Isaiah 51

YHWH comforts the exiled Israelites by reminding them of His power to deliver them, promising to restore Zion's desolate places like Eden and assuring them that His salvation will endure forever.[1][2] The chapter addresses Israel's fear of mortal enemies, describes their suffering under divine judgment (drinking the cup of YHWH's wrath), and concludes with YHWH's promise to reverse their fortunes by removing the cup of wrath from them and placing it upon their oppressors.[2][4]

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Verse 3 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for (as reason or ground) HC נִחַ֨ם 𐤍𐤇𐤌 nicham will comfort he relented HVpp3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp צִיּ֗וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion Monument-Height (Zion) HNp נִחַם֙ 𐤍𐤇𐤌 nicham-2 will comfort he relented HVpp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc חָרְבֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄 charevoteyha her waste places her drought-laid ruins HNcfpc/Sp3fs וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and he will make and he placed HC/Vqw3ms מִדְבָּרָ/הּ֙ 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤄 midebarah her wilderness her pasture-wilderness HNcmsc/Sp3fs כְּ/עֵ֔דֶן 𐤊/𐤏𐤃𐤍 keeden like Eden like Eden, the Place of Delight HR/Np וְ/עַרְבָתָ֖/הּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤕/𐤄 vearevatah and her desert and her arid-plain HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs כְּ/גַן 𐤊/𐤂𐤍 kegan like a garden like a sheltered garden HR/Ncbsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp שָׂשׂ֤וֹן 𐤔𐤔𐤅𐤍 sason joy exultant gladness HNcmsa וְ/שִׂמְחָה֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 vesimechah and gladness rejoicing-joy HC/Ncfsa יִמָּ֣צֵא 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 yimatse will be found he will be found HVNi3ms בָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in her HR/Sp3fs תּוֹדָ֖ה 𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤄 todah thanksgiving a hand-extended praise HNcfsa וְ/ק֥וֹל 𐤅/𐤒𐤅𐤋 veqol and the voice and a voice HC/Ncmsc זִמְרָֽה 𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄 zimerah of melody a melodic song HNcfsa
Verse 6 שְׂאוּ֩ 𐤔𐤀𐤅 seu Lift up Lift up, you (masculine plural)! HVqv2mp לַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 lashamayim to the heavens to the lofty-heavens HRd/Ncmpa עֵֽינֵי/כֶ֜ם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eyneykhem your eyes your eyes HNcbdc/Sp2mp וְֽ/הַבִּ֧יטוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤈𐤅 vehabitu and look and fix your gaze! HC/Vhv2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa מִ/תַּ֗חַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat beneath from beneath HR/R כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC שָׁמַ֜יִם 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim heavens the lofty heights HNcmpa כֶּ/עָשָׁ֤ן 𐤊/𐤏𐤔𐤍 keashan like smoke like smoke HRd/Ncmsa נִמְלָ֨חוּ֙ 𐤍𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤅 nimelachu will vanish they have been salt-pulverized HVNp3cp וְ/הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vehaarets and the earth and the firm land HC/Td/Ncbsa כַּ/בֶּ֣גֶד 𐤊/𐤁𐤂𐤃 kabeged like a garment like the garment HRd/Ncmsa תִּבְלֶ֔ה 𐤕𐤁𐤋𐤄 tiveleh will wear out she will wear out HVqi3fs וְ/יֹשְׁבֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉/𐤄 veyosheveyha and its inhabitants and her dwelling-men HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fs כְּמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo like as, in likeness of HR כֵ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 khen so thus, in an established way HD יְמוּת֑וּ/ן 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤅/𐤍 yemutun will die they shall die HVqi3mp/Sn וִ/ישֽׁוּעָתִ/י֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤉 vishuati but my salvation and my deliverance HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an age beyond sight HR/Ncmsa תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh will be you shall become HVqi3fs וְ/צִדְקָתִ֖/י 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤉 vetsideqati and my righteousness and my rightness HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תֵחָֽת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 techat will be abolished you (masculine singular) be shattered HVNi3fs
Verse 13 וַ/תִּשְׁכַּ֞ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤇 vatishekach and-you-have-forgotten and you forgot (m.s.) / and she forgot HC/Vqw2ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp עֹשֶׂ֗/ךָ 𐤏𐤔/𐤊 osekha your-maker your maker HVqrmsc/Sp2ms נוֹטֶ֣ה 𐤍𐤅𐤈𐤄 noteh who-stretches-out the one stretching out HVqrmsa שָׁמַיִם֮ 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim the-heavens the lofty heights HNcmpa וְ/יֹסֵ֣ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤃 veyosed and-laying and laying-a-foundation HC/Vqrmsa אָרֶץ֒ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets earth firm land HNcbsa וַ/תְּפַחֵ֨ד 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤇𐤃 vatefached and-you-fear and you were seized with dread HC/Vpw2ms תָּמִ֜יד 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 tamid continually continuance HNcmsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc הַ/יּ֗וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the-day the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa מִ/פְּנֵי֙ 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because-of from-the-faces-of HR/Ncbpc חֲמַ֣ת 𐤇𐤌𐤕 chamat fury heat-of HNcfsc הַ/מֵּצִ֔יק 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤒 hametsiq of-the-oppressor the one-causing-distress HTd/Vhrmsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr כּוֹנֵ֖ן 𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍 konen he-makes-ready he firmly established HVop3ms לְ/הַשְׁחִ֑ית 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 lehashechit to-destroy to cause to ruin HR/Vhc וְ/אַיֵּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤄 veayeh and-where and where? HC/Ti חֲמַ֥ת 𐤇𐤌𐤕 chamat-2 fury heat-of HNcfsc הַ/מֵּצִֽיק 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤒 hametsiq-2 of-the-oppressor the one-causing-distress HTd/Vhrmsa
Verse 22 כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus like-this HD אָמַ֞ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms אֲדֹנַ֣יִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adonayikhe your Lord your ruling lords HNcmpc/Sp2fs יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וֵ/אלֹהַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 velohayikhe Mulimu (Lozi) and-your-God and your Gods HC/Ncmpc/Sp2fs יָרִ֣יב 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤁 yariv who-contends-for he will contend HVqi3ms עַמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his-people his kin-people HNcmsc/Sp3ms הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm לָקַ֛חְתִּי 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉 laqacheti I-have-taken I took HVqp1cs מִ/יָּדֵ֖/ךְ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 miyadekhe from-your-hand from your (feminine) hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [-] (definite object-marker) HTo כּ֣וֹס 𐤊𐤅𐤎 kos the-cup holding-cup HNcfsc הַ/תַּרְעֵלָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤓𐤏𐤋𐤄 hatareelah of-staggering the reeling HTd/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [-] (definite object-marker) HTo קֻבַּ֨עַת֙ 𐤒𐤁𐤏𐤕 qubaat the-goblet deep-set bowl of HNcfsc כּ֣וֹס 𐤊𐤅𐤎 kos-2 of-cup holding-cup HNcfsc חֲמָתִ֔/י 𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤉 chamati of-my-wrath my burning heat HNcfsc/Sp1cs לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תוֹסִ֥יפִי 𐤕𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐𐤉 tosifi you-will-drink-again you (feminine) will add further HVhi2fs לִ/שְׁתּוֹתָ֖/הּ 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕/𐤄 lishetotah it to imbibe her HR/Vqc/Sp3fs עֽוֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, yet, further HD