1 For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For Zion’s H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- sake will I not hold my peace H2814 (חָשָׁה) — to hush or keep quiet
- and for Jerusalem’s H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- sake I will not rest H8252 (שָׁקַט) — to repose (usually figurative)
- until the righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- thereof go forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- as brightness H5051 (נֹגַהּ) — brilliancy (literally or figuratively)
- and the salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- thereof as a lamp H3940 (לַפִּיד) — a flambeau, lamp or flame
- burneth H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
2 And the nations shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory, and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of Jehovah shall name.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- shall see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- thy righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- and all kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- thy glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- and thou shalt be called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- by a new H2319 (חָדָשׁ) — new
- name H5344 (נָקַב) — to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
- which the 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…
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shall name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
3 Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt also be a crown H5850 (עֲטָרָה) — a crown
- of glory H8597 (תִּפְאָרָה) — ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
- in 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
- and a royal H4410 (מְלוּכָה) — something ruled, i.e. a realm
- diadem H6797 (צָנִיף) — a head-dress (i.e. piece of cloth wrapped around)
- in the hand 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…
- 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…
4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt no more be termed H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- neither shall thy land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- any more be termed H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- but thou shalt be called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- Hephzi–bah H2657 (חֶפְצִי בָּהּ) — Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine
- and thy land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- Beulah H1166 (בָּעַל) — to be master; hence, to marry
- for Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- delighteth H2654 (חָפֵץ) — properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
- in thee, and thy land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- shall be married H1166 (בָּעַל) — to be master; hence, to marry
5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- a young man H970 (בָּחוּר) — properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
- marrieth H1166 (בָּעַל) — to be master; hence, to marry
- a virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- shall 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,…
- marry H1166 (בָּעַל) — to be master; hence, to marry
- the bridegroom H2860 (חָתָן) — a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)
- rejoiceth H4885 (מָשׂוֹשׂ) — delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)
- over the bride H3618 (כַּלָּה) — a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
- shall 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…
- rejoice H7797 (שׂוּשׂ) — to be bright, i.e. cheerful
6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah’s remembrancers, take ye no rest,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have set H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- watchmen H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- upon thy walls H2346 (חוֹמָה) — a wall of protection
- O Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- shall never H8548 (תָּמִיד) — properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the regular (dai…
- hold their peace H2814 (חָשָׁה) — to hush or keep quiet
- 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…
- nor night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- ye that make mention H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- keep not silence H1824 (דְּמִי) — quiet
7 and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- him no rest H1824 (דְּמִי) — quiet
- till he establish 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…
- and till he make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- a praise H8416 (תְּהִלָּה) — laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
8 Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies; and foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast labored:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath sworn H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- by his right hand H3225 (יָמִין) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- and by the arm H2220 (זְרוֹעַ) — the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
- of his strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- Surely I will H518 (אִם) — used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
- no more give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thy grain H1715 (דָּגָן) — properly, increase, i.e. grain
- meat H3978 (מַאֲכָל) — an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
- for thine enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- 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 stranger H5236 (נֵכָר) — foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
- shall not drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- thy wine H8492 (תִּירוֹשׁ) — must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine
- for the which thou hast laboured H3021 (יָגַע) — properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
9 but they that have garnered it shall eat it, and praise Jehovah; and they that have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But they that have gathered H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- it shall eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- it, and praise H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and they that have brought it together H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- shall drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- it in the courts H2691 (חָצֵר) — a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
- of my holiness H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up an ensign for the peoples.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Go through H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- the gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- prepare H6437 (פָּנָה) — to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
- ye the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- 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
- cast up H5549 (סָלַל) — to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)
- the highway H4546 (מְסִלָּה) — a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
- gather out H5619 (סָקַל) — properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation)
- the stones H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- lift up H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- a standard H5251 (נֵס) — a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token
- for 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
11 Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath proclaimed H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- unto the end H7097 (קָצֶה) — an extremity
- of the world H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- Say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- ye to the daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- Behold, thy salvation H3468 (יֶשַׁע) — liberty, deliverance, prosperity
- cometh H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- behold, his reward H7939 (שָׂכָר) — payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
- with him, and his work H6468 (פְּעֻלָּה) — (abstractly) work
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
12 And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they shall call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- them, The holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- 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 redeemed H1350 (גָּאַל) — to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and thou shalt be called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- Sought out H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- A city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- not forsaken H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.