1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The Spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- of the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- upon me; because Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath anointed H4886 (מָשַׁח) — to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
- me to preach good tidings H1319 (בָּשַׂר) — properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, figuratively cheerful); to announce (glad news)
- unto the meek H6035 (עָנָו) — depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
- he hath sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- me to bind up H2280 (חָבַשׁ) — to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
- the brokenhearted H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- the brokenhearted H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- to proclaim H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- liberty H1865 (דְּרוֹר) — freedom; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear
- to the captives H7617 (שָׁבָה) — to transport into captivity
- and the opening of the prison H6495 (פְּקַח־קוֹחַ) — opening (of a dungeon), i.e. jail-delivery (figuratively, salvation for sin)
- bound H631 (אָסַר) — to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
2 to proclaim the year of Jehovah’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- To proclaim H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- the acceptable H7522 (רָצוֹן) — delight (especially as shown)
- year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of vengeance H5359 (נָקָם) — revenge
- of our 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…
- to 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 that mourn H57 (אָבֵל) — lamenting
3 to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- To appoint H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- unto them that mourn H57 (אָבֵל) — lamenting
- in Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- to give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- unto them beauty H6287 (פְּאֵר) — an embellishment, i.e. fancy head-dress
- for ashes H665 (אֵפֶר) — ashes
- the oil H8081 (שֶׁמֶן) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
- of joy H8342 (שָׂשׂוֹן) — cheerfulness; specifically, welcome
- for mourning H60 (אֵבֶל) — lamentation
- the garment H4594 (מַעֲטֶה) — a vestment
- of praise H8416 (תְּהִלָּה) — laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
- for the spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- of heaviness H3544 (כֵּהֶה) — feeble, obscure
- that they might be called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- trees H352 (אַיִל) — properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or othe…
- of righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- the planting H4302 (מַטָּע) — something planted, i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men); by implication, the act, planting
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that he might 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 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they shall build H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- the 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…
- wastes H2723 (חׇרְבָּה) — properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
- they shall raise up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- the former H7223 (רִאשׁוֹן) — first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
- desolations H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- and they shall repair H2318 (חָדַשׁ) — to be new; causatively, to rebuild
- the waste H2721 (חֹרֶב) — drought or desolation
- cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- the desolations H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- of many H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- generations H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vine-dressers.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And strangers H2114 (זוּר) — to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
- shall stand H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- and 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)
- your flocks H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
- and 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,…
- of the alien H5236 (נֵכָר) — foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
- your plowmen H406 (אִכָּר) — a farmer
- and your vinedressers H3755 (כֹּרֵם) — a vinedresser
6 But ye shall be named the priests of Jehovah; men shall call you the ministers of our God: ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But ye shall be named H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- the Priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shall call H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- you the Ministers H8334 (שָׁרַת) — to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
- of our 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…
- ye shall eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- the riches H2428 (חַיִל) — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- of the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and in their glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- shall ye boast H3235 (יָמַר) — to exchange; by implication, to change places
7 Instead of your shame ye shall have double; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be unto them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For your shame H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת) — shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol
- double H4932 (מִשְׁנֶה) — properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)
- confusion H3639 (כְּלִמָּה) — disgrace
- they shall rejoice H7442 (רָנַן) — properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
- in their portion H2506 (חֵלֶק) — properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
- therefore in their land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- they shall possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- the double H4932 (מִשְׁנֶה) — properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)
- 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)
8 For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For I Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- love H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- 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…
- I hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- robbery H1498 (גָּזֵל) — robbery, or (concretely) plunder
- for burnt offering H5930 (עֹלָה) — a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
- and I will direct H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- their work H6468 (פְּעֻלָּה) — (abstractly) work
- in truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- and I will make H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- 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…
- covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
9 And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which Jehovah hath blessed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And their seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- shall be known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- among the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and their offspring H6631 (צֶאֱצָא) — issue, i.e. produce, children
- among H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- 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
- all that see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- them shall acknowledge H5234 (נָכַר) — properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspic…
- the seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath 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)
10 I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will greatly H7797 (שׂוּשׂ) — to be bright, i.e. cheerful
- rejoice H7797 (שׂוּשׂ) — to be bright, i.e. cheerful
- in Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my 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)
- shall be joyful H1523 (גִּיל) — properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
- in 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…
- for he hath clothed H3847 (לָבַשׁ) — properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
- me with the garments H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- of salvation H3468 (יֶשַׁע) — liberty, deliverance, prosperity
- he hath covered H3271 (יָעַט) — to clothe
- me with the robe H4598 (מְעִיל) — a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)
- of righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- as a bridegroom H2860 (חָתָן) — a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)
- decketh H3547 (כָּהַן) — to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia
- with ornaments H6287 (פְּאֵר) — an embellishment, i.e. fancy head-dress
- and as a bride H3618 (כַּלָּה) — a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
- adorneth H5710 (עָדָה) — to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)
- with her jewels H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
11 For as the earth bringeth forth its bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For as the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- bringeth forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- her bud H6780 (צֶמַח) — a sprout (usually concrete), literal or figurative
- and as the garden H1593 (גַּנָּה) — a garden
- causeth the things that are sown H2221 (זֵרוּעַ) — something sown, i.e. a plant
- in it to spring forth H6779 (צָמַח) — to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- so the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- will cause righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- and praise H8416 (תְּהִלָּה) — laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
- to spring forth H6779 (צָמַח) — to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- before all the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts