1 Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut: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
- to his anointed H4899 (מָשִׁיחַ) — anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah
- to Cyrus H3566 (כּוֹרֶשׁ) — Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
- whose right hand H3225 (יָמִין) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- I have holden H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- to subdue H7286 (רָדַד) — to tread in pieces, i.e. (figuratively) to conquer, or (specifically) to overlay
- nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- 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…
- him; and I will loose H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
- the loins H4975 (מֹתֶן) — properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
- of kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- to open H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
- him the two leaved gates H1817 (דֶּלֶת) — something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door
- and the gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- shall not be shut H5462 (סָגַר) — to shut up; figuratively, to surrender
2 I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- 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…
- thee, and make H3474 (יָשַׁר) — to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
- the crooked places H1921 (הָדַר) — to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proud
- straight H3474 (יָשַׁר) — to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
- I will break in pieces H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- the gates H1817 (דֶּלֶת) — something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door
- of brass H5154 (נְחוּשָׁה) — copper
- and cut in sunder H1438 (גָּדַע) — to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything
- the bars H1280 (בְּרִיחַ) — a bolt
- of iron H1270 (בַּרְזֶל) — iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
3 and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that it is I, Jehovah, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee the treasures H214 (אוֹצָר) — a depository
- of darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- and hidden riches H4301 (מַטְמוֹן) — a secret storehouse; hence, a secreted valuable (buried); generally money
- of secret places H4565 (מִסְתָּר) — properly, a concealer, i.e. a covert
- that thou mayest know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- that I, Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- which call 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
- the 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…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
4 For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- my servant’s H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- sake, and Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- mine elect H972 (בָּחִיר) — select
- I have even called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- thee by thy name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- I have surnamed H3655 (כָּנָה) — to address by an additional name; hence, to eulogize
- thee, though thou hast not known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- no 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…
- beside H2108 (זוּלָה) — probably scattering, i.e. removal; used adverbially, except
- me: I girded H247 (אָזַר) — to belt
- thee, though thou hast not known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That they 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…
- from the rising H4217 (מִזְרָח) — sunrise, i.e. the east
- of the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- and from the west H4628 (מַעֲרָב) — the west (as a region of the evening sun)
- none H657 (אֶפֶס) — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
- beside H1107 (בִּלְעֲדֵי) — except, without, besides
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I am Jehovah, that doeth all these things.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I form H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- the light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- and create H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- I make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- I Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
8 Distil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, Jehovah, have created it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Drop down H7491 (רָעַף) — to drip
- ye heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- from above H4605 (מַעַל) — properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
- and let the skies H7834 (שַׁחַק) — a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
- pour down H5140 (נָזַל) — to drip, or shed by trickling
- righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- let the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- open H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
- and let them bring forth H6509 (פָּרָה) — to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
- salvation H3468 (יֶשַׁע) — liberty, deliverance, prosperity
- and let righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- spring up H6779 (צָמַח) — to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- I Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- have created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Woe H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
- unto him that striveth H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- with his Maker H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- the potsherd H2789 (חֶרֶשׂ) — a piece of pottery
- with the potsherds H2789 (חֶרֶשׂ) — a piece of pottery
- of the earth H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- Shall the clay H2563 (חֹמֶר) — properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure
- say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- to him that fashioneth H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- it, What makest H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thou? or thy work H6467 (פֹּעַל) — an act or work (concretely)
- He hath no hands 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…
10 Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, With what travailest thou?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Woe H1945 (הוֹי) — oh!
- unto him that saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- What begettest H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- thou? or to the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- What hast thou brought forth H2342 (חוּל) — properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively,…
11 Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me.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
- 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
- and his Maker H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- Ask H7592 (שָׁאַל) — to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
- me of things to come H857 (אָתָה) — to arrive
- concerning 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,…
- and concerning the work H6467 (פֹּעַל) — an act or work (concretely)
- of my hands 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…
- command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and all their host have I commanded.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- my hands 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…
- have stretched out H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and all their host H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- have I commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward, saith Jehovah of hosts.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have raised him up H5782 (עוּר) — to wake (literally or figuratively)
- in righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- and I will direct H3474 (יָשַׁר) — to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
- all his ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- he shall build H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- my city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and he shall let go H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- my captives H1546 (גָּלוּת) — captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively)
- not for price H4242 (מְחִיר) — price, payment, wages
- nor reward H7810 (שַׁחַד) — a donation (venal or redemptive)
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
14 Thus saith Jehovah, The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall go after thee, in chains they shall come over; and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.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
- The labour H3018 (יְגִיעַ) — toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- and merchandise H5505 (סָחַר) — an emporium; abstractly, profit (from trade)
- of Ethiopia H3568 (כּוּשׁ) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
- and of the Sabeans H5436 (סְבָאִי) — a Sebaite, or inhabitant of Seba
- men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- of stature H4060 (מִדָּה) — properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as mea…
- shall come over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- thee; in chains H2131 (זִיקָה) — properly, what leaps forth, i.e. flash of fire, or a burning arrow; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond
- they shall come over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- and they shall fall down H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- unto thee, they shall make supplication H6419 (פָּלַל) — to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
- Surely God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- no H657 (אֶפֶס) — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
- 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…
15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Verily H403 (אָכֵן) — firmly; figuratively, surely; also (adversative) but
- a God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- that hidest H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- thyself, O 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…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- the Saviour H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
16 They shall be put to shame, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go into confusion together that are makers of idols.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They shall be ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- and also confounded H3637 (כָּלַם) — properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
- all of them: they shall go H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- to confusion H3639 (כְּלִמָּה) — disgrace
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- makers H2796 (חָרָשׁ) — a fabricator or any material
- of idols H6736 (צִיר) — a form (of beauty; as if pressed out, i.e. carved); hence, an (idolatrous) image
17 But Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be put to shame nor confounded world without end.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- shall be saved H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- in Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- with an everlasting H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- salvation H8668 (תְּשׁוּעָה) — rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)
- ye shall not be ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- nor confounded H3637 (כָּלַם) — properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
- world H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- without end H5703 (עַד) — properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a prep…
18 For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For 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)
- the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- 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…
- himself that formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- it; he hath established H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- it, he created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- it not in vain H8414 (תֹּהוּ) — a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
- he formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- it to be inhabited H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
19 I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have not spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- in secret H5643 (סֵתֶר) — a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
- in a dark H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- not unto the seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- of Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- Seek H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- ye me in vain H8414 (תֹּהוּ) — a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
- I Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- I 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…
- things that are right H4339 (מֵישָׁר) — evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)
20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Assemble H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- yourselves and come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- draw near H5066 (נָגַשׁ) — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to p…
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- escaped H6412 (פָּלִיט) — a refugee
- of the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- they have no knowledge H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- that set up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- the wood H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- of their graven image H6459 (פֶּסֶל) — an idol
- and pray H6419 (פָּלַל) — to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
- unto a god H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- cannot save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
21 Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Tell 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…
- near H5066 (נָגַשׁ) — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to p…
- yea, let them take counsel H3289 (יָעַץ) — to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- who hath declared H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- this from ancient time H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
- hath told 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…
- not I Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- no 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…
- else beside H1107 (בִּלְעֲדֵי) — except, without, besides
- me; a just H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- and a Saviour H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- none H369 (אַיִן) — a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
- beside H2108 (זוּלָה) — probably scattering, i.e. removal; used adverbially, except
22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Look H6437 (פָּנָה) — to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
- unto me, and be ye saved H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- all the ends H657 (אֶפֶס) — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
23 By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have sworn H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- by myself, the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- is gone out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of my mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- and shall not return 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…
- That unto me every knee H1290 (בֶּרֶךְ) — a knee
- shall bow H3766 (כָּרַע) — to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate
- every tongue H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
- shall swear H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
24 Only in Jehovah, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all they that were incensed against him shall be put to shame.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- in Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- have I righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- and strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and all that are incensed H2734 (חָרָה) — to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
- against him shall be ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
25 In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shall all the seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- be justified H6663 (צָדַק) — to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
- and shall glory H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…