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Isaiah 51:12-52
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 51:12-52
New American Standard Bible
12 “I, I Myself, am He who (A)comforts you.
Who are you that you are afraid of [a](B)mortal man,
And of a son of man who is made like (C)grass,
13 That you have (D)forgotten the Lord your Maker,
Who (E)stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth,
That you (F)fear continually all day long because of the fury of the oppressor,
As he makes ready to destroy?
And where is the rage of the (G)oppressor?
14 The [b](H)exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the [c]dungeon, (I)nor will his bread be lacking. 15 For I am the Lord your God, who (J)stirs up the sea so that its waves roar (the Lord of armies is His name). 16 And I have (K)put My words in your mouth and have (L)covered you with the shadow of My hand, to [d](M)establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”
17 (N)Pull yourself up! Pull yourself up! Arise, Jerusalem!
You who have (O)drunk from the Lord’s hand the cup of His anger;
The [e]chalice of staggering you have drunk to the dregs.
18 There is (P)no one to guide her among all the sons to whom she has given birth,
Nor is there anyone to take her by the hand among all the sons she has raised.
19 These two things have happened to you;
Who will mourn for you?
The (Q)devastation and destruction, famine and sword;
How shall I comfort you?
20 Your sons have fainted,
They (R)lie helpless at the head of every street,
Like an (S)antelope in a net,
Full of the wrath of the Lord,
The (T)rebuke of your God.
21 Therefore, listen to this, you (U)afflicted,
Who are (V)drunk, but not with wine:
22 This is what your Lord, the Lord, your God
Who (W)contends for His people says:
“Behold, I have taken from your hand the (X)cup of staggering,
The [f]chalice of My anger;
You will never drink it again.
23 I will (Y)put it into the hand of your tormentors,
Who have said to [g]you, ‘(Z)Lie down so that we may walk over you.’
You have also made your back like the ground,
And like the street for those who walk over it.”
Cheer for Prostrate Zion
52 (AA)Awake, awake,
Clothe yourself in your strength, Zion;
Clothe yourself with your (AB)beautiful garments,
Jerusalem, the (AC)holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the (AD)unclean
Will no longer come into you.
2 Shake yourself (AE)from the dust, (AF)rise up,
Captive Jerusalem;
(AG)Release yourself from the chains around your neck,
Captive daughter of Zion.
3 For this is what the Lord says: “You were (AH)sold for nothing, and you will be (AI)redeemed (AJ)without money.” 4 For this is what the Lord [h]God says: “My people (AK)went down to Egypt first to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without reason. 5 And now, what do I have here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that My people have been taken away without reason?” Again the Lord declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My (AL)name is continually reviled all day long. 6 Therefore, My people shall (AM)know My name; therefore on that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’”
7 How delightful on the mountains
Are the feet of one who brings (AN)good news,
Who announces [i]peace
And brings good news of [j]happiness,
Who announces salvation,
And says to Zion, “Your (AO)God [k]reigns!”
8 Listen! Your watchmen raise their (AP)voices,
They shout joyfully together;
For they will see [l]with their own eyes
When the Lord restores Zion.
9 (AQ)Be cheerful, shout joyfully together,
You (AR)ruins of Jerusalem;
For the Lord has comforted His people,
He has (AS)redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord has bared His holy (AT)arm
In the sight of all the nations,
[m]So that (AU)all the ends of the earth may see
The salvation of our God.
11 (AV)Depart, depart, go out from there,
(AW)Do not touch what is unclean;
Go out of the midst of her, (AX)purify yourselves,
You who carry the vessels of the Lord.
12 But you will not go out in (AY)a hurry,
Nor will you go [n]as fugitives;
For the (AZ)Lord will go before you,
And (BA)the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:12 Lit man who dies
- Isaiah 51:14 Lit one in chains
- Isaiah 51:14 Lit pit
- Isaiah 51:16 Lit plant
- Isaiah 51:17 Lit bowl of the cup of reeling
- Isaiah 51:22 Lit bowl of the cup of
- Isaiah 51:23 Lit your soul
- Isaiah 52:4 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Isaiah 52:7 Or well-being
- Isaiah 52:7 Lit good
- Isaiah 52:7 Or is King
- Isaiah 52:8 Lit eye to eye
- Isaiah 52:10 Or And all...will see
- Isaiah 52:12 Lit in flight
ישעה 51:12-52
The Westminster Leningrad Codex
ישעה 51:12-52
The Westminster Leningrad Codex
12 אָנֹכִ֧י אָנֹכִ֛י ה֖וּא מְנַחֶמְכֶ֑ם מִֽי־אַ֤תְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ יָמ֔וּת וּמִבֶּן־אָדָ֖ם חָצִ֥יר יִנָּתֵֽן׃
13 וַתִּשְׁכַּ֞ח יְהוָ֣ה עֹשֶׂ֗ךָ נוֹטֶ֣ה שָׁמַיִם֮ וְיֹסֵ֣ד אָרֶץ֒ וַתְּפַחֵ֨ד תָּמִ֜יד כָּל־הַיּ֗וֹם מִפְּנֵי֙ חֲמַ֣ת הַמֵּצִ֔יק כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר כּוֹנֵ֖ן לְהַשְׁחִ֑ית וְאַיֵּ֖ה חֲמַ֥ת הַמֵּצִֽיק׃
14 מִהַ֥ר צֹעֶ֖ה לְהִפָּתֵ֑חַ וְלֹא־יָמ֣וּת לַשַּׁ֔חַת וְלֹ֥א יֶחְסַ֖ר לַחְמֽוֹ׃
15 וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ רֹגַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ גַּלָּ֑יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃
16 וָאָשִׂ֤ים דְּבָרַי֙ בְּפִ֔יךָ וּבְצֵ֥ל יָדִ֖י כִּסִּיתִ֑יךָ לִנְטֹ֤עַ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְלִיסֹ֣ד אָ֔רֶץ וְלֵאמֹ֥ר לְצִיּ֖וֹן עַמִּי־אָֽתָּה׃ ס
17 הִתְעוֹרְרִ֣י הִֽתְעוֹרְרִ֗י ק֚וּמִי יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁתִ֛ית מִיַּ֥ד יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־כּ֣וֹס חֲמָת֑וֹ אֶת־קֻבַּ֜עַת כּ֧וֹס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֛ה שָׁתִ֖ית מָצִֽית׃
18 אֵין־מְנַהֵ֣ל לָ֔הּ מִכָּל־בָּנִ֖ים יָלָ֑דָה וְאֵ֤ין מַחֲזִיק֙ בְּיָדָ֔הּ מִכָּל־בָּנִ֖ים גִּדֵּֽלָה׃
19 שְׁתַּ֤יִם הֵ֙נָּה֙ קֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְ מִ֖י יָנ֣וּד לָ֑ךְ הַשֹּׁ֧ד וְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶר וְהָרָעָ֥ב וְהַחֶ֖רֶב מִ֥י אֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃
20 בָּנַ֜יִךְ עֻלְּפ֥וּ שָׁכְב֛וּ בְּרֹ֥אשׁ כָּל־חוּצ֖וֹת כְּת֣וֹא מִכְמָ֑ר הַֽמְלֵאִ֥ים חֲמַת־יְהוָ֖ה גַּעֲרַ֥ת אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃
21 לָכֵ֛ן שִׁמְעִי־נָ֥א זֹ֖את עֲנִיָּ֑ה וּשְׁכֻרַ֖ת וְלֹ֥א מִיָּֽיִן׃ ס
22 כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנַ֣יִךְ יְהוָ֗ה וֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ יָרִ֣יב עַמּ֔וֹ הִנֵּ֥ה לָקַ֛חְתִּי מִיָּדֵ֖ךְ אֶת־כּ֣וֹס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֑ה אֶת־קֻבַּ֙עַת֙ כּ֣וֹס חֲמָתִ֔י לֹא־תוֹסִ֥יפִי לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּ עֽוֹד׃
23 וְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ בְּיַד־מוֹגַ֔יִךְ אֲשֶׁר־אָמְר֥וּ לְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ שְׁחִ֣י וְנַעֲבֹ֑רָה וַתָּשִׂ֤ימִי כָאָ֙רֶץ֙ גֵּוֵ֔ךְ וְכַח֖וּץ לַעֹבְרִֽים׃ ס
52 עוּרִ֥י עוּרִ֛י לִבְשִׁ֥י עֻזֵּ֖ךְ צִיּ֑וֹן לִבְשִׁ֣י׀ בִּגְדֵ֣י תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ עִ֣יר הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יוֹסִ֛יף יָבֹא־בָ֥ךְ ע֖וֹד עָרֵ֥ל וְטָמֵֽא׃
2 הִתְנַעֲרִ֧י מֵעָפָ֛ר ק֥וּמִי שְּׁבִ֖י יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ׳הִתְפַּתְּחוּ׳ ״הִֽתְפַּתְּחִי֙״ מוֹסְרֵ֣י צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ שְׁבִיָּ֖ה בַּת־צִיּֽוֹן׃ ס
3 כִּֽי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה חִנָּ֖ם נִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑ם וְלֹ֥א בְכֶ֖סֶף תִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃
4 כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה מִצְרַ֛יִם יָֽרַד־עַמִּ֥י בָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה לָג֣וּר שָׁ֑ם וְאַשּׁ֖וּר בְּאֶ֥פֶס עֲשָׁקֽוֹ׃
5 וְעַתָּ֤ה ׳מִי־לִי־מַה־לִּי־פֹה֙׳ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־לֻקַּ֥ח עַמִּ֖י חִנָּ֑ם ׳מֹשְׁלוֹ׳ ״מֹשְׁלָ֤יו״ יְהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְתָמִ֥יד כָּל־הַיּ֖וֹם שְׁמִ֥י מִנֹּאָֽץ׃
6 לָכֵ֛ן יֵדַ֥ע עַמִּ֖י שְׁמִ֑י לָכֵן֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא כִּֽי־אֲנִי־ה֥וּא הַֽמְדַבֵּ֖ר הִנֵּֽנִי׃
7 מַה־נָּאו֨וּ עַל־הֶהָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֣י מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ שָׁל֛וֹם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר ט֖וֹב מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה אֹמֵ֥ר לְצִיּ֖וֹן מָלַ֥ךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃
8 ק֥וֹל צֹפַ֛יִךְ נָ֥שְׂאוּ ק֖וֹל יַחְדָּ֣ו יְרַנֵּ֑נוּ כִּ֣י עַ֤יִן בְּעַ֙יִן֙ יִרְא֔וּ בְּשׁ֥וּב יְהוָ֖ה צִיּֽוֹן׃
9 פִּצְח֤וּ רַנְּנוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו חָרְב֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ עַמּ֔וֹ גָּאַ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
10 חָשַׂ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־זְר֣וֹעַ קָדְשׁ֔וֹ לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וְרָאוּ֙ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֔רֶץ אֵ֖ת יְשׁוּעַ֥ת אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס
11 ס֤וּרוּ ס֙וּרוּ֙ צְא֣וּ מִשָּׁ֔ם טָמֵ֖א אַל־תִּגָּ֑עוּ צְא֣וּ מִתּוֹכָ֔הּ הִבָּ֕רוּ נֹשְׂאֵ֖י כְּלֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
12 כִּ֣י לֹ֤א בְחִפָּזוֹן֙ תֵּצֵ֔אוּ וּבִמְנוּסָ֖ה לֹ֣א תֵלֵכ֑וּן כִּֽי־הֹלֵ֤ךְ לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ יְהוָ֔ה וּמְאַסִּפְכֶ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס
Isaiah 51:12-52
New International Version
Isaiah 51:12-52
New International Version
12 “I, even I, am he who comforts(A) you.
Who are you that you fear(B) mere mortals,(C)
human beings who are but grass,(D)
13 that you forget(E) the Lord your Maker,(F)
who stretches out the heavens(G)
and who lays the foundations of the earth,
that you live in constant terror(H) every day
because of the wrath of the oppressor,
who is bent on destruction?
For where is the wrath of the oppressor?(I)
14 The cowering prisoners will soon be set free;(J)
they will not die in their dungeon,
nor will they lack bread.(K)
15 For I am the Lord your God,
who stirs up the sea(L) so that its waves roar(M)—
the Lord Almighty(N) is his name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth(O)
and covered you with the shadow of my hand(P)—
I who set the heavens in place,
who laid the foundations of the earth,(Q)
and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.(R)’”
The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath
17 Awake, awake!(S)
Rise up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord
the cup(T) of his wrath,(U)
you who have drained to its dregs(V)
the goblet that makes people stagger.(W)
18 Among all the children(X) she bore
there was none to guide her;(Y)
among all the children she reared
there was none to take her by the hand.(Z)
19 These double calamities(AA) have come upon you—
who can comfort you?(AB)—
ruin and destruction,(AC) famine(AD) and sword(AE)—
who can[a] console you?
20 Your children have fainted;
they lie at every street corner,(AF)
like antelope caught in a net.(AG)
They are filled with the wrath(AH) of the Lord,
with the rebuke(AI) of your God.
21 Therefore hear this, you afflicted(AJ) one,
made drunk,(AK) but not with wine.
22 This is what your Sovereign Lord says,
your God, who defends(AL) his people:
“See, I have taken out of your hand
the cup(AM) that made you stagger;
from that cup, the goblet of my wrath,
you will never drink again.
23 I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,(AN)
who said to you,
‘Fall prostrate(AO) that we may walk(AP) on you.’
And you made your back like the ground,
like a street to be walked on.”(AQ)
52 Awake, awake,(AR) Zion,
clothe yourself with strength!(AS)
Put on your garments of splendor,(AT)
Jerusalem, the holy city.(AU)
The uncircumcised(AV) and defiled(AW)
will not enter you again.(AX)
2 Shake off your dust;(AY)
rise up,(AZ) sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,(BA)
Daughter Zion,(BB) now a captive.
3 For this is what the Lord says:
4 For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
5 “And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.
“For my people have been taken away for nothing,
and those who rule them mock,[b]”
declares the Lord.
“And all day long
my name is constantly blasphemed.(BH)
6 Therefore my people will know(BI) my name;(BJ)
therefore in that day(BK) they will know
that it is I who foretold(BL) it.
Yes, it is I.”
7 How beautiful on the mountains(BM)
are the feet of those who bring good news,(BN)
who proclaim peace,(BO)
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”(BP)
8 Listen! Your watchmen(BQ) lift up their voices;(BR)
together they shout for joy.(BS)
When the Lord returns(BT) to Zion,(BU)
they will see it with their own eyes.
9 Burst into songs of joy(BV) together,
you ruins(BW) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted(BX) his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.(BY)
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm(BZ)
in the sight of all the nations,(CA)
and all the ends of the earth(CB) will see
the salvation(CC) of our God.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:19 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text / how can I
- Isaiah 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail
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