1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Listen H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- O isles H339 (אִי) — properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
- unto me; and hearken H7181 (קָשַׁב) — to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- ye people H3816 (לְאֹם) — a community
- from far H7350 (רָחוֹק) — remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- me from the womb H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- from the bowels H4578 (מֵעֶה) — used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of m…
- of my mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- hath he made mention H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- of my name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
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 kept me close:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he hath made H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- 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…
- like a sharp H2299 (חַד) — sharp
- sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- in the shadow H6738 (צֵל) — shade, whether literal or figurative
- of his 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…
- hath he hid H2244 (חָבָא) — to secrete
- me, and made H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- me a polished H1305 (בָּרַר) — to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, select
- shaft H2671 (חֵץ) — properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
- in his quiver H827 (אַשְׁפָּה) — a quiver or arrow-case
- hath he hid H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
3 and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- my servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- O Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- in whom I will be glorified H6286 (פָּאַר) — to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish; figuratively, to boast; also to explain (i.e. make clear) oneself; to shake a tree
4 But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with Jehovah, and my recompense with my God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I have laboured H3021 (יָגַע) — properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
- in vain H7385 (רִיק) — emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
- I have spent H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- my strength H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- for nought H8414 (תֹּהוּ) — a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
- and in vain H1892 (הֶבֶל) — emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
- surely H403 (אָכֵן) — firmly; figuratively, surely; also (adversative) but
- my judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- with Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and my work H6468 (פְּעֻלָּה) — (abstractly) work
- with my 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…
5 And now saith Jehovah that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered unto him (for I am honorable in the eyes of Jehovah, and my God is become my strength);Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And now, 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 formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- me from the womb H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- his servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- to bring 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…
- Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- again 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…
- to him, Though Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- be not gathered H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- yet shall I be glorious 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…
- in the eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and my 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…
- shall be my strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
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 preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- It is a light thing H7043 (קָלַל) — to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
- that thou shouldest be my servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- to raise up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- the tribes H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
- of Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and to restore 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…
- the preserved H5336 (נָצִיר) — properly, conservative; but used passively, delivered
- the preserved H5341 (נָצַר) — to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- I will also give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee for a light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- to the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- that thou mayest be my salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- unto the end H7097 (קָצֶה) — an extremity
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
7 Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.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 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.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- his Holy One H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- to him whom man 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)
- despiseth H960 (בָּזֹה) — scorned
- to him whom the nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- abhorreth H8581 (תַּעָב) — to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest
- to a servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- of rulers H4910 (מָשַׁל) — to rule
- Kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- shall see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- and arise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- also shall worship H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- because of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that is faithful 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…
- the Holy One H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- and he shall choose H977 (בָּחַר) — properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
8 Thus saith Jehovah, 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 make them inherit the desolate heritages;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
- In an acceptable H7522 (רָצוֹן) — delight (especially as shown)
- time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- have I heard H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- thee, and in a 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…
- of salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- have I helped H5826 (עָזַר) — to surround, i.e. protect or aid
- thee: and I will preserve H5341 (נָצַר) — to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
- thee, and give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee for a covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- of the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- to establish H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- to cause to inherit H5157 (נָחַל) — to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
- the desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- heritages H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
9 saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That thou mayest say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- to the prisoners H631 (אָסַר) — to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
- Go forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- in darkness H2822 (חֹשֶׁךְ) — the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
- Shew H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- yourselves. They shall feed H7462 (רָעָה) — to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
- in the ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and their pastures H4830 (מִרְעִית) — pasturage; concretely, a flock
- in all high places H8205 (שְׁפִי) — bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They shall not hunger H7456 (רָעֵב) — to hunger
- nor thirst H6770 (צָמֵא) — to thirst (literally or figuratively)
- neither shall the heat H8273 (שָׁרָב) — quivering glow (of the air), especially the mirage
- nor sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- smite H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- them: for he that hath mercy H7355 (רָחַם) — to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
- on them shall lead H5090 (נָהַג) — to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by…
- them, even by the springs H4002 (מַבּוּעַ) — a fountain
- of water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- shall he guide H5095 (נָהַל) — properly, to run with a sparkle, i.e. flow; hence (transitively), to conduct, and (by inference) to protect, sustain
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- all my mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- a way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and my highways H4546 (מְסִלָּה) — a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
- shall be exalted H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
12 Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, these shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- from far H7350 (רָחוֹק) — remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
- and, lo, these from the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- and from the west 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 these from the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Sinim H5515 (סִינִים) — Sinim, a distant Oriental region
13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Sing H7442 (רָנַן) — properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
- O 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 be joyful H1523 (גִּיל) — properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
- O earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and break forth H6476 (פָּצַח) — to break out (in joyful sound)
- into singing H7440 (רִנָּה) — properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
- O mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- for Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath comforted H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- his people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and will have mercy H7355 (רָחַם) — to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
- upon his afflicted H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
14 But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- me, and my Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- hath forgotten H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Can a woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- forget H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
- her sucking child H5764 (עוּל) — a babe
- that she should not have compassion H7355 (רָחַם) — to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
- on the son 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,…
- of her womb H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- yea, they may forget H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
- yet will I not forget H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, I have graven H2710 (חָקַק) — properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or…
- hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
- thy walls H2346 (חוֹמָה) — a wall of protection
- continually H8548 (תָּמִיד) — properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the regular (dai…
17 Thy children make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth from thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thy children 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,…
- shall make haste H4116 (מָהַר) — properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
- thy destroyers H2040 (הָרַס) — to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
- and they that made thee waste H2717 (חָרַב) — to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
- shall go forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith Jehovah, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and gird thyself with them, like a bride.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Lift up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- thine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- round about H5439 (סָבִיב) — (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
- and behold H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- all these gather themselves together H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- I live 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),…
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thou shalt surely clothe H3847 (לָבַשׁ) — properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
- thee with them all, as with an ornament H5716 (עֲדִי) — finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall
- and bind H7194 (קָשַׁר) — to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)
- as a bride H3618 (כַּלָּה) — a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
19 For, as 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thy waste H2723 (חׇרְבָּה) — properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
- and thy desolate places H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- and the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of thy destruction H2035 (הֲרִיסוּת) — demolition
- shall even now be too narrow H3334 (יָצַר) — to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress
- by reason of the inhabitants H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- and they that swallowed thee up H1104 (בָּלַע) — to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
- shall be far away H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The children 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,…
- which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost H7923 (שִׁכֻּלִים) — childlessness (by continued bereavements)
- the other, shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- again in thine ears H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- The 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)
- too strait H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- for me: give 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…
- 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)
- to me that I may dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then shalt thou say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- in thine heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- Who hath begotten H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- me these, seeing I have lost my children H7921 (שָׁכֹל) — properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)
- and am desolate H1565 (גַּלְמוּד) — sterile (as wrapped up too hard); figuratively, desolate
- a captive H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- and removing to and fro H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- and who hath brought up H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- these? Behold, I was left H7604 (שָׁאַר) — properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
- alone; these, where H375 (אֵיפֹה) — what place?; also (of time) when?; or (of means) how?
22 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples; and they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- Behold, I will lift up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- mine 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…
- to the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and set up H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- my standard H5251 (נֵס) — a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token
- to the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and they shall bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- thy 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,…
- arms H2684 (חֹצֶן)
- and thy daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- shall be carried H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- shoulders H3802 (כָּתֵף) — the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything
23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- shall be thy nursing fathers 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…
- and their queens H8282 (שָׂרָה) — a mistress, i.e. female noble
- thy nursing mothers H3243 (יָנַק) — to suck; causatively, to give milk
- they shall bow down H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- face H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- toward the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and lick up H3897 (לָחַךְ) — to lick
- the dust H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- of thy feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- and thou shalt know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- for they shall not be ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- that wait H6960 (קָוָה) — to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shall the prey H4455 (מַלְקוֹחַ) — transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil [and captives] (as taken)
- be taken H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- from the mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- or the lawful H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- captive H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
- delivered H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
25 But thus saith Jehovah, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But 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
- Even the captives H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
- of the mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- shall be taken away H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- and the prey H4455 (מַלְקוֹחַ) — transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil [and captives] (as taken)
- of the terrible H6184 (עָרִיץ) — fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical
- shall be delivered H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
- for I will contend H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- with him that contendeth H3401 (יָרִיב) — literally he will contend; properly, adjective contentious; used as noun, an adversary
- with thee, and I will save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- thy children 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,…
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, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will feed H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- them that oppress H3238 (יָנָה) — to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat
- thee with their own flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- and they shall be drunken H7937 (שָׁכַר) — to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influence
- with their own blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- as with sweet wine H6071 (עָסִיס) — must or fresh grape-juice (as just trodden out)
- and all flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- shall 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
- thy Saviour H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- and thy 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 mighty One H46 (אָבִיר) — mighty (spoken of God)
- of Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch