This blog continues my commentary on Isaiah in the Complete Jewish Bible version. ISAIAH 5 25 This is why The Lord’s anger blazed up against his people, why he stretched out his hand against them and struck them [so hard that] the hills shook, and corpses lay like trash in the streets. Even after all […]

This blog continues my commentary of Isaiah in the Complete Jewish Bible version ISAIAH 5 8 Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field, until there’s no room for anyone else, and you live in splendor alone on your land. 9  The Lord of armies said in my ears, “Many […]

This blog continues my commentary on Isaiah using the Complete Jewish Bible version. Isaiah 5 I want to sing a song for someone I love, a song about my loved one and his vineyard. My loved one had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. 2 He dug up its stones and cleared them away, […]

This blog continues my commentary on Isaiah using the Complete Jewish Bible version ISAIAH 4 On that day, The Lord’s plant will be beautiful and glorious; and the fruit of the land will be the pride and splendor of Isra’el’s survivors. 3 Those left in Tziyon and remaining in Yerushalayim will be called holy, and […]

This blog continues my commentary on Isaiah using the Complete Jewish Bible ISAIAH 3 8 For Yerushalayim is ruined, and Y’hudah has fallen; because their words and deeds defy the Lord in open provocation of his glory. 9 Their complacency witnesses against them! They parade their sin, like Sodom; they don’t even try to hide […]

This blog continues my reading of Isaiah 1-39 in the Complete Jewish Bible translation. ISAIAH3 For see! The Lord God of armies will remove from Yerushalayim and Y’hudah every kind of support — all reserves of food and water; 2 heroes and warriors, judges and prophets, diviners and leaders, 3 captains of fifty, men of […]

This blog continues a commentary on Isaiah 1-39 in the Complete Jewish Bible version. Iaiaah 2: 6 6 For you have abandoned your people the house of Ya‘akov. Now they are filled from the east, full of sorcerers, like the P’lishtim; even the children of foreigners are enough for them! 7 Their land is full […]

This blog continues a commentary on Isaiah 1-39, using the Complete Jewish Bible version. Isaiah 2 This is the word that Yesha‘yahu the son of Amotz saw concerning Y’hudah and Yerushalayim: It will come about in the final days that the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established as the most important mountain. It […]

This blog continues a commentary on Isaiah chapters 1-39 using the Complete Jewish  Bible version. 21 What a whore the faithful city has become! Once she was filled with fair judgement; Justice lodged in her; but now murderers! 22 Your silver is no longer pure, your wine is watered down. 23 Your leaders are rebels, […]

10 Hear what the Lord says, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to God’s Torah, you people of ‘Gomorrah! 11 “Why are all those sacrifices offered to me?” asks the Lord. “I’m fed up with burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fattened animals! I get no pleasure from the blood of bulls, lambs and […]