ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“The heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםare my throne,כִּסְאִיand the earthוְהָאָרֶץthe footstoolהֲדֹםof my feet.רַגְלָיWhereאֵיis thisזֶהhouseבַיִתthatאֲשֶׁרyou would buildתִּבְנוּfor me,לִיand whereוְאֵיis thisזֶהplaceמָקוֹםof my rest?מְנוּחָתִי
And allוְאֶת כָּלthese thingsאֵלֶּהmy handיָדִיhas made,עָשָׂתָהand so allכָלthese thingsאֵלֶּהcame to be,וַיִּהְיוּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָהBut to this oneוְאֶל זֶהI will look:אַבִּיטto the afflictedאֶל עָנִיand the strickenוּנְכֵהin spirit,רוּחַand the one who tremblesוְחָרֵדat my word.עַל דְּבָרִי
One who slaughtersשׁוֹחֵטthe ox,הַשּׁוֹרone who strikesמַכֵּהa man;אִישׁone who sacrificesזוֹבֵחַthe lamb,הַשֶּׂהone who breaks the neckעֹרֵףof a dog;כֶּלֶבone who presentsמַעֲלֵהan offering,מִנְחָהthe bloodדַּםof a pig;חֲזִירone who makes a memorialמַזְכִּירof frankincense,לְבֹנָהone who blessesמְבָרֵךְwickedness.אָוֶןThey tooגַּם הֵמָּהhave chosenבָּחֲרוּtheir ways,בְּדַרְכֵיהֶםand in their detestable thingsוּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶםtheir soulנַפְשָׁםdelights.חָפֵצָה
I tooגַּם אֲנִיwill chooseאֶבְחַרtheir cruel dealings,בְּתַעֲלֻלֵיהֶםand what they dreadוּמְגוּרֹתָםI will bringאָבִיאon them;לָהֶםbecauseיַעַןI called,קָרָאתִיand no oneוְאֵיןanswered;עוֹנֶהI spoke,דִּבַּרְתִּיand they did notוְלֹאlisten;שָׁמֵעוּand they didוַיַּעֲשׂוּwhat was evilהָרַעin my eyes,בְּעֵינַיand they choseבָּחָרוּwhatוּבַאֲשֶׁרI did notלֹאdelight in.”חָפַצְתִּי
Hearשִׁמְעוּthe wordדְּבַרof YHWH,יְהוָהyou who trembleהַחֲרֵדִיםat his word:אֶל דְּבָרוֹ“Your brothersאֲחֵיכֶםwho hate youשֹׂנְאֵיכֶםhave said,אָמְרוּwho exclude youמְנַדֵּיכֶםfor the sake ofלְמַעַןmy name:שְׁמִי‘Let YHWHיְהוָהbe glorified,יִכְבַּדand let us seeוְנִרְאֶהyour joy!’בְשִׂמְחַתְכֶםBut theyוְהֵםwill be put to shame.”יֵבֹשׁוּ
A soundקוֹלof uproarשָׁאוֹןfrom the city,מֵעִירa soundקוֹלfrom the temple,מֵהֵיכָלthe soundקוֹלof YHWHיְהוָהrepayingמְשַׁלֵּםretributionגְּמוּלto his enemies!לְאֹיְבָיו
Beforeבְּטֶרֶםshe was in labor,תָּחִילshe gave birth;יָלָדָהbeforeבְּטֶרֶםthe painחֵבֶלcameיָבוֹאupon her,לָהּshe deliveredוְהִמְלִיטָהa male.זָכָר
Whoמִיhas heardשָׁמַעanything like this?כָּזֹאתWhoמִיhas seenרָאָהthings like these?כָּאֵלֶּהIs a landהֲ אֶרֶץbrought to birthיוּחַלin oneאֶחָדday?בְּיוֹםOrאִםis a nationגּוֹיbornיִוָּלֵדat once?פַּעַם אֶחָתForכִּיas soon as Zionצִיּוֹןwas in labor,חָלָהshe alsoגַּםgave birth toיָלְדָהher children.אֶת בָּנֶיהָ
Shall Iהַאֲנִיbring to the point of birthאַשְׁבִּירand notוְלֹאcause to give birth?אוֹלִידsaysיֹאמַרYHWH.יְהוָהOrאִםshall I,אֲנִיthe one who causes birth,הַמּוֹלִידshut the womb?וְעָצַרְתִּיsaysאָמַרyour Elohim.אֱלֹהָיִךְ
Be gladשִׂמְחוּwith Jerusalemאֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַםand exultוְגִילוּin her,בָהּallכָּלwho love her;אֹהֲבֶיהָrejoiceשִׂישׂוּwith herאִתָּהּwith rejoicing,מָשׂוֹשׂallכָּלwho mournהַמִּתְאַבְּלִיםover her;עָלֶיהָ
so thatלְמַעַןyou may suckתִּינְקוּand be satisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּםfrom the breastמִשֹּׁדof her consolations;תַּנְחֻמֶיהָso thatלְמַעַןyou may drink deeplyתָּמֹצּוּand delightוְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּםfrom the abundanceמִזִּיזof her glory.כְּבוֹדָהּ
ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Look,הִנְIנִיwill extendנֹטֶהto herאֵלֶיהָpeaceשָׁלוֹםlike a river,כְּנָהָרand the gloryכְּבוֹדof the nationsגּוֹיִםlike an overflowingוּכְ שׁוֹטֵףtorrent;נַחַלand you will suck;וִינַקְתֶּםat the sideעַל צַדyou will be carried,תִּנָּשֵׂאוּand on her kneesוְעַל בִּרְכַּיִםyou will be dandled.תְּשָׁעֳשָׁעוּ
As a manכְּאִישׁwhomאֲשֶׁרhis motherאִמּוֹcomforts,תְּנַחֲמֶנּוּsoכֵּןIאָנֹכִיwill comfort you;אֲנַחֶמְכֶםand in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַםyou will be comforted.”תְּנֻחָמוּ
And you will see,וּרְאִיתֶםand your heartלִבְּכֶםwill rejoice,וְשָׂשׂand your bonesוְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶםwill flourishתִפְרַחְנָהlike tender grass;כַּדֶּשֶׁאand the handיַדof YHWHיְהוָהwill be knownוְנוֹדְעָהwith his servants,אֶת עֲבָדָיוand his indignationוְזָעַםwith his enemies.אֶת אֹיְבָיו
Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהYHWHיְהוָהwill comeיָבוֹאin fire,בָּאֵשׁand his chariotsוְ מַרְכְּבֹתָיוlike the whirlwind,כַסּוּפָהto pay backלְהָשִׁיבhis angerאַפּוֹwith fury,בְּחֵמָהand his rebukeוְגַעֲרָתוֹwith flamesבְּלַהֲבֵיof fire.אֵשׁ
Forכִּיby fireבָאֵשׁYHWHיְהוָהwill enter into judgment,נִשְׁפָּטand by his sword,וּבְחַרְבּוֹwith allאֶת כָּלflesh;בָּשָׂרand manyוְרַבּוּwill be the slainחַלְלֵיof YHWH.יְהוָה
“Those who consecrate themselvesהַמִּתְקַדְּשִׁיםand purify themselvesוְהַמִּטַּהֲרִיםfor the gardens,אֶל הַגַּנּוֹתafterאַחַרoneאַחַתin the middle,בַּתָּוֶךְwho eatאֹכְלֵיthe fleshבְּשַׂרof pigsהַחֲזִירand the detestable thingוְהַשֶּׁקֶץand the mouse,וְהָעַכְבָּרwill come to an endיָסֻפוּtogether,יַחְדָּוdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
And I,וְאָנֹכִיtheir worksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶםand their thoughts—וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶםthe time is comingבָּאָהto gatherלְקַבֵּץallאֶת כָּלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםand tongues;וְהַלְּשֹׁנוֹתand they will comeוּבָאוּand seeוְרָאוּmy glory.אֶת כְּבוֹדִי
And I will setוְשַׂמְתִּיamong themבָהֶםa sign,אוֹתand I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּיfrom themמֵהֶםthose who escapedפְּלֵיטִיםto the nations:אֶל הַגּוֹיִםTarshish,תַּרְשִׁישׁPul,פּוּלand Lud,וְלוּדwho drawמֹשְׁכֵיthe bow,קֶשֶׁתTubalתֻּבַלand Javan,וְיָוָןthe distantהָרְחֹקִיםcoastlandsהָאִיִּיםthatאֲשֶׁרhave notלֹאheardשָׁמְעוּmy fameאֶת שִׁמְעִיnorוְלֹאseenרָאוּmy glory;אֶת כְּבוֹדִיand they will declareוְהִגִּידוּmy gloryאֶת כְּבוֹדִיamong the nations.בַּגּוֹיִם
And they will bringוְהֵבִיאוּallאֶת כָּלyour brothersאֲחֵיכֶםfrom allמִכָּלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםas an offeringמִנְחָהto YHWH,לַיהוָהon horsesבַּסּוּסִיםand in chariotsוּבָרֶכֶבand in littersוּבַצַּבִּיםand on mulesוּבַפְּרָדִיםand on dromedaries,וּבַכִּרְכָּרוֹתto my holy mountain,עַל הַר קָדְשִׁיJerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרthe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלbringיָבִיאוּthe offeringאֶת הַמִּנְחָהin a cleanטָהוֹרvesselבִּכְלִיto the houseבֵּיתof YHWH.יְהוָה
And alsoוְגַםfrom themמֵהֶםI will takeאֶקַּחfor priests,לַכֹּהֲנִיםfor Levites,לַלְוִיִּםsaysאָמַרYHWH.יְהוָה
Forכִּיasכַאֲשֶׁרthe newהַחֳדָשִׁיםheavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand the newהַחֲדָשָׁהearthוְהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרIאֲנִיmakeעֹשֶׂהstandעֹמְדִיםbefore me,לְפָנַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהsoכֵּןyour offspringזַרְעֲכֶםand your nameוְשִׁמְכֶםwill stand.יַעֲמֹד
And it will beוְהָיָהthat from new moonמִדֵּי חֹדֶשׁto new moon,בְּחָדְשׁוֹand from Sabbathוּמִדֵּי שַׁבָּתto Sabbath,בְּשַׁבַּתּוֹallכָלfleshבָּשָׂרwill comeיָבוֹאto bow downלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺתbefore me,לְפָנַיsaysאָמַרYHWH.יְהוָה
And they will go outוְיָצְאוּand seeוְרָאוּthe corpsesבְּפִגְרֵיof the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwho transgressedהַפֹּשְׁעִיםagainst me;בִּיforכִּיtheir wormתוֹלַעְתָּםwill notלֹאdie,תָמוּתand their fireוְאִשָּׁםwill notלֹאbe quenched;תִכְבֶּהand they will beוְהָיוּa horrorדֵרָאוֹןto allלְכָלflesh.”בָּשָׂר