1
"Listen to me, you who
pursue righteousness, Who
seek the
LORD:
Look to the
rock from which you were
hewn And to the
quarry * from which you were
dug.
.WjyiB;h h'wh.y yev.q;b.m q,d,c yep.d{r y;lea .W[.miv ? ~,T.r;QUn rw{B t,b,Q;m -l,a.w ~,T.b;CUx r.Wc -l,a
2
"Look to
Abraham your
father And to
Sarah who
gave birth to you in
pain;
When he was but
one I
called him, Then I
blessed him and
multiplied him."
h'r'f -l,a.w ~,kyib]a ~'h'r.b;a -l,a .WjyiB;h ? .Whek.r'b]a;w wyita'r.q d'x,a -yiK ~,k.l,lw{x.T ? .WheB.r;a.w
3
Indeed, the
LORD will
comfort Zion; He will
comfort all her
waste places. And her
wilderness He will
make like
Eden, And her
desert like the
garden of the
LORD;
Joy and
gladness will be
found in her,
Thanksgiving and
sound of a
melody.
'hy,t{b.r'x -l'K ~;xin !w{Yic h'wh.y ~;xin -yiK ? h'wh.y -n;g.K H't'b.r;[.w !,de[.K H'r'B.dim ~,f'Y;w ? h'r.miz lw{q.w h'dw{T H'b aec'MIy h'x.mif.w !w{f'f
4
"Pay attention to Me, O My
people, And
give ear to Me, O My
nation; For a
law will
go forth from Me, And I will
set My
justice for a
light of the
peoples.
.Wnyiz]a;h y;lea yiM.Wa.l.W yiM;[ y;lea .Wbyiv.q;h ? ~yiM;[ rw{a.l yij'P.vim.W aecet yiTiaem h'rw{t yiK ? ;[yiG.r;a
5
"My
righteousness is
near, My
salvation has
gone forth, And My
arms will
judge the
peoples; The
coastlands will
wait for Me, And for My
arm they will
wait expectantly.
.Wj{P.vIy ~yiM;[ y;[{r.z.W yi[.vIy a'c'y yiq.dic bw{r'q ? !.Wlex;y.y yi[{r.z -l,a.w .W.W;q.y ~yiYia y;lea
6
"Lift up your
eyes to the
sky, Then
look to the
earth beneath *; For the
sky will
vanish like
smoke, And the
earth will
wear out like a
garment And its
inhabitants will
die in
like manner; But My
salvation will be
forever, And My
righteousness will not
wane.
#,r'a'h -l,a .WjyiB;h.w ~,kyenye[ ~Iy;m'V;l .Wa.f ? #,r'a'h.w .Wx'l.min !'v'[,K ~Iy;m'v -yiK t;x;Tim ? !.Wt.Wm.y !ek -w{m.K 'hy,b.v{y.w h,l.biT d,g,B;K ? t'xet a{l yit'q.dic.w h,y.hiT ~'lw{[.l yit'[.Wvyiw
7
"Listen to Me, you who
know righteousness, A
people in whose
heart is My
law; Do not
fear the
reproach of
man,
Nor be
dismayed at their
revilings.
yit'rw{T ~;[ q,d,c ye[.d{y y;lea .W[.miv ? .WT'xeT -l;a ~'t{pUDiGim.W vw{n/a t;P.r,x .Wa.ryiT -l;a ~'Bil.b
8
"For the
moth will
eat them like a
garment, And the
grub will
eat them like
wool. But My
righteousness will be
forever, And My
salvation to
all generations."
s's ~el.ka{y r,m,C;k.w v'[ ~el.ka{y d,g,B;k yiK ? rw{d.l yit'[.Wvyiw h,y.hiT ~'lw{[.l yit'q.dic.w ? ~yirw{D
9
Awake,
awake,
put on
strength, O
arm of the
LORD;
Awake as in the
days of
old, the
generations of
long ago. Was it not You who
cut Rahab in
pieces, Who
pierced the
dragon?
yir.W[ h'wh.y ;[w{r.z z{[ -yiv.bil yir.W[ yir.W[ ? ayih -.T;a aw{l]h ~yim'lw{[ tw{r{D ~,d,q yemyiK ? !yiN;T t,l,lw{x.m b;h;r t,b,c.x;M;h
10
Was it not You who
dried up the
sea, The
waters of the
great deep; Who
made the
depths of the
sea a
pathway For the
redeemed to
cross over?
~w{h.T yem ~'y t,b,r]x;M;h ayih -.T;a aw{l]h ? ~yil.Wa.G r{b][;l .$,r,D ~'y -yeQ;m][;m h'm'F;h h'B;r
11
So the
ransomed of the
LORD will
return And
come with
joyful shouting to
Zion, And
everlasting joy will be on their
heads. They will
obtain gladness and
joy, And
sorrow and
sighing will
flee away.
h'Nir.B !w{Yic .Wa'b.W !.Wb.Wv.y h'wh.y yey.Wd.p.W ? h'x.mif.w !w{f'f ~'va{r -l;[ ~'lw{[ t;x.mif.w ? h'x'n]a;w !w{g'y .Ws'n !.WgyiF;y
12
"I, even I, am He who
comforts you.
Who are you that you are
afraid of
man who
dies And of the
son of
man who is
made like
grass,
yia.ryiT;w .T;a -yim ~,k.m,x;n.m a.Wh yik{n'a yik{n'a ? !et'NIy ryic'x ~'d'a -n,Bim.W t.Wm'y vw{n/aem
13
That you have
forgotten the
LORD your
Maker, Who
stretched out the
heavens And
laid the
foundations of the
earth, That you
fear continually all day long
because * of the
fury of the
oppressor, As he
makes ready to
destroy? But
where is the
fury of the
oppressor?
#,r'a des{y.w ~Iy;m'v h,jw{n '$,f{[ h'wh.y x;K.viT;w ? qyiceM;h t;m]x yen.Pim ~w{Y;h -l'K ]dyim'T dex;p.T;w ? qyiceM;h t;m]x heY;a.w tyix.v;h.l !enw{K r,v]a;K
14
"The
exile will
soon be
set free, and will not
die in the
dungeon,
nor will his
bread be
lacking.
a{l.w t;x;V;l t.Wm'y -a{l.w ;xet'Pih.l h,[{c r;him ? w{m.x;l r;s.x,y
15
"For I am the
LORD your
God, who
stirs up the
sea and its
waves roar (the
LORD of
hosts is His
name ).
.Wm/h,Y;w ~'Y;h [;g{r '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y yik{n'a.w ? w{m.v tw{a'b.c h'wh.y wy'L;G
16
"I have
put My
words in your
mouth and have
covered you with the
shadow of My
hand, to
establish the
heavens, to
found the
earth, and to
say to
Zion, 'You are My
people.' "
'$yityiSiK yid'y lec.b.W '$yip.B y;r'b.D ~yif'a'w ? !w{Yic.l r{mael.w #,r'a d{syil.w ~Iy;m'v ;[{j.nil ? h'T'a -yiM;[
17
Rouse yourself!
Rouse yourself!
Arise, O
Jerusalem, You
who have
drunk from the
LORD'S hand the
cup of His
anger; The
chalice * of
reeling you have
drained to the
dregs.
r,v]a ~i;l'v.Wr.y yim.Wq yir.rw{[.tih yir.rw{[.tih ? t;[;BUq -t,a w{t'm]x sw{K -t,a h'wh.y d;Yim tyit'v ? tyic'm tyit'v h'le[.r;T;h sw{K
18
There is
none to
guide her
among all the
sons she has
borne,
Nor is
there one to
take her by the
hand among all the
sons she has
reared.
!yea.w h'd'l'y ~yin'B -l'Kim H'l leh;n.m -nyea ? h'leDiG ~yin'B -l'Kim H'd'y.B qyiz]x;m
19
These two things have
befallen you;
Who will
mourn for you? The
devastation and
destruction,
famine and
sword;
How shall I
comfort you?
d{V;h .$'l d.Wn'y yim .$Iy;t{a.r{q h'Neh ~Iy;T.v ? .$em]x;n]a yim b,r,x;h.w b'['r'h.w r,b,V;h.w
20
Your
sons have
fainted, They
lie helpless at the
head of
every street, Like an
antelope in a
net,
Full of the
wrath of the
LORD, The
rebuke of your
God.
aw{t.K tw{c.Wx -l'K va{r.B .Wb.k'v .Wp.LU[ .$Iy;n'B ? .$Iy'h{l/a t;r][;G h'wh.y -t;m]x ~yiael.m;h r'm.kim
21
Therefore,
please hear this, you
afflicted, Who are
drunk, but not with
wine:
a{l.w t;rUk.v.W h'Yin][ ta{z a'n -yi[.miv !ek'l ? !Iy'Yim
22
Thus says your
Lord, the
LORD, even your
God Who
contends for His
people,
"Behold, I have
taken out of your
hand the
cup of
reeling, The
chalice * of My
anger; You will
never drink it
again.
byir'y .$Iy;h{laew h'wh.y .$Iy;n{d]a r;m'a -h{K ? h'le[.r;T;h sw{K -t,a .$ed'Yim yiT.x;q'l heNih w{M;[ ? H'tw{T.vil yipyisw{t -a{l yit'm]x sw{K t;[;BUq -t,a ? dw{[
23
"I will
put it into the
hand of your
tormentors,
Who have
said to you,
'Lie down that we may
walk over you.' You have even
made your
back like the
ground And like the
street for those who
walk over it."
.$ev.p;n.l .Wr.m'a -r,v]a .$Iy;gw{m -d;y.B 'hyiT.m;f.w ? #.Wx;k.w .$eweG #,r'a'k yimyif'T;w h'r{b][;n.w yix.v ? ~yir.b{[;l