel, But not in
truth nor in
righteousness.
~ev.B ~yia'r.qiN;h b{q][;y -tyeB ta{z -.W[.miv ? ~ev.B ~yi['B.viN;h .Wa'c'y h'd.Wh.y yeMim.W lea'r.fIy ? t,m/a,b a{l .WryiK.z;y lea'r.fIy yeh{laeb.W h'wh.y ? h'q'd.cib a{l.w
2
"For they
call themselves
after the
holy city And
lean on the
God of
Israel; The
LORD of
hosts is His
name.
lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a -l;[.w .Wa'r.qin v,d{Q;h ryi[em -yiK ? w{m.v tw{a'b.c h'wh.y .Wk'm.sin
3
"I
declared the
former things long ago And they
went forth from My
mouth, and I
proclaimed them.
Suddenly I
acted, and they
came to
pass.
~e[yim.v;a.w .Wa.c'y yiPim.W yiT.d;Gih z'aem tw{n{vair'h ? h'na{b'T;w yityif'[ ~{a.tiP
4
"Because I
know that you are
obstinate, And your
neck is an
iron sinew And your
forehead bronze,
'$,P.r'[ l,z.r;B dyig.w h'T'a h,v'q yiK yiT.[;Dim ? h'v.Wx.n '$]x.cim.W
5
Therefore I
declared them to you
long ago,
Before they
took place I
proclaimed them to you, So that you would not
say, 'My
idol has
done them, And my
graven image and my
molten image have
commanded them.'
'$yiT.[;m.vih aw{b'T ~,r,j.B z'aem '$.l dyiG;a'w ? ~\Wic yiK.sin.w yil.sip.W ~'f'[ yiB.c'[ r;ma{T -n,P
6
"You have
heard;
look at
all this. And you, will you not
declare it? I
proclaim to you
new things from
this time, Even
hidden things which you have not
known.
'$yiT.[;m.vih .WdyiG;t aw{l]h ~,T;a.w H'LUK hez]x 'T.[;m'v ? ~'T.[;d.y a{l.w tw{rUc.n.W h'T;[em tw{v'd]x
7
"They are
created now and not
long ago; And
before today you have not
heard them, So that you will not
say,
'Behold, I
knew them.'
a{l.w ~w{y -yen.pil.w z'aem a{l.w .Wa.r.bin h'T;[ ? !yiT.[;d.y heNih r;ma{T -n,P ~'T.[;m.v
8
"You have not
heard, you have not
known.
Even from
long ago your
ear has not been
open,
Because I
knew that you would
deal very treacherously; And you have been
called a
rebel from
birth.
h'x.Tip -a{l z'aem ~;G 'T.[;d'y a{l ~;G 'T.[;m'v -a{l ~;G ? !,j,Bim ;[ev{p.W dw{G.biT dw{g'B yiT.[;d'y yiK '$,n.z'a ? .$'l a'r{q
9
"For the
sake of My
name I
delay My
wrath, And for My
praise I
restrain it for you, In order not to
cut you
off.
.$'l -m'j/x,a yit'Lih.t.W yiP;a .$yir]a;a yim.v !;[;m.l ? '$,tyir.k;h yiT.lib.l
10
"Behold, I have
refined you, but not as
silver; I have
tested you in the
furnace of
affliction.
r.Wk.B '$yiT.r;x.B @,s'k.b a{l.w '$yiT.p;r.c heNih ? yin{[
11
"For My own
sake, for My own
sake, I will
act; For
how can My name be
profaned? And My
glory I will not
give to
another.
yidw{b.k.W l'xey .$yea yiK h,f/[,a yin][;m.l yin][;m.l ? !eT,a -a{l rex;a.l
12
"Listen to Me, O
Jacob, even
Israel whom I
called; I am He, I am the
first, I am
also the
last.
a.Wh -yin]a yia'r{q.m lea'r.fIy.w b{q][;y y;lea [;m.v ? !w{r]x;a yin]a @;a !w{vair yin]a
13
"Surely My
hand founded the
earth, And My
right hand spread out the
heavens; When I
call to them, they
stand together.
~Iy'm'v h'x.Pij yinyimyiw #,r,a h'd.s'y yid'y -p;a ? w'D.x;y .Wd.m;[;y ~,hyel]a yin]a aer{q
14
"Assemble,
all of you, and
listen!
Who among them has
declared these things? The
LORD loves him; he will
carry out His
good pleasure on
Babylon, And His
arm will be against the
Chaldeans.
h,Lea -t,a dyiGih ~,h'b yim .W['m]v.W ~,k.LUk .Wc.b'Qih ? w{[{r.z.W l,b'b.B w{c.p,x h,f][;y w{beh]a h'wh.y ? ~yiD.f;K
15
"I, even I, have
spoken;
indeed I have
called him, I have
brought him, and He will
make his
ways successful.
wyit{ayib]h wyita'r.q -p;a yiT.r;BiD yin]a yin]a ? w{K.r;D ;xyil.cih.w
16
"Come near to Me,
listen to
this: From the
first I have not
spoken in
secret, From the
time it
took place, I was
there. And
now the
Lord GOD has
sent Me, and His
Spirit."
r,teS;B va{rem a{l ta{z -.W[.miv y;lea .Wb.riq ? y'n{d]a h'T;[.w yin'a ~'v H'tw{y/h te[em yiT.r;BiD ? w{x.Wr.w yin;x'l.v hiwh.y
17
Thus says the
LORD, your
Redeemer, the
Holy One of
Israel, "I am the
LORD your
God, who
teaches you to
profit, Who
leads you in the
way you should
go.
yin]a lea'r.fIy vw{d.q '$.l;a{G h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K ? '$]kyir.d;m lyi[w{h.l '$.d,M;l.m '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y ? .$eleT .$,r,d.B
18
"If only you had
paid attention to My
commandments! Then your
well-being would have
been like a
river, And your
righteousness like the
waves of the
sea.
'$,mw{l.v r'h'N;k yih.y;w y't{w.cim.l 'T.b;v.qih a.Wl ? ~'Y;h yeL;g.K '$.t'q.dic.w
19
"Your
descendants would have
been like the
sand, And your
offspring * like its
grains; Their
name would
never be
cut off or
destroyed from My
presence."
wy't{[.miK '$y,[em yea'c/a,c.w '$,[.r;z lw{x;k yih.y;w ? y'n'p.Lim w{m.v dem'VIy -a{l.w ter'KIy -a{l
20
Go forth from
Babylon!
Flee from the
Chaldeans!
Declare with the
sound of
joyful shouting,
proclaim this,
Send it out to the
end of the
earth;
Say, "The
LORD has
redeemed His
servant Jacob."
.WdyiG;h h'Nir lw{q.B ~yiD.f;Kim .Wx.riB l,b'Bim .Wa.c ? #,r'a'h hec.q -d;[ 'h.Wayicw{h ta{z .W[yim.v;h ? b{q][;y w{D.b;[ h'wh.y l;a'G .Wr.mia
21
They did not
thirst when He
led them through the
deserts. He made the
water flow out of the
rock for them; He
split the
rock and the
water gushed forth.
r.WCim ~Iy;m ~'kyilw{h tw{b'r\x'B .Wa.m'c a{l.w ? ~Iy'm .WbUz'Y;w r.Wc -[;q.biY;w w{m'l lyiZih
22
"There is
no peace for the
wicked,"
says the
LORD.
~yi['v.r'l h'wh.y r;m'a ~w{l'v !yea