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Isaiah 48

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 22 verses

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  1. 1

    שִׁמְעוּ זֹ֣את בֵּֽית יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַנִּקְרָאִים֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִמֵּ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה יָצָ֑אוּ הַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וּבֵאלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יַזְכִּ֔ירוּ לֹ֥א בֶאֱמֶ֖ת וְלֹ֥א בִצְדָקָֽה

    hear · this · house of · Jacob · the calling · in/at name of · Israel · and from water(s) of · Judah · to go out · the swearing · in/at name of · LORD · and in/at God(s) of · Israel · to remember · not · in/at faithfulness · and not · in/at righteousness

  2. 2

    כִּֽי מֵעִ֤יר הַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ נִקְרָ֔אוּ וְעַל אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִסְמָ֑כוּ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ

    that · from city of · the holiness · to call · and upon · God(s) of · Israel · to lean · LORD · armies · name his

  3. 3

    הָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ מֵאָ֣ז הִגַּ֔דְתִּי וּמִפִּ֥י יָצְא֖וּ וְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑ם פִּתְאֹ֥ם עָשִׂ֖יתִי וַתָּבֹֽאנָה

    the first · from then · to make known · and from mouth my · to go out · and to hear them · suddenly · to do · and to enter

  4. 4

    מִדַּעְתִּ֕י כִּ֥י קָשֶׁ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וְגִ֤יד בַּרְזֶל֙ עָרְפֶּ֔ךָ וּמִצְחֲךָ֖ נְחוּשָֽׁה

    from knowledge me · that · hard · you · and sinew of · iron · neck your · and forehead your · bronze

  5. 5

    וָאַגִּ֤יד לְךָ֙ מֵאָ֔ז בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּב֖וֹא הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ פֶּן תֹּאמַר֙ עָצְבִּ֣י עָשָׂ֔ם וּפִסְלִ֥י וְנִסְכִּ֖י צִוָּֽם

    and to make known · to/for you · from then · in/at before · to enter · to hear you · lest · to say · pain my · to do them · and idol my · and drink offering my · to command them

  6. 6

    שָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽ חֲזֵה֙ כֻּלָּ֔הּ וְאַתֶּ֖ם הֲל֣וֹא תַגִּ֑ידוּ הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֤יךָ חֲדָשׁוֹת֙ מֵעַ֔תָּה וּנְצֻר֖וֹת וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽם

    to hear · see · all her · and you · not · to make known · to hear you · new · from now · and guarded · and not · to know them

  7. 7

    עַתָּ֤ה נִבְרְאוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מֵאָ֔ז וְלִפְנֵי י֖וֹם וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתָּ֑ם פֶּן תֹּאמַ֖ר הִנֵּ֥ה יְדַעְתִּֽין

    now · to create · and not · from then · and to/for face(s) of · day · and not · to hear them · lest · to say · behold · to know them

  8. 8

    גַּ֣ם לֹֽא שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ גַּ֚ם לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתָּ גַּ֕ם מֵאָ֖ז לֹא פִתְּחָ֣ה אָזְנֶ֑ךָ כִּ֤י יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ בָּג֣וֹד תִּבְגּ֔וֹד וּפֹשֵׁ֥עַ מִבֶּ֖טֶן קֹ֥רָא לָֽךְ

    also · not · to hear · also · not · to know · also · from then · not · to open · ear your · that · to know · to betray · to betray · and rebelling · from belly · to call · to/for you

  9. 9

    לְמַ֤עַן שְׁמִי֙ אַאֲרִ֣יךְ אַפִּ֔י וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י אֶחֱטָם לָ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ

    for the sake of · name my · to be long · nose my · and praise my · to restrain · to/for you · to/for except · to cut you

  10. 10

    הִנֵּ֥ה צְרַפְתִּ֖יךָ וְלֹ֣א בְכָ֑סֶף בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָ בְּכ֥וּר עֹֽנִי

    behold · to refine you · and not · in/at silver · to choose you · in/at furnace of · affliction

  11. 11

    לְמַעֲנִ֧י לְמַעֲנִ֛י אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה כִּ֣י אֵ֣יךְ יֵחָ֑ל וּכְבוֹדִ֖י לְאַחֵ֥ר לֹֽא אֶתֵּֽן

    for the sake of me · for the sake of me · to do · that · how · to profane · and glory my · to/for other · not · to give

  12. 12

    שְׁמַ֤ע אֵלַי֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מְקֹרָאִ֑י אֲנִי הוּא֙ אֲנִ֣י רִאשׁ֔וֹן אַ֖ף אֲנִ֥י אַחֲרֽוֹן

    hear · to me · Jacob · and Israel · called me · I · he · I · first · also · I · behind

  13. 13

    אַף יָדִי֙ יָ֣סְדָה אֶ֔רֶץ וִֽימִינִ֖י טִפְּחָ֣ה שָׁמָ֑יִם קֹרֵ֥א אֲנִ֛י אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יַעַמְד֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו

    also · hand my · to found · land · and right hand my · to dandle · heaven(s) · calling · I · to them · to stand · together

  14. 14

    הִקָּבְצ֤וּ כֻלְּכֶם֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔עוּ מִ֥י בָהֶ֖ם הִגִּ֣יד אֶת אֵ֑לֶּה יְהוָ֣ה אֲהֵב֔וֹ יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה חֶפְצוֹ֙ בְּבָבֶ֔ל וּזְרֹע֖וֹ כַּשְׂדִּֽים

    gather · all your · and hear · who · in/at them · to make known · - · these · LORD · to love him · to do · delight his · in/at Babylon · and arm his · Chaldea

  15. 15

    אֲנִ֥י אֲנִ֛י דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אַף קְרָאתִ֑יו הֲבִיאֹתִ֖יו וְהִצְלִ֥יחַ דַּרְכּֽוֹ

    I · I · to speak · also · to call him · to enter him · and to prosper · way his

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  16. 16

    קִרְב֧וּ אֵלַ֣י שִׁמְעוּ זֹ֗את לֹ֤א מֵרֹאשׁ֙ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי מֵעֵ֥ת הֱיוֹתָ֖הּ שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי וְעַתָּ֗ה אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה שְׁלָחַ֖נִי וְרוּחֽוֹ

    approach · to me · hear · this · not · from head · in/at the hiding place · to speak · from time of · to be her · there · I · and now · Lord my · LORD · to send me · and spirit his

  17. 17

    כֹּֽה אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה גֹּאַלְךָ֖ קְד֣וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲנִ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ מְלַמֶּדְךָ֣ לְהוֹעִ֔יל מַדְרִֽיכֲךָ֖ בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ תֵּלֵֽךְ

    thus · to say · LORD · redeeming you · holy of · Israel · I · LORD · God(s) your · learning you · to profit · treading you · in/at way · to walk

  18. 18

    ל֥וּא הִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּ לְמִצְוֺתָ֑י וַיְהִ֤י כַנָּהָר֙ שְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ כְּגַלֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם

    if only · to hear · to/for commandments my · and to be · like/as the stream · peace your · and righteousness your · like/as waves of · the sea

  19. 19

    וַיְהִ֤י כַחוֹל֙ זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְצֶאֱצָאֵ֥י מֵעֶ֖יךָ כִּמְעֹתָ֑יו לֹֽא יִכָּרֵ֧ת וְֽלֹא יִשָּׁמֵ֛ד שְׁמ֖וֹ מִלְּפָנָֽי

    and to be · like/as the sand · seed your · and offspring of · bowels your · like/as grains his · not · to cut · and not · to destroy · name his · from to/for face(s) my

  20. 20

    צְא֣וּ מִבָּבֶל֮ בִּרְח֣וּ מִכַּשְׂדִּים֒ בְּק֣וֹל רִנָּ֗ה הַגִּ֤ידוּ הַשְׁמִ֨יעוּ֙ זֹ֔את הוֹצִיא֖וּהָ עַד קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ אִמְר֕וּ גָּאַ֥ל יְהוָ֖ה עַבְדּ֥וֹ יַעֲקֹֽב

    go out · from Babylon · flee · from Chaldea · in/at voice of · cry · make known · hear · this · go out her · until · end of · the land · say · to redeem · LORD · servant his · Jacob

  21. 21

    וְלֹ֣א צָמְא֗וּ בָּחֳרָבוֹת֙ הֽוֹלִיכָ֔ם מַ֥יִם מִצּ֖וּר הִזִּ֣יל לָ֑מוֹ וַיִּ֨בְקַע צ֔וּר וַיָּזֻ֖בוּ מָֽיִם

    and not · to be thirsty · in/at ruins · to walk them · water(s) · from rock · to flow · to/for them · and to split · rock · and to flow · water(s)

  22. 22

    אֵ֣ין שָׁל֔וֹם אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה לָרְשָׁעִֽים

    nothing · peace · to say · LORD · to/for the wicked

About this chapter

  • 22 Verses
  • 265 Hebrew words
  • 147 Distinct lemmas

1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is shorter) — 48:15. Open any to read the two side by side.

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