Category Archives: Yesha ‘yahu (Isa)

1 “Keep silence before me, coastlands! Let the peoples replenish their strength! Let them approach; then let them speak. Let us assemble for judgment.” 2 Who has raised from the east one who is just and called him to be in his service? He hands nations over to him and subjects kings to him; his […]

1 “Here is my servant, whom I support, my chosen one, in whom I take pleasure. I have put my Spirit on him; he will bring justice to theGoyim. 2 He will not cry or shout; no one will hear his voice in the streets. 3 He will not snap off a broken reed or […]

1 But now this is whatAdonaisays, he who created you, Ya‘akov, he who formed you, Isra’el: “Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you; I am calling you by your name; you are mine. 2 When you pass through water, I will be with you; when you pass through rivers, they will not overwhelm you; […]

1 “Now listen, Ya‘akov my servant, Isra’el whom I have chosen: 2 Thus saysAdonai, who made you, formed you in the womb, and will help you: Don’t be afraid, Ya‘akov my servant, Yeshurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will […]

1 Thus saysAdonaito Koresh, his anointed, whose right hand he has grasped, so that he subdues nations before him and strips kings of their robes, so that doors open in front of him, and no gates are barred: 2 “I will go ahead of you, levelling the hills, shattering the bronze gates, smashing the iron […]

1 Bel bows down, N’vo stoops low; their idols are borne by animals, beasts of burden. The loads you yourselves were carrying are now burdening tired animals. 2 They stoop and bow down together; they cannot save the burden, but themselves go into captivity. 3 “Listen to me, house of Ya‘akov, all who remain of […]

1 “Come down, and sit in the dust, you virgin daughter of Bavel! Sit on the ground, not on a throne, daughter of the Kasdim! No longer are you to be called dainty and delicate. 2 Take the millstones, and grind meal; take off your veil, strip off your skirt, uncover your legs, wade through […]

1 Listen to this, house of Ya‘akov, called by the name of Isra’el, who have come from the spring of Y’hudah, who swear by the name ofAdonai and invoke the God of Isra’el! — it is not sincerely or justifiably 2 that they call themselves people of the holy city or rely on the God […]

1 Coastlands, listen to me; listen, you peoples far away: Adonaicalled me from the womb; before I was born, he had spoken my name. 2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword while hiding me in the shadow of his hand; he has made me like a sharpened arrow while concealing me in […]

1 Adonaisays: “Where is your mother’s divorce document which I gave her when I divorced her? Or: to which of my creditors did I sell you? You were sold because of your sins; because of your crimes was your mother divorced. 2 Why was no one here when I came? Why, when I called, did […]