1 But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But now thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- thee, O Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and he that formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- thee, O Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- Fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- not: for I have redeemed H1350 (גָּאַל) — to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- thee, I have called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- by thy name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When thou passest through H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- with thee; and through the rivers H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- they shall not overflow H7857 (שָׁטַף) — to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
- thee: when thou walkest H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- through H1119 (בְּמוֹ) — in, with, by, etc.
- the fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- thou shalt not be burned H3554 (כָּוָה) — properly, to prick or penetrate; hence, to blister (as smarting or eating into)
- neither shall the flame H3852 (לֶהָבָה)
- kindle H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
3 For I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- the Holy One H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- thy Saviour H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- I gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- thy ransom H3724 (כֹּפֶר) — properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figurativ…
- Ethiopia H3568 (כּוּשׁ) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
- and Seba H5434 (סְבָא) — Seba, a son of Cush, and the country settled by him
4 Since thou hast been precious in my sight, and honorable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead of thy life.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Since thou wast precious H3365 (יָקַר) — properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
- in my sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- thou hast been honourable H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
- and I have loved H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- thee: therefore will I give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- for thee, and people H3816 (לְאֹם) — a community
- for thy life H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
5 Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- with thee: I will bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- from the east H4217 (מִזְרָח) — sunrise, i.e. the east
- and gather H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- thee from the west H4628 (מַעֲרָב) — the west (as a region of the evening sun)
6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- to the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- Give up H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- and to the south H8486 (תֵּימָן) — the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)
- Keep not back H3607 (כָּלָא) — to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)
- bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- my sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- from far H7350 (רָחוֹק) — remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
- and my daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- from the ends H7097 (קָצֶה) — an extremity
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
7 every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yea, whom I have made.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- every one H3605 (כֹּל) — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- that is called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- by my name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- for I have created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- him for my glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- I have formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- him; yea, I have made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Bring forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- the blind H5787 (עִוֵּר) — blind (literally or figuratively)
- people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- that have H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- and the deaf H2795 (חֵרֵשׁ) — deaf (whether literally or spiritual)
- that have ears H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, It is truth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let all the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- be gathered H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- and let the people H3816 (לְאֹם) — a community
- be assembled H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- who among them can declare H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- this, and shew H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- us former things H7223 (רִאשׁוֹן) — first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
- let them bring forth H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- their witnesses H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- that they may be justified H6663 (צָדַק) — to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
- or let them hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
10 Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- my witnesses H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and my servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- whom I have chosen H977 (בָּחַר) — properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- that ye may know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- and believe H539 (אָמַן) — properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet…
- me, and understand H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- he: before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- me there was no God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- neither shall there be after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
11 I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and beside H1107 (בִּלְעֲדֵי) — except, without, besides
- no saviour H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
12 I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed; and there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and I am God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have declared H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- and have saved H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- and I have shewed H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- no strange H2114 (זוּר) — to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
- my witnesses H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
13 Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yea, before the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- none that can deliver H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- out of my hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- I will work H6466 (פָּעַל) — to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
- and who shall let H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
14 Thus saith Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- your redeemer H1350 (גָּאַל) — to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- the Holy One H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- For your sake I have sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- to Babylon H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- and have brought down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- all their nobles H1281 (בָּרִיחַ) — a fugitive, i.e. the serpent (as fleeing), and the constellation by that name
- and the Chaldeans H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי) — a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
- whose cry H7440 (רִנָּה) — properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
- in the ships H591 (אֳנִיָּה) — a ship
15 I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- your Holy One H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- the creator H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- your King H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
16 Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- which maketh H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- a way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- in the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- and a path H5410 (נָתִיב) — a (beaten) track
- in the mighty H5794 (עַז) — strong, vehement, harsh
- waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
17 who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick):Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Which bringeth forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- the chariot H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
- and horse H5483 (סוּס) — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
- the army H2428 (חַיִל) — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- and the power H5808 (עִזּוּז) — forcible; collectively and concretely, an army
- they shall lie down H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- they shall not rise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- they are extinct H1846 (דָּעַךְ) — to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up
- they are quenched H3518 (כָּבָה) — to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
- as tow H6594 (פִּשְׁתָּה) — flax; by implication, a wick
18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- ye not the former things H7223 (רִאשׁוֹן) — first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
- neither consider H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- the things of old H6931 (קַדְמוֹנִי) — (of time) anterior or (of place) oriental
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, I will do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- a new thing H2319 (חָדָשׁ) — new
- now it shall spring forth H6779 (צָמַח) — to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- shall ye not know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- it? I will even make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- a way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- in the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- rivers H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- in the desert H3452 (יְשִׁימוֹן) — a desolation
20 The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The beast H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- shall honour H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
- me, the dragons H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
- and the owls H3284 (יַעֲנָה)
- and the owls H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- because I give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- in the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- rivers H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- in the desert H3452 (יְשִׁימוֹן) — a desolation
- to give drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- to my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- my chosen H972 (בָּחִיר) — select
21 the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my praise.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- This H2098 (זוּ) — this or that
- people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- have I formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- for myself; they shall shew forth H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
- my praise H8416 (תְּהִלָּה) — laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
22 Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But thou hast not called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- upon me, O Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- but thou hast been weary H3021 (יָגַע) — properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
- of me, O Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
23 Thou hast not brought me of thy sheep for burnt-offerings; neither hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with offerings, nor wearied thee with frankincense.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou hast not brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- me the small cattle H7716 (שֶׂה) — a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat
- of thy burnt offerings H5930 (עֹלָה) — a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
- neither hast thou honoured H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
- me with thy sacrifices H2077 (זֶבַח) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
- I have not caused thee to serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- with an offering H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- nor wearied H3021 (יָגַע) — properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
- thee with incense H3828 (לְבוֹנָה) — frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)
24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast burdened me with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou hast bought H7069 (קָנָה) — to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
- me no sweet cane H7070 (קָנֶה) — a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
- with money H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- neither hast thou filled H7301 (רָוָה) — to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
- me with the fat H2459 (חֶלֶב) — fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
- of thy sacrifices H2077 (זֶבַח) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
- but thou hast made me to serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- with thy sins H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- thou hast wearied H3021 (יָגַע) — properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
- me with thine iniquities H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- he that blotteth out H4229 (מָחָה) — properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
- thy transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- for mine own sake, and will not remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- thy sins H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
26 Put me in remembrance; let us plead together: set thou forth thy cause, that thou mayest be justified.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Put me in remembrance H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- let us plead H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- declare H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
- thou, that thou mayest be justified H6663 (צָדַק) — to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
27 Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thy first H7223 (רִאשׁוֹן) — first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
- father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- hath sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- and thy teachers H3887 (לוּץ) — properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
- have transgressed H6586 (פָּשַׁע) — to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrel
28 Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel a reviling.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore I have profaned H2490 (חָלַל) — properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by a…
- the princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- of the sanctuary H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- and have given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- to the curse H2764 (חֵרֶם) — physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
- and Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- to reproaches H1421 (גִּדּוּף) — vilification