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Comparison of Pentateuch:
Jewish Publication Society 1917
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The Chaldee Paraphrase on
The Prophet Isaiah
C. W. H. Pauli (1871)

Isaiah
Chapter 49

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Isaiah 48 JPS TOC Comparison TOC Targum TOC Isaiah 50

Isaiah 49:1
JPS 49:1 Listen, O isles, unto me, And hearken, ye peoples, from far: The LORD hath called me from the womb, From the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of my name;
TJBU 49:1 Listen, O isles, unto my Word, and hearken, O kingdoms, from afar; the Lord called me before I was; He hath made mention of my name from the bowels of my mother.

Isaiah 49:2
JPS 49:2 And He hath made my mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand hath He hid me; And He hath made me a polished shaft, In His quiver hath He concealed me;
TJBU 49:2 And he hath put His words in my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His power hath He protected me, and He hath made me like a choice arrow, which is hidden in the quiver.

Isaiah 49:3
JPS 49:3 And He said unto me: 'Thou art My servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.'
TJBU 49:3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

Isaiah 49:4
JPS 49:4 But I said: 'I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; Yet surely my right is with the LORD, And my recompense with my God.'
TJBU 49:4 And as for me, I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for naught, and in vain; but my cause is known to the Lord, and the reward of my work is before my God.

Isaiah 49:5
JPS 49:5 And now saith the LORD That formed me from the womb to be His servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, And that Israel be gathered unto Him— For I am honourable in the eyes of the LORD, And my God is become my strength—
TJBU 49:5 And now, saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be a perfect servant before Him, to make the house of Jacob to return to His service, and Israel shall be brought to fear Him and we shall be glorious before the Lord; and the Word of my God shall be my support.

Isaiah 49:6
JPS 49:6 Yea, He saith: 'It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be My servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the offspring of Israel; I will also give thee for a light of the nations, That My salvation may be unto the end of the earth.'
TJBU 49:6 And He said, Is it too little for you that ye should be called my servants, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to bring back the captivity of Israel? Yea, I will give thee for a light to the nations, to be my salvation unto the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 49:7
JPS 49:7 Thus saith the LORD, The Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, To him who is despised of men, To him who is abhorred of nations, To a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, Princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; Because of the LORD that is faithful, Even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
TJBU 49:7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and His Holy One, to them that are despised among the nations, to them that are scattered among the kingdoms, to them that are the servants to rulers: Kings shall look at them; and princes shall rise and fall prostrate, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and He shall delight in thee.

Isaiah 49:8
JPS 49:8 Thus saith the LORD: In an acceptable time have I answered thee, And in a day of salvation have I helped thee; And I will preserve thee, and give thee For a covenant of the people, To raise up the land, To cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
TJBU 49:8 Thus saith the Lord, at the time when ye do my will, I hear your prayer, and in the day of distress I uphold you with salvation and support; for I will maintain thee, and I will give thee for a covenant with the people, to raise up the righteous that lie in the dust, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

Isaiah 49:9
JPS 49:9 Saying to the prisoners: 'Go forth'; To them that are in darkness: 'Show yourselves'; They shall feed in the ways, And in all high hills shall be their pasture;
TJBU 49:9 Saying to them who are prisoners among the nations, Go forth to them who are kept back in darkness among the kingdoms; shew yourselves to the light; they shall dwell in all the paths, and by all the rivers shall be the place of their dwelling.

Isaiah 49:10
JPS 49:10 They shall not hunger nor thirst, Neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; For He that hath compassion on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water will He guide them.
TJBU 49:10 They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them: for He that shall have mercy on them shall guide them, and He shall cause them to dwell by the springs of water.

Isaiah 49:11
JPS 49:11 And I will make all My mountains a way, And My highways shall be raised on high.
TJBU 49:11 And I will make all the mountains trodden paths like a way before them, and the foot-paths shall be cast up.

Isaiah 49:12
JPS 49:12 Behold, these shall come from far; And, lo, these from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Sinim.
TJBU 49:12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the North and from the West, and these from the land of the South.

Isaiah 49:13
JPS 49:13 Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, And break forth into singing, O mountains; For the LORD hath comforted His people, And hath compassion upon His afflicted.
TJBU 49:13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, earth; and be glad, mountains, with praise, for the Lord will comfort His people, and will have mercy upon His afflicted,

Isaiah 49:14
JPS 49:14 But Zion said: 'The LORD hath forsaken me, And the Lord hath forgotten me.'
TJBU 49:14 But Zion said, The Lord hath taken His Shekinah from me, and the Lord hath cast me away.

Isaiah 49:15
JPS 49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, That she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, these may forget, Yet will not I forget thee.
TJBU 49:15 Is it possible that a mother can forget her child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? The congregation of Israel answered and said: If there is no forgetfulness with Him, perhaps He will not forget that I have made a calf of gold? The prophet said to her, Yea, these things shall be forgotten. And she said to him, If there is forgetfulness with Him, perhaps it will be forgotten that I said on Sinai: We will do and obey? He answered and said to her: My Word shall not cast you off.

Isaiah 49:16
JPS 49:16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands; Thy walls are continually before Me.
TJBU 49:16 Behold, as upon the hands thou art engraven before me; thy walls are continually before me.

Isaiah 49:17
JPS 49:17 Thy children make haste; Thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth from thee.
TJBU 49:17 Those that shall build thy desolate places shall make haste, thy destroyers and they that made thee waste, shall go forth of thee.

Isaiah 49:18
JPS 49:18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: All these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, Thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, And gird thyself with them, like a bride.
TJBU 49:18 Lift up thine eyes round about, Jerusalem, and see; all the children of the people of thy captivity are gathered together and come unto thee. As I live, saith the Lord, all these shall be unto thee as a vesture of glory, and their works in the midst of thee as the ornament of a bride.

Isaiah 49:19
JPS 49:19 For thy waste and thy desolate places And thy land that hath been destroyed— Surely now shalt thou be too strait for the inhabitants, And they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
TJBU 49:19 For thy waste and desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, surely now shall be too strait by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

Isaiah 49:20
JPS 49:20 The children of thy bereavement Shall yet say in thine ears: 'The place is too strait for me; Give place to me that I may dwell.'
TJBU 49:20 Henceforth shall each of the children of thy captivity in the midst of thee say: The place is too strait for me: make room for me that I may dwell.

Isaiah 49:21
JPS 49:21 Then shalt thou say in thy heart: 'Who hath begotten me these, Seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, An exile, and wandering to and fro? And who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; These, where were they?'
TJBU 49:21 Then thou shalt say in thine heart, Who hath nourished up these for me, seeing I have lost my children, and have been solitary; an exile, and an outcast; who then hath brought up these? Lo! I was left alone; these, where were they?

Isaiah 49:22
JPS 49:22 Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, And set up Mine ensign to the peoples, And they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, And thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
TJBU 49:22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will reveal my power among the Gentiles, and unto the kingdoms I will raise my standard, and thy children shall come in palanquins, and thy daughters shall be carried upon the shoulders.

Isaiah 49:23
JPS 49:23 And kings shall be thy foster-fathers, And their queens thy nursing mothers; They shall bow down to thee with their face to the earth, And lick the dust of thy feet; And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, For they shall not be ashamed that wait for Me.
TJBU 49:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens shall minister unto thee; they shall prostrate themselves with their faces to the earth to supplicate to thee, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; because the righteous that hope for my salvation shall not be ashamed.

Isaiah 49:24
JPS 49:24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the captives of the victorious be delivered?
TJBU 49:24 Shall the spoil be taken from the mighty, and shall that which the just have taken captive be delivered? [Another Paraphrase. — Jerusalem says, Is it possible, that the prey shall be taken from Esau the wicked, which he took from me? concerning whom it was said, By thy sword thou shalt live. Or the captive whom Ishmael led captive, concerning whom it has been said, That which be longeth to the righteous shall he deliver? ]

Isaiah 49:25
JPS 49:25 But thus saith the LORD: Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, And the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; And I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, And I will save thy children.
TJBU 49:25 For thus saith the Lord, I will surely restore the captivity of the mighty, and I will deliver the prey of the terrible: Surely the captivity of the mighty I will restore, and the prey of the terrible I will deliver, and I will take vengeance for thee, and I will save thy children. [Another Paraphrase. — For thus saith the Lord: Yea, the prey, which the mighty Esau hath taken of thee, shall be taken from him, and the captivity, which the proud Ishmael led captive (concerning whom it has been said: He shall be a conqueror among men) be delivered? and I will save thy children.]

Isaiah 49:26
JPS 49:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; And they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine; And all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour, And thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
TJBU 49:26 And I will give the flesh of them who oppress thee for food to every fowl of the heavens, and as they are drunken with new wine, so the beasts of the field shall be drunk with their blood, and all flesh shall know, that I, the Lord, am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

Isaiah 48 JPS TOC Comparison TOC Targum TOC Isaiah 50

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Isaiah 49:1
JPS	49:1	Listen, O isles, unto me, And hearken, ye peoples, from far: The LORD hath called me from the womb, From the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of my name;
TJBU	49:1	Listen, O isles, unto my Word, and hearken, O kingdoms, from afar; the Lord called me before I was; He hath made mention of my name from the bowels of my mother.

Isaiah 49:2
JPS	49:2	And He hath made my mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand hath He hid me; And He hath made me a polished shaft, In His quiver hath He concealed me;
TJBU	49:2	And he hath put His words in my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His power hath He protected me, and He hath made me like a choice arrow, which is hidden in the quiver.

Isaiah 49:3
JPS	49:3	And He said unto me: 'Thou art My servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.'
TJBU	49:3	And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

Isaiah 49:4
JPS	49:4	But I said: 'I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; Yet surely my right is with the LORD, And my recompense with my God.'
TJBU	49:4	And as for me, I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for naught, and in vain; but my cause is known to the Lord, and the reward of my work is before my God.

Isaiah 49:5
JPS	49:5	And now saith the LORD That formed me from the womb to be His servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, And that Israel be gathered unto Him— For I am honourable in the eyes of the LORD, And my God is become my strength—
TJBU	49:5	And now, saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be a perfect servant before Him, to make the house of Jacob to return to His service, and Israel shall be brought to fear Him and we shall be glorious before the Lord; and the Word of my God shall be my support.

Isaiah 49:6
JPS	49:6	Yea, He saith: 'It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be My servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the offspring of Israel; I will also give thee for a light of the nations, That My salvation may be unto the end of the earth.'
TJBU	49:6	And He said, Is it too little for you that ye should be called my servants, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to bring back the captivity of Israel? Yea, I will give thee for a light to the nations, to be my salvation unto the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 49:7
JPS	49:7	Thus saith the LORD, The Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, To him who is despised of men, To him who is abhorred of nations, To a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, Princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; Because of the LORD that is faithful, Even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
TJBU	49:7	Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and His Holy One, to them that are despised among the nations, to them that are scattered among the kingdoms, to them that are the servants to rulers: Kings shall look at them; and princes shall rise and fall prostrate, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and He shall delight in thee.

Isaiah 49:8
JPS	49:8	Thus saith the LORD: In an acceptable time have I answered thee, And in a day of salvation have I helped thee; And I will preserve thee, and give thee For a covenant of the people, To raise up the land, To cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
TJBU	49:8	Thus saith the Lord, at the time when ye do my will, I hear your prayer, and in the day of distress I uphold you with salvation and support; for I will maintain thee, and I will give thee for a covenant with the people, to raise up the righteous that lie in the dust, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

Isaiah 49:9
JPS	49:9	Saying to the prisoners: 'Go forth'; To them that are in darkness: 'Show yourselves'; They shall feed in the ways, And in all high hills shall be their pasture;
TJBU	49:9	Saying to them who are prisoners among the nations, Go forth to them who are kept back in darkness among the kingdoms; shew yourselves to the light; they shall dwell in all the paths, and by all the rivers shall be the place of their dwelling.

Isaiah 49:10
JPS	49:10	They shall not hunger nor thirst, Neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; For He that hath compassion on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water will He guide them.
TJBU	49:10	They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them: for He that shall have mercy on them shall guide them, and He shall cause them to dwell by the springs of water.

Isaiah 49:11
JPS	49:11	And I will make all My mountains a way, And My highways shall be raised on high.
TJBU	49:11	And I will make all the mountains trodden paths like a way before them, and the foot-paths shall be cast up.

Isaiah 49:12
JPS	49:12	Behold, these shall come from far; And, lo, these from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Sinim.
TJBU	49:12	Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the North and from the West, and these from the land of the South.

Isaiah 49:13
JPS	49:13	Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, And break forth into singing, O mountains; For the LORD hath comforted His people, And hath compassion upon His afflicted.
TJBU	49:13	Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, earth; and be glad, mountains, with praise, for the Lord will comfort His people, and will have mercy upon His afflicted,

Isaiah 49:14
JPS	49:14	But Zion said: 'The LORD hath forsaken me, And the Lord hath forgotten me.'
TJBU	49:14	But Zion said, The Lord hath taken His Shekinah from me, and the Lord hath cast me away.

Isaiah 49:15
JPS	49:15	Can a woman forget her sucking child, That she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, these may forget, Yet will not I forget thee.
TJBU	49:15	Is it possible that a mother can forget her child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? The congregation of Israel answered and said: If there is no forgetfulness with Him, perhaps He will not forget that I have made a calf of gold? The prophet said to her, Yea, these things shall be forgotten. And she said to him, If there is forgetfulness with Him, perhaps it will be forgotten that I said on Sinai: We will do and obey? He answered and said to her: My Word shall not cast you off.

Isaiah 49:16
JPS	49:16	Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands; Thy walls are continually before Me.
TJBU	49:16	Behold, as upon the hands thou art engraven before me; thy walls are continually before me.

Isaiah 49:17
JPS	49:17	Thy children make haste; Thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth from thee.
TJBU	49:17	Those that shall build thy desolate places shall make haste, thy destroyers and they that made thee waste, shall go forth of thee.

Isaiah 49:18
JPS	49:18	Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: All these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, Thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, And gird thyself with them, like a bride.
TJBU	49:18	Lift up thine eyes round about, Jerusalem, and see; all the children of the people of thy captivity are gathered together and come unto thee. As I live, saith the Lord, all these shall be unto thee as a vesture of glory, and their works in the midst of thee as the ornament of a bride.

Isaiah 49:19
JPS	49:19	For thy waste and thy desolate places And thy land that hath been destroyed— Surely now shalt thou be too strait for the inhabitants, And they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
TJBU	49:19	For thy waste and desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, surely now shall be too strait by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

Isaiah 49:20
JPS	49:20	The children of thy bereavement Shall yet say in thine ears: 'The place is too strait for me; Give place to me that I may dwell.'
TJBU	49:20	Henceforth shall each of the children of thy captivity in the midst of thee say: The place is too strait for me: make room for me that I may dwell.

Isaiah 49:21
JPS	49:21	Then shalt thou say in thy heart: 'Who hath begotten me these, Seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, An exile, and wandering to and fro? And who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; These, where were they?'
TJBU	49:21	Then thou shalt say in thine heart, Who hath nourished up these for me, seeing I have lost my children, and have been solitary; an exile, and an outcast; who then hath brought up these? Lo! I was left alone; these, where were they?

Isaiah 49:22
JPS	49:22	Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, And set up Mine ensign to the peoples, And they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, And thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
TJBU	49:22	Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will reveal my power among the Gentiles, and unto the kingdoms I will raise my standard, and thy children shall come in palanquins, and thy daughters shall be carried upon the shoulders.

Isaiah 49:23
JPS	49:23	And kings shall be thy foster-fathers, And their queens thy nursing mothers; They shall bow down to thee with their face to the earth, And lick the dust of thy feet; And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, For they shall not be ashamed that wait for Me.
TJBU	49:23	And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens shall minister unto thee; they shall prostrate themselves with their faces to the earth to supplicate to thee, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; because the righteous that hope for my salvation shall not be ashamed.

Isaiah 49:24
JPS	49:24	Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the captives of the victorious be delivered?
TJBU	49:24	Shall the spoil be taken from the mighty, and shall that which the just have taken captive be delivered? [Another Paraphrase. — Jerusalem says, Is it possible, that the prey shall be taken from Esau the wicked, which he took from me? concerning whom it was said, By thy sword thou shalt live. Or the captive whom Ishmael led captive, concerning whom it has been said, That which be longeth to the righteous shall he deliver? ]

Isaiah 49:25
JPS	49:25	But thus saith the LORD: Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, And the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; And I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, And I will save thy children.
TJBU	49:25	For thus saith the Lord, I will surely restore the captivity of the mighty, and I will deliver the prey of the terrible: Surely the captivity of the mighty I will restore, and the prey of the terrible I will deliver, and I will take vengeance for thee, and I will save thy children. [Another Paraphrase. — For thus saith the Lord: Yea, the prey, which the mighty Esau hath taken of thee, shall be taken from him, and the captivity, which the proud Ishmael led captive (concerning whom it has been said: He shall be a conqueror among men) be delivered? and I will save thy children.]

Isaiah 49:26
JPS	49:26	And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; And they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine; And all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour, And thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
TJBU	49:26	And I will give the flesh of them who oppress thee for food to every fowl of the heavens, and as they are drunken with new wine, so the beasts of the field shall be drunk with their blood, and all flesh shall know, that I, the Lord, am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.