Isaiah 56 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 57

¹The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from the evil.

KJVThe righteous^H6662 perisheth^H6^(H8804), and no man^H376 layeth^H7760^(H8802) it to heart^H3820: and merciful^H2617 men^H582 are taken away^H622^(H8737), none considering^H995^(H8688) that the righteous^H6662 is taken away^H622^(H8738) from^H6440 the evil^H7451 to come.

² He enters into peace. They rest in their beds, each one who walks in his uprightness.

KJVHe shall enter^H935^(H8799) into peace^H7965: they shall rest^H5117^(H8799) in their beds^H4904, each one walking^H1980^(H8802) in his uprightness^H5228.

³ “But draw near here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes.

KJVBut draw near^H7126^(H8798) hither, ye sons^H1121 of the sorceress^H6049^(H8781), the seed^H2233 of the adulterer^H5003^(H8764) and the whore^H2181^(H8799).

⁴ Whom do you mock? Against whom do you make a wide mouth and stick out your tongue? Aren’t you children of disobedience and offspring of falsehood,

KJVAgainst whom do ye sport^H6026^(H8691) yourselves? against whom make ye a wide^H7337^(H8686) mouth^H6310, and draw out^H748^(H8686) the tongue^H3956? are ye not children^H3206 of transgression^H6588, a seed^H2233 of falsehood^H8267,

⁵ you who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

KJVEnflaming^H2552^(H8737) yourselves with idols^H410 under every green^H7488 tree^H6086, slaying^H7819^(H8802) the children^H3206 in the valleys^H5158 under the clifts^H5585 of the rocks^H5553?

⁶ Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion. They, they are your lot. You have even poured a drink offering to them. You have offered an offering. Shall I be appeased for these things?

KJVAmong the smooth^H2511 stones of the stream^H5158 is thy portion^H2506; they, they are thy lot^H1486: even to them hast thou poured^H8210^(H8804) a drink offering^H5262, thou hast offered^H5927^(H8689) a meat offering^H4503. Should I receive comfort^H5162^(H8735) in these?

⁷ On a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed. You also went up there to offer sacrifice.

KJVUpon a lofty^H1364 and high^H5375^(H8737) mountain^H2022 hast thou set^H7760^(H8804) thy bed^H4904: even thither wentest thou up^H5927^(H8804) to offer^H2076^(H8800) sacrifice^H2077.

⁸ You have set up your memorial behind the doors and the posts, for you have exposed yourself to someone besides me, and have gone up. You have enlarged your bed and made a covenant for yourself with them. You loved what you saw on their bed.

KJVBehind^H310 the doors^H1817 also and the posts^H4201 hast thou set up^H7760^(H8804) thy remembrance^H2146: for thou hast discovered^H1540^(H8765) thyself to another than me, and art gone up^H5927^(H8799); thou hast enlarged^H7337^(H8689) thy bed^H4904, and made^H3772^(H8799) thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst^H157^(H8804) their bed^H4904 where^H3027 thou sawest^H2372^(H8804) it.

⁹ You went to the king with oil, increased your perfumes, sent your ambassadors far off, and degraded yourself even to Sheol.

KJVAnd thou wentest^H7788^(H8799) to the king^H4428 with ointment^H8081, and didst increase^H7235^(H8686) thy perfumes^H7547, and didst send^H7971^(H8762) thy messengers^H6735 far off^H7350, and didst debase^H8213^(H8686) thyself even unto hell^H7585.

¹⁰ You were wearied with the length of your ways; yet you didn’t say, ‘It is in vain.’ You found a reviving of your strength; therefore you weren’t faint.

KJVThou art wearied^H3021^(H8804) in the greatness^H7230 of thy way^H1870; yet saidst^H559^(H8804) thou not, There is no hope^H2976^(H8737): thou hast found^H4672^(H8804) the life^H2416 of thine hand^H3027; therefore thou wast not grieved^H2470^(H8804).

¹¹ “Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven’t I held my peace for a long time, and you don’t fear me?

KJVAnd of whom hast thou been afraid^H1672^(H8804) or feared^H3372^(H8799), that thou hast lied^H3576^(H8762), and hast not remembered^H2142^(H8804) me, nor laid^H7760^(H8804) it to thy heart^H3820? have not I held my peace^H2814^(H8688) even of old^H5769, and thou fearest^H3372^(H8799) me not?

¹² I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they will not benefit you.

KJVI will declare^H5046^(H8686) thy righteousness^H6666, and thy works^H4639; for they shall not profit^H3276^(H8686) thee.

¹³ When you cry, let those whom you have gathered deliver you, but the wind will take them. A breath will carry them all away, but he who takes refuge in me will possess the land, and will inherit my holy mountain.”

KJVWhen thou criest^H2199^(H8800), let thy companies^H6899 deliver^H5337^(H8686) thee; but the wind^H7307 shall carry them all away^H5375^(H8799); vanity^H1892 shall take^H3947^(H8799) them: but he that putteth his trust^H2620^(H8802) in me shall possess^H5157^(H8799) the land^H776, and shall inherit^H3423^(H8799) my holy^H6944 mountain^H2022;

¹⁴ He will say, “Build up, build up, prepare the way! Remove the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.”

KJVAnd shall say^H559^(H8804), Cast ye up^H5549^(H8798), cast ye up^H5549^(H8798), prepare^H6437^(H8761) the way^H1870, take up^H7311^(H8685) the stumblingblock^H4383 out of the way^H1870 of my people^H5971.

¹⁵ For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the high^H7311^(H8802) and lofty One^H5375^(H8737) that inhabiteth^H7931^(H8802) eternity^H5703, whose name^H8034 is Holy^H6918; I dwell^H7931^(H8799) in the high^H4791 and holy^H6918 place, with him also that is of a contrite^H1793 and humble^H8217 spirit^H7307, to revive^H2421^(H8687) the spirit^H7307 of the humble^H8217, and to revive^H2421^(H8687) the heart^H3820 of the contrite ones^H1792^(H8737).

¹⁶ For I will not contend forever, neither will I always be angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls whom I have made.

KJVFor I will not contend^H7378^(H8799) for ever^H5769, neither will I be always^H5331 wroth^H7107^(H8799): for the spirit^H7307 should fail^H5848^(H8799) before^H6440 me, and the souls^H5397 which I have made^H6213^(H8804).

¹⁷ I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness and struck him. I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

KJVFor the iniquity^H5771 of his covetousness^H1215 was I wroth^H7107^(H8804), and smote^H5221^(H8686) him: I hid^H5641^(H8687) me, and was wroth^H7107^(H8799), and he went on^H3212^(H8799) frowardly^H7726 in the way^H1870 of his heart^H3820.

¹⁸ I have seen his ways, and will heal him. I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

KJVI have seen^H7200^(H8804) his ways^H1870, and will heal^H7495^(H8799) him: I will lead^H5148^(H8686) him also, and restore^H7999^(H8762) comforts^H5150 unto him and to his mourners^H57.

¹⁹ I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says Yahweh; “and I will heal them.”

KJVI create^H1254^(H8802) the fruit^H5108 of the lips^H8193; Peace^H7965, peace^H7965 to him that is far off^H7350, and to him that is near^H7138, saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; and I will heal^H7495^(H8804) him.

²⁰ But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can’t rest and its waters cast up mire and mud.

KJVBut the wicked^H7563 are like the troubled^H1644^(H8737) sea^H3220, when it cannot^H3201^(H8799) rest^H8252^(H8687), whose waters^H4325 cast up^H1644^(H8799) mire^H7516 and dirt^H2916.

²¹ “There is no peace”, says my God, “for the wicked.”

KJVThere is no peace^H7965, saith^H559^(H8804) my God^H430, to the wicked^H7563.

WEB·Isaiah 56

¹Yahweh says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Keep^H8104^(H8798) ye judgment^H4941, and do^H6213^(H8798) justice^H6666: for my salvation^H3444 is near^H7138 to come^H935^(H8800), and my righteousness^H6666 to be revealed^H1540^(H8736).

² Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

KJVBlessed^H835 is the man^H582 that doeth^H6213^(H8799) this, and the son^H1121 of man^H120 that layeth hold^H2388^(H8686) on it; that keepeth^H8104^(H8802) the sabbath^H7676 from polluting^H2490^(H8763) it, and keepeth^H8104^(H8802) his hand^H3027 from doing^H6213^(H8800) any evil^H7451.

³ Let no foreigner who has joined himself to Yahweh speak, saying, “Yahweh will surely separate me from his people.” Do not let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”

KJVNeither let the son^H1121 of the stranger^H5236, that hath joined^H3867^(H8738) himself to the LORD^H3068, speak^H559^(H8799), saying^H559^(H8800), The LORD^H3068 hath utterly^H914^(H8687) separated^H914^(H8686) me from his people^H5971: neither let the eunuch^H5631 say^H559^(H8799), Behold, I am a dry^H3002 tree^H6086.

⁴ For Yahweh says, “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant,

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 unto the eunuchs^H5631 that keep^H8104^(H8799) my sabbaths^H7676, and choose^H977^(H8804) the things that please^H2654^(H8804) me, and take hold^H2388^(H8688) of my covenant^H1285;

⁵ I will give them in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.

KJVEven unto them will I give^H5414^(H8804) in mine house^H1004 and within my walls^H2346 a place^H3027 and a name^H8034 better^H2896 than of sons^H1121 and of daughters^H1323: I will give^H5414^(H8799) them an everlasting^H5769 name^H8034, that shall not be cut off^H3772^(H8735).

⁶ Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh to serve him, and to love Yahweh’s name, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant,

KJVAlso the sons^H1121 of the stranger^H5236, that join^H3867^(H8737) themselves to the LORD^H3068, to serve^H8334^(H8763) him, and to love^H157^(H8800) the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068, to be his servants^H5650, every one that keepeth^H8104^(H8802) the sabbath^H7676 from polluting^H2490^(H8763) it, and taketh hold^H2388^(H8688) of my covenant^H1285;

⁷ I will bring these to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”

KJVEven them will I bring^H935^(H8689) to my holy^H6944 mountain^H2022, and make them joyful^H8055^(H8765) in my house^H1004 of prayer^H8605: their burnt offerings^H5930 and their sacrifices^H2077 shall be accepted^H7522 upon mine altar^H4196; for mine house^H1004 shall be called^H7121^(H8735) an house^H1004 of prayer^H8605 for all people^H5971.

⁸ The Lord Yahweh, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, “I will yet gather others to him, in addition to his own who are gathered.”

KJVThe Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 which gathereth^H6908^(H8764) the outcasts^H1760^(H8737) of Israel^H3478 saith^H5002^(H8803), Yet will I gather^H6908^(H8762) others to him, beside those that are gathered^H6908^(H8737) unto him.

⁹ All you animals of the field, come to devour, all you animals in the forest.

KJVAll ye beasts^H2416 of the field^H7704, come^H857^(H8798) to devour^H398^(H8800), yea, all ye beasts^H2416 in the forest^H3293.

¹⁰ His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They can’t bark— dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

KJVHis watchmen^H6822^(H8802) are blind^H5787: they are all ignorant^H3045^(H8804), they are all dumb^H483 dogs^H3611, they cannot^H3201^(H8799) bark^H5024^(H8800); sleeping^H1957^(H8802), lying down^H7901^(H8802), loving^H157^(H8802) to slumber^H5123^(H8800).

¹¹ Yes, the dogs are greedy. They can never have enough. They are shepherds who can’t understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

KJVYea, they are greedy^H5794^H5315 dogs^H3611 which can^H3045^(H8804) never have^H3045^(H8804) enough^H7654, and they are shepherds^H7462^(H8802) that cannot understand^H995^(H8687): they all look^H6437^(H8804) to their own way^H1870, every one^H376 for his gain^H1215, from his quarter^H7097.

¹² “Come,” they say, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”

KJVCome^H857^(H8798) ye, say they, I will fetch^H3947^(H8799) wine^H3196, and we will fill^H5433^(H8799) ourselves with strong drink^H7941; and to morrow^H4279 shall be as this day^H3117, and much^H3966 more^H3499 abundant^H1419.

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