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Isaiah

Chapter 51
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Phonetic (Hebrew): shshime'֥u 'ela֛y ro֥depey tze֖deq mebaqeshshe֣y yehva֑h habּi֨ytu֙ 'el-tz֣ur chutzּabetּe֔m ve'el-maqּe֥bet bּ֖or nuqּaretּeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hearken to Me, you that follow after righteousness, you that seek the LORD: look to the rock Where you are hewn, and to the hole of the pit Where you are digged.

שִׁמְע֥וּ אֵלַ֛י רֹ֥דְפֵי צֶ֖דֶק מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַבִּ֨יטוּ֙ אֶל־צ֣וּר חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם וְאֶל־מַקֶּ֥בֶת בּ֖וֹר נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): habּi֨ytu֙ 'el-'aberaha֣m 'abiyke֔m ve'el-shsara֖h tּecholeleke֑m kּiy-'echa֣d qera'ti֔yv va'abareke֖hu ve'arebּeֽhu׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

הַבִּ֨יטוּ֙ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֣ם אֲבִיכֶ֔ם וְאֶל־שָׂרָ֖ה תְּחוֹלֶלְכֶ֑ם כִּי־אֶחָ֣ד קְרָאתִ֔יו וַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּ וְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-nicha֨m yehva֜h tziyּ֗on nicham֙ kּal-charebote֔yha vayּa֤shsem midebּarahּ֙ kּe'e֔den ve'arebata֖hּ kּegan-yehva֑h shsashs֤on veshsimechah֙ yimּa֣tze ba֔hּ tּoda֖h veq֥ol zimeraֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)For the LORD shall comfort Zion: He will comfort all her waste places; and He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

כִּֽי־נִחַ֨ם יְהוָ֜ה צִיּ֗וֹן נִחַם֙ כָּל־חָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם מִדְבָּרָהּ֙ כְּעֵ֔דֶן וְעַרְבָתָ֖הּ כְּגַן־יְהוָ֑ה שָׂשׂ֤וֹן וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יִמָּ֣צֵא בָ֔הּ תּוֹדָ֖ה וְק֥וֹל זִמְרָֽה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): haqeshshi֤ybu 'elay֙ 'amּi֔y ule'umּi֖y 'ela֣y ha'azi֑ynu kּi֤y torah֙ me'itּi֣y tetze֔ umishshepּati֔y le'֥or 'amּi֖ym 'aregּiֽy'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hearken to Me, My people; and give ear to Me, O My nation: for a law shall proceed from Me, and I will make My judgement to rest for a light of the people.

הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ אֵלַי֙ עַמִּ֔י וּלְאוּמִּ֖י אֵלַ֣י הַאֲזִ֑ינוּ כִּ֤י תוֹרָה֙ מֵאִתִּ֣י תֵצֵ֔א וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔י לְא֥וֹר עַמִּ֖ים אַרְגִּֽיעַ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): qar֤ob tzideqiy֙ yatza֣ yishshe'i֔y uzero'a֖y 'amּi֣ym yishshepּo֑tu 'elay֙ 'iyּi֣ym yeqau֔u ve'el-zero'i֖y yeyachelֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My righteousness is near; My salvation is gone forth, and My arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon Me, and on My arm shall they trust.

קָר֤וֹב צִדְקִי֙ יָצָ֣א יִשְׁעִ֔י וּזְרֹעַ֖י עַמִּ֣ים יִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּ אֵלַי֙ אִיִּ֣ים יְקַוּ֔וּ וְאֶל־זְרֹעִ֖י יְיַחֵלֽוּן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): shse'u֩ lashshּama֨yim 'eֽyneyke֜m veֽhabּi֧ytu 'el-ha'a֣retz mitּa֗chat kּiֽy-shshama֜yim kּe'ashsha֤n nimela֨chu֙ veha'a֨retz֙ kּabּe֣ged tּibele֔h veyoshshebe֖yha kּemo-ke֣n yemut֑un viyshshֽu'atiy֙ le'ola֣m tּiֽheye֔h vetzideqati֖y lo֥ techaֽt׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but My salvation shall be forever, and My righteousness shall not be abolished.

שְׂאוּ֩ לַשָּׁמַ֨יִם עֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם וְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּ אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ מִתַּ֗חַת כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֜יִם כֶּעָשָׁ֤ן נִמְלָ֨חוּ֙ וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ כַּבֶּ֣גֶד תִּבְלֶ֔ה וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כְּמוֹ־כֵ֣ן יְמוּת֑וּן וִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙ לְעוֹלָ֣ם תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וְצִדְקָתִ֖י לֹ֥א תֵחָֽת׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): shshime'֤u 'elay֙ yo֣de'ey tze֔deq 'a֖m tּorati֣y belibּa֑m 'al-tּiֽyre'u֙ cherepּa֣t 'en֔oshsh umigּidּupota֖m 'al-tּechaֽtּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hearken to Me, you that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is My law; fear you not the reproach of men, neither be you afraid of their revilings.

שִׁמְע֤וּ אֵלַי֙ יֹ֣דְעֵי צֶ֔דֶק עַ֖ם תּוֹרָתִ֣י בְלִבָּ֑ם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙ חֶרְפַּ֣ת אֱנ֔וֹשׁ וּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖ם אַל־תֵּחָֽתּוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y kabּe֨ged֙ yo'kele֣m 'a֔shsh vekatzּe֖mer yo'kele֣m sa֑s vetzideqatiy֙ le'ola֣m tּiֽheye֔h viyshshu'ati֖y led֥or dּoriֽym׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but My righteousness shall be forever, and My salvation from generation to generation.

כִּ֤י כַבֶּ֨גֶד֙ יֹאכְלֵ֣ם עָ֔שׁ וְכַצֶּ֖מֶר יֹאכְלֵ֣ם סָ֑ס וְצִדְקָתִי֙ לְעוֹלָ֣ם תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וִישׁוּעָתִ֖י לְד֥וֹר דּוֹרִֽים׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): uri֨y 'uri֤y libeshshiy-'oz֙ zer֣o'a yehva֔h '֚uriy kּi֣ymey qe֔dem dּor֖ot 'olami֑ym hal֥o 'atּe-hi֛y hamּachetze֥bet ra֖hab mechole֥let tּanּiֽyn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. are You not It that has cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

עוּרִ֨י עוּרִ֤י לִבְשִׁי־עֹז֙ זְר֣וֹעַ יְהוָ֔ה ע֚וּרִי כִּ֣ימֵי קֶ֔דֶם דֹּר֖וֹת עוֹלָמִ֑ים הֲל֥וֹא אַתְּ־הִ֛יא הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת רַ֖הַב מְחוֹלֶ֥לֶת תַּנִּֽין׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hal֤o 'atּe-hiy'֙ hamּachare֣bet ya֔m me֖y tּeh֣om rabּa֑h hashsּa֨mah֙ maֽ'amaqּey-ya֔m dּe֖reke la'abo֥r gּe'uliֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)are You not It which has dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that has made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

הֲל֤וֹא אַתְּ־הִיא֙ הַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶת יָ֔ם מֵ֖י תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֑ה הַשָּׂ֨מָה֙ מַֽעֲמַקֵּי־יָ֔ם דֶּ֖רֶךְ לַעֲבֹ֥ר גְּאוּלִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): upeduye֨y yehva֜h yeshshub֗un uba֤'u tziyּon֙ bּerinּa֔h veshsimecha֥t 'ola֖m 'al-ro'shsha֑m shsashs֤on veshsimechah֙ yashsּiyg֔un na֖su yag֥on va'anachaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

וּפְדוּיֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה יְשׁוּב֗וּן וּבָ֤אוּ צִיּוֹן֙ בְּרִנָּ֔ה וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם שָׂשׂ֤וֹן וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יַשִּׂיג֔וּן נָ֖סוּ יָג֥וֹן וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): anoki֧y 'anoki֛y h֖u menachemeke֑m miֽy-'a֤tּe vatּiֽyre'iy֙ me'en֣oshsh yam֔ut umibּen-'ada֖m chatzi֥yr yinּateֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I, even I, am He that comforts you: who are you, that you should be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

אָנֹכִ֧י אָנֹכִ֛י ה֖וּא מְנַחֶמְכֶ֑ם מִֽי־אַ֤תְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ יָמ֔וּת וּמִבֶּן־אָדָ֖ם חָצִ֥יר יִנָּתֵֽן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּishshekּa֞ch yehva֣h 'oshse֗ka note֣h shshamayim֮ veyose֣d 'aretz֒ vatּepache֨d tּami֜yd kּal-hayּ֗om mipּeney֙ chama֣t hamּetzi֔yq kּa'ashshe֥r kּone֖n lehashshechi֑yt ve'ayּe֖h chama֥t hamּetziֽyq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And forgettest the LORD your maker, that has stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

וַתִּשְׁכַּ֞ח יְהוָ֣ה עֹשֶׂ֗ךָ נוֹטֶ֣ה שָׁמַיִם֮ וְיֹסֵ֣ד אָרֶץ֒ וַתְּפַחֵ֨ד תָּמִ֜יד כָּל־הַיּ֗וֹם מִפְּנֵי֙ חֲמַ֣ת הַמֵּצִ֔יק כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר כּוֹנֵ֖ן לְהַשְׁחִ֑ית וְאַיֵּ֖ה חֲמַ֥ת הַמֵּצִֽיק׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): miha֥r tzo'e֖h lehipּate֑cha velo'-yam֣ut lashshּa֔chat velo֥ yechesa֖r lachemֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The captive exile hastens that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

מִהַ֥ר צֹעֶ֖ה לְהִפָּתֵ֑חַ וְלֹא־יָמ֣וּת לַשַּׁ֔חַת וְלֹ֥א יֶחְסַ֖ר לַחְמֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'aֽnokiy֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka roga֣ hayּa֔m vayּehem֖u gּalּa֑yv yehva֥h tzeba'֖ot shshemֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But I am the LORD your God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is His name.

וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ רֹגַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ גַּלָּ֑יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ashsi֤ym dּebaray֙ bּepi֔yka ubetze֥l yadi֖y kּisּiyti֑yka lineto֤'a shshama֨yim֙ veliyso֣d 'a֔retz vele'mo֥r letziyּ֖on 'amּiy-'aֽtּah׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And I have put My words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of My hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, "You are My people."

וָאָשִׂ֤ים דְּבָרַי֙ בְּפִ֔יךָ וּבְצֵ֥ל יָדִ֖י כִּסִּיתִ֑יךָ לִנְטֹ֤עַ שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְלִיסֹ֣ד אָ֔רֶץ וְלֵאמֹ֥ר לְצִיּ֖וֹן עַמִּי־אָֽתָּה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hite'oreri֣y hiֽte'oreri֗y q֚umiy yer֣ushshalai֔m 'ashshe֥r shshati֛yt miyּa֥d yehva֖h 'et-kּ֣os chamat֑o 'et-qubּa֜'at kּ֧os hatּare'ela֛h shshati֖yt matziֽyt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.

הִתְעוֹרְרִ֣י הִֽתְעוֹרְרִ֗י ק֚וּמִי יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁתִ֛ית מִיַּ֥ד יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־כּ֣וֹס חֲמָת֑וֹ אֶת־קֻבַּ֜עַת כּ֧וֹס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֛ה שָׁתִ֖ית מָצִֽית׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): eyn-menahe֣l la֔hּ mikּal-bּani֖ym yala֑dah ve'e֤yn machaziyq֙ bּeyada֔hּ mikּal-bּani֖ym gּidּeֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she has brought forth; neither is there any that takes her by the hand of all the sons that she has brought up.

אֵין־מְנַהֵ֣ל לָ֔הּ מִכָּל־בָּנִ֖ים יָלָ֑דָה וְאֵ֤ין מַחֲזִיק֙ בְּיָדָ֔הּ מִכָּל־בָּנִ֖ים גִּדֵּֽלָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): shshetּa֤yim he֨nּah֙ qoֽre'ota֔yike mi֖y yan֣ud la֑ke hashshּo֧d vehashshּe֛ber vehara'a֥b vehache֖reb mi֥y 'anachameֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These two things are come to you; who shall be sorry for you? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort you?

שְׁתַּ֤יִם הֵ֨נָּה֙ קֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְ מִ֖י יָנ֣וּד לָ֑ךְ הַשֹּׁ֧ד וְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶר וְהָרָעָ֥ב וְהַחֶ֖רֶב מִ֥י אֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּana֜yike 'ulּep֥u shshakeb֛u bּero֥'shsh kּal-chutz֖ot kּet֣o mikema֑r haֽmele'i֥ym chamat-yehva֖h gּa'ara֥t 'elohaֽyike׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.

בָּנַ֜יִךְ עֻלְּפ֥וּ שָׁכְב֛וּ בְּרֹ֥אשׁ כָּל־חוּצ֖וֹת כְּת֣וֹא מִכְמָ֑ר הַֽמְלֵאִ֥ים חֲמַת־יְהוָ֖ה גַּעֲרַ֥ת אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֛n shshime'iy-na֥ zo֖'t 'aniyּa֑h ushshekura֖t velo֥ miyּaֽyin׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore hear now this, you afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

לָכֵ֛ן שִׁמְעִי־נָ֥א זֹ֖את עֲנִיָּ֑ה וּשְׁכֻרַ֖ת וְלֹ֥א מִיָּֽיִן׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּoֽh-'ama֞r 'adona֣yike yehva֗h ve'loha֨yike֙ yari֣yb 'amּ֔o hinּe֥h laqa֛chetּiy miyּade֖ke 'et-kּ֣os hatּare'ela֑h 'et-qubּa֨'at֙ kּ֣os chamati֔y lo'-tosi֥ypiy lishshetּota֖hּ 'ֽod׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says your Lord the LORD, and your God that pleads the cause of His people, "Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of My fury; you shall no more drink it again:"

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנַ֣יִךְ יְהוָ֗ה וֵאלֹהַ֨יִךְ֙ יָרִ֣יב עַמּ֔וֹ הִנֵּ֥ה לָקַ֛חְתִּי מִיָּדֵ֖ךְ אֶת־כּ֣וֹס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֑ה אֶת־קֻבַּ֨עַת֙ כּ֣וֹס חֲמָתִ֔י לֹא־תוֹסִ֥יפִי לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּ עֽוֹד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsametּi֨yha֙ bּeyad-moga֔yike 'ashsher-'amer֥u lenapeshshe֖ke shshechi֣y vena'abo֑rah vatּashsi֤ymiy ka'a֨retz֙ gּeve֔ke vekach֖utz la'oberiֽym׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict you; which have said to your soul, 'Bow down, that we may go over:' and you hast laid your body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over."

וְשַׂמְתִּ֨יהָ֙ בְּיַד־מוֹגַ֔יִךְ אֲשֶׁר־אָמְר֥וּ לְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ שְׁחִ֣י וְנַעֲבֹ֑רָה וַתָּשִׂ֤ימִי כָאָ֨רֶץ֙ גֵּוֵ֔ךְ וְכַח֖וּץ לַעֹבְרִֽים׃ס