Verse 27

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.27", "source": "לָ֤מָּה תֹאמַר֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּתְדַבֵּ֖ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל נִסְתְּרָ֤ה דַרְכִּי֙ מֵֽיְהוָ֔ה וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י יַעֲבֽוֹר׃", "text": "*lāmmāh tōʾmar yaʿăqōb ûtědabbēr yiśrāʾēl nistěrāh darkî mêYHWH ûmēʾĕlōhay mišpāṭî yaʿăbôr*", "grammar": { "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative adverb - 'why'", "*tōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'do you say'", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - 'Jacob'", "*ûtědabbēr*": "conjunction + piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'and speak'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'", "*nistěrāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'is hidden'", "*darkî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my way'", "*mêYHWH*": "preposition + divine name - 'from the LORD'", "*ûmēʾĕlōhay*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'and from my God'", "*mišpāṭî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my justice'", "*yaʿăbôr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'passes by'" }, "variants": { "*lāmmāh tōʾmar*": "why do you say/why would you say", "*ûtědabbēr*": "and speak/and declare", "*nistěrāh darkî*": "my way is hidden/my path is concealed", "*mišpāṭî yaʿăbôr*": "my justice passes by/my right is disregarded/my cause is ignored" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 27:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.27.2", "source": "חַי אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*ḥay* *ʾēl* *hēsîr* *mišpāṭî* *wə-šadday* *hēmar* *nap̄šî*", "grammar": { "*ḥay*": "adjective masculine singular - living/alive (used as oath formula)", "*ʾēl*": "noun masculine singular - God", "*hēsîr*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has removed/taken away", "*mišpāṭî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my justice/right/cause", "*wə-šadday*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and the Almighty", "*hēmar*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has embittered/made bitter", "*nap̄šî*": "noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life" }, "variants": { "*ḥay*": "living/alive (used in oath formulas)", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient One", "*nep̄eš*": "soul/life/self/person/being" } }
  • Isa 49:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Isaiah.49.4", "source": "וַאֲנִ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ לְרִ֣יק יָגַ֔עְתִּי לְתֹ֥הוּ וְהֶ֖בֶל כֹּחִ֣י כִלֵּ֑יתִי אָכֵן֙ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖י אֶת־אֱלֹהָֽי׃", "text": "*Waʾănî* *ʾāmartî* for-*rîq* *yāgaʿtî*, for-*tōhû* *wə-heḇel* *kōḥî* *killêṯî*; *ʾāḵēn* *mišpāṭî* *ʾeṯ*-*YHWH*, *ûpəʿullāṯî* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾĕlōhāy*.", "grammar": { "*Waʾănî*": "conjunction + pronoun, 1st singular - and I", "*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular - I said", "*rîq*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/vanity", "*yāgaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular - I labored/I toiled", "*tōhû*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/futility/chaos", "*wə-heḇel*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and vanity/emptiness", "*kōḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my strength", "*killêṯî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st singular - I have spent/exhausted", "*ʾāḵēn*": "adverb - surely/indeed/truly", "*mišpāṭî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my justice/right/cause", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ûpəʿullāṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - and my reward/work", "*ʾĕlōhāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st singular possessive suffix - my God" }, "variants": { "*rîq*": "emptiness/vanity/in vain", "*yāgaʿtî*": "I labored/I toiled/I wearied myself", "*tōhû*": "emptiness/futility/chaos/waste", "*heḇel*": "vanity/breath/vapor/futility", "*killêṯî*": "I have spent/I have exhausted/I have completed", "*mišpāṭî*": "my justice/my right/my cause/my judgment", "*pəʿullāṯî*": "my reward/my work/my recompense/my wage" } }
  • Luke 18:7-8 : 7 { "verseID": "Luke.18.7", "source": "Ὁ δὲ Θεὸς οὐ μὴ ποιήσει τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ, τῶν βοώντων πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός, καὶ μακροθυμῶν ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς;", "text": "The *de* *Theos* *ou* *mē* *poiēsei* the *ekdikēsin* of-the *eklektōn* of-him, the ones *boōntōn* *pros* him *hēmeras* and *nyktos*, and *makrothymōn* upon them?", "grammar": { "*de*": "conjunction, adversative/transitional - but/and", "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*ou* *mē*": "double negative, emphatic - certainly not/by no means", "*poiēsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will do/make", "*ekdikēsin*": "accusative feminine singular - vindication/justice", "*eklektōn*": "genitive masculine plural - chosen/elect ones", "*boōntōn*": "present active participle, genitive masculine plural - crying out", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*hēmeras*": "genitive feminine singular - day", "*nyktos*": "genitive feminine singular - night", "*makrothymōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - being patient" }, "variants": { "*ou* *mē*": "certainly not/by no means/surely [emphatic negation]", "*poiēsei*": "will do/will make/will execute", "*ekdikēsin*": "vindication/justice/vengeance", "*eklektōn*": "chosen ones/elect/selected ones", "*boōntōn*": "crying out/calling/shouting", "*makrothymōn*": "being patient/long-suffering/delaying" } } 8 { "verseID": "Luke.18.8", "source": "Λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ποιήσει τὴν ἐκδίκησιν αὐτῶν ἐν τάχει. Πλὴν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐλθὼν, ἆρα εὑρήσει τὴν πίστιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς;", "text": "*Legō* to-you that *poiēsei* the *ekdikēsin* of-them in *tachei*. *Plēn* the *Hyios* of-the *anthrōpou* *elthōn*, *ara* *heurēsei* the *pistin* upon the *gēs*?", "grammar": { "*Legō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell", "*poiēsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will do/make", "*ekdikēsin*": "accusative feminine singular - vindication/justice", "*tachei*": "dative neuter singular - speed/quickness", "*Plēn*": "adverb/conjunction - however/nevertheless", "*Hyios*": "nominative masculine singular - Son", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive masculine singular - man/human", "*elthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having come", "*ara*": "interrogative particle - indeed/then [question]", "*heurēsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will find", "*pistin*": "accusative feminine singular - faith/belief", "*gēs*": "genitive feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*poiēsei*": "will do/will make/will execute", "*ekdikēsin*": "vindication/justice/vengeance", "*tachei*": "speed/quickness/swiftly/soon", "*Plēn*": "however/nevertheless/yet/but", "*Hyios* *anthrōpou*": "Son of Man [Messianic title]", "*elthōn*": "having come/when he comes", "*heurēsei*": "will find/will discover", "*pistin*": "faith/belief/trust/faithfulness" } }
  • Isa 49:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Isaiah.49.14", "source": "וַתֹּ֥אמֶר צִיּ֖וֹן עֲזָבַ֣נִי יְהוָ֑ה וַאדֹנָ֖י שְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃", "text": "*Wattōʾmer* *Ṣiyyôn* *ʿăzāḇanî* *YHWH*, *waʾḏōnāy* *šəḵēḥānî*.", "grammar": { "*Wattōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said", "*Ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*ʿăzāḇanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he has forsaken me", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*waʾḏōnāy*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and my Lord", "*šəḵēḥānî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he has forgotten me" }, "variants": { "*ʿăzāḇanî*": "he has forsaken me/he has abandoned me/he has left me", "*šəḵēḥānî*": "he has forgotten me/he has neglected me/he has overlooked me" } }