1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hearken H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- to me, ye that follow after H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
- righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- ye that seek H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- look H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- unto the rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- ye are hewn H2672 (חָצַב) — to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
- and to the hole H4718 (מַקֶּבֶת) — properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry
- of the pit H953 (בּוֹר) — a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
- ye are digged H5365 (נָקַר) — to bore (penetrate, quarry)
2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Look H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- unto Abraham H85 (אַבְרָהָם) — Abraham, the later name of Abram
- your father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and unto Sarah H8283 (שָׂרָה) — Sarah, Abraham's wife
- bare 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,…
- you: for I called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- him alone H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- and blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- him, and increased H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
3 For Jehovah hath comforted Zion; he hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shall comfort 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…
- Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- he will comfort 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…
- all her waste places H2723 (חׇרְבָּה) — properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
- and he will make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- her wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- like Eden H5731 (עֵדֶן) — Eden, the region of Adam's home
- and her desert H6160 (עֲרָבָה) — a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
- like the garden H1588 (גַּן) — a garden (as fenced)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- joy H8342 (שָׂשׂוֹן) — cheerfulness; specifically, welcome
- and gladness H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- shall be found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- therein, thanksgiving H8426 (תּוֹדָה) — properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers
- and the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of melody H2172 (זִמְרָה) — a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument
4 Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hearken H7181 (קָשַׁב) — to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- unto me, 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
- and give ear H238 (אָזַן) — to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
- unto me, O my nation H3816 (לְאֹם) — a community
- for a law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- shall proceed H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- from me, and I will make 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…
- to rest H7280 (רָגַע) — properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to…
- for a light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- 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
5 My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- My righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- near H7138 (קָרוֹב) — near (in place, kindred or time)
- my salvation H3468 (יֶשַׁע) — liberty, deliverance, prosperity
- is gone forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- and mine arms H2220 (זְרוֹעַ) — the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
- shall judge 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…
- 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
- the isles H339 (אִי) — properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
- shall wait H6960 (קָוָה) — to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
- upon me, and on mine arm H2220 (זְרוֹעַ) — the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
- shall they trust H3176 (יָחַל) — to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.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
- your eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- to 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 look H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- beneath: for 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)
- shall vanish away H4414 (מָלַח) — properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; also to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with…
- like smoke H6227 (עָשָׁן) — smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)
- and the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- shall wax old H1086 (בָּלָה) — to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)
- like a garment H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- and they that 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
- therein shall die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- in like H3644 (כְּמוֹ) — as, thus, so
- manner H3654 (כֵּן) — a gnat
- but my salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- shall be for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- and my righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- shall not be abolished H2865 (חָתַת) — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye dismayed at their revilings.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hearken H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- unto me, ye that know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- 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
- in whose heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- my law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- ye not the reproach H2781 (חֶרְפָּה) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
- of men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- neither be ye afraid H2865 (חָתַת) — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
- of their revilings H1421 (גִּדּוּף) — vilification
8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation unto all generations.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the moth H6211 (עָשׁ) — a moth
- shall eat them up H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- like a garment H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- and the worm H5580 (סָס) — a moth (from the agility of the fly)
- shall eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- them like wool H6785 (צֶמֶר) — wool
- but my righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- shall be for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- and my salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- from generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- to generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou that didst cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the monster?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Awake H5782 (עוּר) — to wake (literally or figuratively)
- put on H3847 (לָבַשׁ) — properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
- strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- O arm H2220 (זְרוֹעַ) — the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- as in the ancient H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
- days 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…
- in the generations H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- of old H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- thou not He that hath cut H2672 (חָצַב) — to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
- Rahab H7294 (רַהַב) — Rahab (i.e. boaster), an epithet of Egypt
- wounded 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 dragon H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
10 Is it not thou that driedst up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that madest the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- thou not He which hath dried H2717 (חָרַב) — to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
- 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…
- the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of the great H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- deep H8415 (תְּהוֹם) — an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
- that hath made H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- the depths H4615 (מַעֲמָק) — a deep
- of 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…
- a way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- for the ransomed 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.)
- to pass over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
11 And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore the redeemed H6299 (פָּדָה) — to sever, i.e. ransom; generally to release, preserve
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shall 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…
- and come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- with singing H7440 (רִנָּה) — properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
- unto Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- and 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…
- joy H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- upon their head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- they shall obtain H5381 (נָשַׂג) — to reach (literally or figuratively)
- gladness H8342 (שָׂשׂוֹן) — cheerfulness; specifically, welcome
- and joy H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- sorrow H3015 (יָגוֹן) — affliction
- and mourning H585 (אֲנָחָה) — sighing
- shall flee away H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou art afraid of man that shall die, and of the son of man that shall be made as grass;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- he that comforteth 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…
- thou, that thou shouldest be afraid H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- of a man H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- shall die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- and of 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 man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- shall be made H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- grass H2682 (חָצִיר) — grass; also a leek (collectively)
13 and hast forgotten Jehovah thy Maker, that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fearest continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he maketh ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And forgettest H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy maker H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- that hath stretched forth 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 laid the foundations H3245 (יָסַד) — to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and hast feared H6342 (פָּחַד) — to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general
- continually H8548 (תָּמִיד) — properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the regular (dai…
- every 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…
- because 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…
- of the fury H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- of the oppressor H6693 (צוּק) — to compress, i.e. (figuratively) oppress, distress
- as if H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- he were ready 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…
- to destroy H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- the fury H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
14 The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die and go down into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The captive exile H6808 (צָעָה) — to tip over (for the purpose of spilling or pouring out), i.e. (figuratively) depopulate; by implication, to imprison or conquer; (reflexive) to lie down (for c…
- hasteneth 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
- that he may be loosed H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
- and that he should not die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- in the pit H7845 (שַׁחַת) — a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
- nor that his bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- should fail H2637 (חָסֵר) — to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
15 For I am Jehovah thy God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.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…
- that divided H7280 (רָגַע) — properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to…
- 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…
- whose waves H1530 (גַּל) — something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
- roared H1993 (הָמָה) — to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
- 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…
- his name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I have put H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- my words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- in thy 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…
- and I have covered H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
- thee in the shadow H6738 (צֵל) — shade, whether literal or figurative
- of 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…
- that I may plant H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- 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 lay the foundations H3245 (יָסַד) — to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- 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
17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, that hast drunk at the hand of Jehovah the cup of his wrath; thou hast drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Awake H5782 (עוּר) — to wake (literally or figuratively)
- stand up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- O Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- which hast drunk H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- at the 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…
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the cup H3563 (כּוֹס) — a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
- of his fury H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- thou hast drunken H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- the dregs H6907 (קֻבַּעַת) — a goblet (as deep like a cover)
- of the cup H3563 (כּוֹס) — a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
- of trembling H8653 (תַּרְעֵלָה) — reeling
- out H4680 (מָצָה) — to suck out; by implication, to drain, to squeeze out
18 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among all the sons that she hath brought up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- none to guide H5095 (נָהַל) — properly, to run with a sparkle, i.e. flow; hence (transitively), to conduct, and (by inference) to protect, sustain
- her among all the 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,…
- she hath brought forth H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- that taketh H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- her by the 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…
- of all the 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,…
- she hath brought up H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
19 These two things are befallen thee, who shall bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort thee?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- These two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- are come H7122 (קָרָא) — to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
- unto thee; who shall be sorry H5110 (נוּד) — to nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn)…
- for thee? desolation H7701 (שֹׁד) — violence, ravage
- and destruction H7667 (שֶׁבֶר) — a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
- and the famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
- and the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- by whom shall I comfort 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…
20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as an antelope in a net; they are full of the wrath of Jehovah, the rebuke of thy God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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,…
- have fainted H5968 (עָלַף) — to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid
- they lie H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- at the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of all the streets H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- as a wild bull H8377 (תְּאוֹ) — a species of antelope (probably from the white stripe on the cheek)
- in a net H4364 (מַכְמָר) — a (hunter's) net (as dark from concealment)
- they are full H4392 (מָלֵא) — full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
- of the fury H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the rebuke H1606 (גְּעָרָה) — a chiding
- of 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…
21 Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- now this, thou afflicted H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- and drunken H7937 (שָׁכַר) — to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influence
- but not with wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
22 Thus saith thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; thou shalt no more drink it again:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- thy Lord H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and 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…
- pleadeth H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- the cause of 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
- Behold, I have taken out H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- of thine 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…
- the cup H3563 (כּוֹס) — a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
- of trembling H8653 (תַּרְעֵלָה) — reeling
- the dregs H6907 (קֻבַּעַת) — a goblet (as deep like a cover)
- of the cup H3563 (כּוֹס) — a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
- of my fury H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- thou shalt no more H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- drink it again H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
23 and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But I will put H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- it into the 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…
- of them that afflict H3013 (יָגָה) — to grieve
- thee; which have said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- to thy soul 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)
- Bow down H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- that we may go 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 thou hast laid H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- thy body H1460 (גֵּו) — the back; by analogy, the middle
- as the ground H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and as the street H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- to them that went over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…