Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.52.1", "source": "עוּרִ֥י עוּרִ֛י לִבְשִׁ֥י עֻזֵּ֖ךְ צִיּ֑וֹן לִבְשִׁ֣י ׀ בִּגְדֵ֣י תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ עִ֣יר הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יוֹסִ֛יף יָבֹא־בָ֥ךְ ע֖וֹד עָרֵ֥ל וְטָמֵֽא׃", "text": "*ʿûrî* *ʿûrî* *libšî* *ʿuzzēk* *ṣiyyôn* *libšî* *bigdê* *tipʾartēk* *yərûšālaim* *ʿîr* *haqqōdeš* *kî* *lōʾ* *yôsîp* *yābōʾ-bāk* *ʿôd* *ʿārēl* *wəṭāmēʾ*", "grammar": { "*ʿûrî*": "imperative, feminine singular - awake", "*libšî*": "imperative, feminine singular - put on/clothe yourself", "*ʿuzzēk*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your strength", "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun, vocative - Zion", "*bigdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - garments of", "*tipʾartēk*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your beauty/glory", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun, vocative - Jerusalem", "*ʿîr*": "noun, construct - city of", "*haqqōdeš*": "noun with definite article - the holiness/holy", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yôsîp*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will add/continue", "*yābōʾ-bāk*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with preposition and 2nd person feminine singular suffix - he will come into you", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/anymore", "*ʿārēl*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - uncircumcised", "*wəṭāmēʾ*": "conjunction + adjective/noun, masculine singular - and unclean" }, "variants": { "*ʿûrî*": "awake/rouse yourself/arise", "*ʿuzzēk*": "strength/might/power", "*bigdê tipʾartēk*": "garments of your beauty/glory/splendor", "*haqqōdeš*": "the holy/holiness/sacred", "*yôsîp*": "will add/continue/do again", "*ʿārēl*": "uncircumcised/foreigner/pagan", "*ṭāmēʾ*": "unclean/impure/defiled" } }

Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.52.2", "source": "הִתְנַעֲרִ֧י מֵעָפָ֛ר ק֥וּמִי שְּׁבִ֖י יְרֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם *התפתחו **הִֽתְפַּתְּחִי֙ מוֹסרֵ֣י צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ שְׁבִיָּ֖ה בַּת־צִיּֽוֹן׃ ס", "text": "*hitnʿărî* *mēʿāpār* *qûmî* *šəbî* *yərûšālaim* *hitpattəḥî* *môsrê* *ṣawwārēk* *šəbiyyâ* *bat-ṣiyyôn*", "grammar": { "*hitnʿărî*": "verb, hitpael imperative, feminine singular - shake yourself", "*mēʿāpār*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from dust", "*qûmî*": "verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - arise", "*šəbî*": "verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - sit/sit enthroned", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun, vocative - Jerusalem", "*hitpattəḥî*": "verb, hitpael imperative, feminine singular (textual variant) - loose yourself", "*môsrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - bonds of", "*ṣawwārēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your neck", "*šəbiyyâ*": "adjective/noun, feminine singular - captive", "*bat-ṣiyyôn*": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - daughter of Zion" }, "variants": { "*hitnʿărî*": "shake yourself/free yourself/rouse yourself", "*mēʿāpār*": "from dust/from the ground", "*qûmî*": "arise/stand up/get up", "*šəbî*": "sit/sit enthroned/dwell", "*hitpattəḥî*": "loose yourself/untie yourself/free yourself", "*môsrê*": "bonds/chains/fetters", "*šəbiyyâ*": "captive woman/captivity/prisoner" } }

Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.52.4", "source": "כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה מִצְרַ֛יִם יָֽרַד־עַמִּ֥י בָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה לָג֣וּר שָׁ֑ם וְאַשּׁ֖וּר בְּאֶ֥פֶס עֲשָׁקֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kî* *kōh* *ʾāmar* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *miṣrayim* *yārad-ʿammî* *bārîšōnâ* *lāgûr* *šām* *wəʾaššûr* *bəʾepes* *ʿăšāqô*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun with 1st person plural suffix (formal) - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*yārad-ʿammî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun with 1st person singular suffix - went down my people", "*bārîšōnâ*": "preposition + adjective, feminine singular - in the beginning/formerly", "*lāgûr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to sojourn/dwell temporarily", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*wəʾaššûr*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Assyria", "*bəʾepes*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in nothing/without cause", "*ʿăšāqô*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - oppressed him" }, "variants": { "*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/Master/Sovereign", "*yārad*": "went down/descended", "*bārîšōnâ*": "at first/formerly/in the beginning", "*lāgûr*": "to sojourn/to live as foreigners/to dwell temporarily", "*bəʾepes*": "without cause/for nothing/without reason", "*ʿăšāqô*": "oppressed him/exploited him/treated him unjustly" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.52.5", "source": "וְעַתָּ֤ה *מי־*לי־**מַה־**לִּי־פֹה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־לֻקַּ֥ח עַמִּ֖י חִנָּ֑ם *משלו **מֹשְׁלָ֤יו יְהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְתָמִ֥יד כָּל־הַיּ֖וֹם שְׁמִ֥י מִנֹּאָּֽץ׃", "text": "*wəʿattâ* *mah-lî-pōh* *nəʾum-YHWH* *kî-luqqaḥ* *ʿammî* *ḥinnām* *mōšəlāw* *yəhêlîlû* *nəʾum-YHWH* *wətāmîd* *kol-hayyôm* *šəmî* *minnōʾāṣ*", "grammar": { "*wəʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*mah-lî-pōh*": "interrogative pronoun + preposition with 1st person singular suffix + adverb - what to me here", "*nəʾum-YHWH*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - declaration of Yahweh", "*kî-luqqaḥ*": "conjunction + verb, pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - for has been taken", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*ḥinnām*": "adverb - for nothing/without cause", "*mōšəlāw*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his rulers", "*yəhêlîlû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they howl/wail", "*wətāmîd*": "conjunction + adverb - and continually", "*kol-hayyôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - all the day", "*šəmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my name", "*minnōʾāṣ*": "preposition + verb, pual participle, masculine singular - is blasphemed/despised" }, "variants": { "*mah-lî-pōh*": "what do I have here/what is to me here", "*nəʾum-YHWH*": "declaration of Yahweh/says the LORD", "*luqqaḥ*": "has been taken/has been captured", "*ḥinnām*": "for nothing/without payment/without cause", "*mōšəlāw*": "his rulers/those who rule over him", "*yəhêlîlû*": "they howl/they wail/they mock", "*minnōʾāṣ*": "is blasphemed/is despised/is treated with contempt" } }

Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.52.7", "source": "מַה־נָּאו֨וּ עַל־הֶהָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֣י מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ שָׁל֛וֹם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר ט֖וֹב מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה אֹמֵ֥ר לְצִיּ֖וֹן מָלַ֥ךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃", "text": "*mah-nāʾwû* *ʿal-hehārîm* *raglê* *məbaśśēr* *mašmîaʿ* *šālôm* *məbaśśēr* *ṭôb* *mašmîaʿ* *yəšûʿâ* *ʾōmēr* *ləṣiyyôn* *mālak* *ʾĕlōhāyik*", "grammar": { "*mah-nāʾwû*": "interrogative pronoun + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - how beautiful", "*ʿal-hehārîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - upon the mountains", "*raglê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - feet of", "*məbaśśēr*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular - one bringing good news", "*mašmîaʿ*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - one proclaiming", "*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*yəšûʿâ*": "noun, feminine singular - salvation", "*ʾōmēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - saying", "*ləṣiyyôn*": "preposition + proper noun - to Zion", "*mālak*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he reigns/has become king", "*ʾĕlōhāyik*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*mah-nāʾwû*": "how beautiful/how lovely", "*məbaśśēr*": "herald/messenger/one bringing good news", "*mašmîaʿ*": "one proclaiming/one causing to hear/announcer", "*šālôm*": "peace/welfare/completeness", "*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/beneficial", "*yəšûʿâ*": "salvation/deliverance/victory", "*mālak*": "reigns/has become king/rules" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.52.10", "source": "חָשַׂ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־זְר֣וֹעַ קָדְשׁ֔וֹ לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וְרָאוּ֙ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֔רֶץ אֵ֖ת יְשׁוּעַ֥ת אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס", "text": "*ḥāśap* *YHWH* *ʾet-zərôaʿ* *qodšô* *ləʿênê* *kol-hagôyim* *wərāʾû* *kol-ʾapsê-ʾāreṣ* *ʾēt* *yəšûʿat* *ʾĕlōhênû*", "grammar": { "*ḥāśap*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has bared", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*ʾet-zərôaʿ*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - arm of", "*qodšô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his holiness", "*ləʿênê*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - to the eyes of", "*kol-hagôyim*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine plural - all the nations", "*wərāʾû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and will see", "*kol-ʾapsê-ʾāreṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural construct + noun, feminine singular - all ends of earth", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*yəšûʿat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - salvation of", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our God" }, "variants": { "*ḥāśap*": "has bared/has uncovered/has revealed", "*zərôaʿ*": "arm/strength/power", "*qodšô*": "his holiness/his holy arm", "*ləʿênê*": "before the eyes of/in the sight of", "*hagôyim*": "the nations/the gentiles/the peoples", "*ʾapsê-ʾāreṣ*": "ends of earth/ends of the world/farthest reaches", "*yəšûʿat*": "salvation of/deliverance of/victory of" } }

Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.52.12", "source": "כִּ֣י לֹ֤א בְחִפָּזוֹן֙ תֵּצֵ֔אוּ וּבִמְנוּסָ֖ה לֹ֣א תֵלֵכ֑וּן כִּֽי־הֹלֵ֤ךְ לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ יְהוָ֔ה וּמְאַסִּפְכֶ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס", "text": "*kî* *lōʾ* *bəḥippāzôn* *tēṣēʾû* *ûbimnûsâ* *lōʾ* *tēlēkûn* *kî-hōlēk* *lipnêkem* *YHWH* *ûməʾassipkem* *ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*bəḥippāzôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in haste", "*tēṣēʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will go out", "*ûbimnûsâ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular - and in flight", "*tēlēkûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - you will go", "*kî-hōlēk*": "conjunction + verb, qal participle, masculine singular - for goes", "*lipnêkem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - before you", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD", "*ûməʾassipkem*": "conjunction + verb, piel participle, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and your rear guard", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*bəḥippāzôn*": "in haste/hurriedly/in alarm", "*bimnûsâ*": "in flight/in panic/as fugitives", "*hōlēk* *lipnêkem*": "goes before you/leads you", "*məʾassipkem*": "your rear guard/the one gathering you/your protector" } }

Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.52.14", "source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁמְמ֤וּ עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ רַבִּ֔ים כֵּן־מִשְׁחַ֥ת מֵאִ֖ישׁ מַרְאֵ֑הוּ וְתֹאֲר֖וֹ מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃", "text": "*kaʾăšer* *šāməmû* *ʿāleykā* *rabbîm* *kēn-mišḥat* *mēʾîš* *marʾēhû* *wətōʾărô* *mibbənê* *ʾādām*", "grammar": { "*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - just as", "*šāməmû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they were appalled", "*ʿāleykā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - at you", "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many", "*kēn-mišḥat*": "adverb + verb, hophal participle, masculine singular construct - so marred", "*mēʾîš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from man", "*marʾēhû*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his appearance", "*wətōʾărô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his form", "*mibbənê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from sons of", "*ʾādām*": "proper noun - Adam/mankind" }, "variants": { "*šāməmû*": "were appalled/were astonished/were horrified", "*rabbîm*": "many people/many nations", "*mišḥat*": "marred/disfigured/ruined", "*marʾēhû*": "his appearance/his visage/how he looked", "*tōʾărô*": "his form/his figure/his semblance", "*bənê* *ʾādām*": "sons of Adam/human beings/mankind" } }

Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.52.15", "source": "כֵּ֤ן יַזֶּה֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים עָלָ֛יו יִקְפְּצ֥וּ מְלָכִ֖ים פִּיהֶ֑ם כִּ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־סֻפַּ֤ר לָהֶם֙ רָא֔וּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֖וּ הִתְבּוֹנָֽנוּ׃", "text": "*kēn* *yazzeh* *gôyim* *rabbîm* *ʿālāyw* *yiqpəṣû* *məlākîm* *pîhem* *kî* *ʾăšer* *lōʾ-suppar* *lāhem* *rāʾû* *waʾăšer* *lōʾ-šāməʿû* *hitbônānû*", "grammar": { "*kēn*": "adverb - so", "*yazzeh*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will sprinkle/startle", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations", "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - at him", "*yiqpəṣû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will shut", "*məlākîm*": "noun, masculine plural - kings", "*pîhem*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their mouth", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that which", "*lōʾ-suppar*": "negative particle + verb, pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was not told", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*rāʾû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they have seen", "*waʾăšer*": "conjunction + relative pronoun - and that which", "*lōʾ-šāməʿû*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they have not heard", "*hitbônānû*": "verb, hitpolel perfect, 3rd person common plural - they will understand" }, "variants": { "*yazzeh*": "will sprinkle/will startle/will cause to leap", "*yiqpəṣû* *pîhem*": "will shut their mouths/will be speechless", "*suppar*": "was told/was related/was reported", "*hitbônānû*": "will understand/will consider/will perceive" } }