Verse 28

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.28", "source": "וְאֵ֙רֶא֙ וְאֵ֣ין אִ֔ישׁ וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֵ֣ין יוֹעֵ֑ץ וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖ם וְיָשִׁ֥יבוּ דָבָֽר׃", "text": "And-*ʾēreʾ wəʾên ʾîš ûmēʾēllê wəʾên yôʿēṣ wəʾešʾālēm wəyāšîḇû ḏāḇār*", "grammar": { "*ʾēreʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I look", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction + negative particle - and there is not", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/anyone", "*ûmēʾēllê*": "conjunction + preposition + demonstrative pronoun - and from these", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction + negative particle - and there is not", "*yôʿēṣ*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular - counselor/adviser", "*wəʾešʾālēm*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and I ask them", "*wəyāšîḇû*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they return/answer", "*ḏāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/thing" }, "variants": { "*ʾēreʾ*": "I look/see/observe", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/anyone", "*ûmēʾēllê*": "and from these/among these", "*yôʿēṣ*": "counselor/adviser/one giving advice", "*wəʾešʾālēm*": "and I ask them/question them", "*wəyāšîḇû*": "and they answer/return/respond with", "*ḏāḇār*": "word/thing/matter" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 63:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.63.5", "source": "וְאַבִּיט֙ וְאֵ֣ין עֹזֵ֔ר וְאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין סוֹמֵ֑ךְ וַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁע לִי֙ זְרֹעִ֔י וַחֲמָתִ֖י הִ֥יא סְמָכָֽתְנִי׃", "text": "And I *ʾabbîṭ* and there is no *ʿōzēr*, and I *ʾeštômēm* and there is no *sômēḵ*; and *tôšaʿ* for me *zĕrōʿî*, and *ḥămātî* *hîʾ* *sĕmāḵātĕnî*.", "grammar": { "*wĕʾabbîṭ*": "conjunction waw + Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - and I looked", "*wĕʾên*": "conjunction waw + particle of negation - and there is no", "*ʿōzēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - helper/one who helps", "*wĕʾeštômēm*": "conjunction waw + Hithpolel imperfect, 1st person singular - and I was appalled/astonished", "*sômēḵ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - supporter/one who supports", "*wattôšaʿ*": "conjunction waw + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and brought salvation", "*lî*": "preposition lamed with 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me", "*zĕrōʿî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my arm", "*waḥămātî*": "conjunction waw + noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my fury", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - she/it", "*sĕmāḵātĕnî*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - supported me" }, "variants": { "*ʾabbîṭ*": "I looked/I gazed/I observed", "*ʿōzēr*": "helper/one who helps/assistant", "*ʾeštômēm*": "I was appalled/I was astonished/I was horrified", "*sômēḵ*": "supporter/one who supports/upholder", "*tôšaʿ*": "brought salvation/delivered/saved", "*zĕrōʿî*": "my arm/my strength/my power", "*ḥămātî*": "my fury/my wrath/my rage", "*sĕmāḵātĕnî*": "supported me/upheld me/sustained me" } }
  • Dan 2:10-11 : 10 { "verseID": "Daniel.2.10", "source": "עֲנ֨וֹ *כשדיא **כַשְׂדָּאֵ֤י קֳדָם־מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לָֽא־אִיתַ֤י אֲנָשׁ֙ עַל־יַבֶּשְׁתָּ֔א דִּ֚י מִלַּ֣ת מַלְכָּ֔א יוּכַ֖ל לְהַחֲוָיָ֑ה כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֚י כָּל־מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ רַ֣ב וְשַׁלִּ֔יט מִלָּ֤ה כִדְנָה֙ לָ֣א שְׁאֵ֔ל לְכָל־חַרְטֹּ֖ם וְאָשַׁ֥ף וְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃", "text": "*ʿano* *kaśdaʾei* before *malkaʾ* and *waʾamrin*, *laʾ*-*ʾithay* *ʾenash* upon *yabbeshtaʾ* that *millath* *malkaʾ* *yukhal* to *ləhaḥawayah*; all because that all-*melekh* *rav* and *shallit* *millah* like this *laʾ* *shəʾel* to all-*ḥarṭom* and *ʾashaf* and *kaśday*.", "grammar": { "*ʿano*": "Aramaic peal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'they answered'", "*kaśdaʾei*": "Aramaic noun, emphatic state - 'the Chaldeans'", "*malkaʾ*": "Aramaic noun, emphatic state - 'the king'", "*waʾamrin*": "Aramaic conjunction with peal participle, masculine plural - 'and saying'", "*laʾ*": "Aramaic negative particle - 'not'", "*ʾithay*": "Aramaic particle of existence - 'there is'", "*ʾenash*": "Aramaic noun - 'man/person'", "*yabbeshtaʾ*": "Aramaic noun, emphatic state - 'the dry land/earth'", "*millath*": "Aramaic construct state - 'word/matter of'", "*yukhal*": "Aramaic peal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he is able'", "*ləhaḥawayah*": "Aramaic preposition with haphel infinitive - 'to show/declare'", "*melekh*": "Aramaic noun - 'king'", "*rav*": "Aramaic adjective - 'great'", "*shallit*": "Aramaic adjective - 'mighty/powerful'", "*millah*": "Aramaic noun - 'word/matter'", "*shəʾel*": "Aramaic peal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'asked'", "*ḥarṭom*": "Aramaic noun - 'magician/engraver'", "*ʾashaf*": "Aramaic noun - 'enchanter/astrologer'", "*kaśday*": "Aramaic noun - 'Chaldean'" }, "variants": { "*ʿano*": "they answered, they responded, they replied", "*kaśdaʾei*": "the Chaldeans, the astrologers, the Babylonian wise men", "*waʾamrin*": "and saying, and speaking, and declaring", "*laʾ*-*ʾithay*": "there is not, there does not exist", "*ʾenash*": "man, person, human, anyone", "*yabbeshtaʾ*": "the dry land, the earth, the world", "*millath*": "word of, matter of, affair of", "*yukhal*": "is able, can, has power", "*ləhaḥawayah*": "to show, to declare, to tell, to reveal", "*melekh*": "king, ruler, sovereign", "*rav*": "great, large, important", "*shallit*": "mighty, powerful, ruling", "*millah*": "word, matter, thing, affair", "*shəʾel*": "asked, requested, demanded", "*ḥarṭom*": "magician, diviner-scribe, sacred scribe", "*ʾashaf*": "enchanter, conjurer, astrologer", "*kaśday*": "Chaldean, astrologer, wise man" } } 11 { "verseID": "Daniel.2.11", "source": "וּמִלְּתָ֨א דִֽי־מַלְכָּ֤ה שָׁאֵל֙ יַקִּירָ֔ה וְאָחֳרָן֙ לָ֣א אִיתַ֔י דִּ֥י יְחַוִּנַּ֖הּ קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֑א לָהֵ֣ן אֱלָהִ֔ין דִּ֚י מְדָ֣רְה֔וֹן עִם־בִּשְׂרָ֖א לָ֥א אִיתֽוֹהִי׃", "text": "And *milləthaʾ* that-*malkaʾ* *shaʾel* *yaqqirah*, and *waʾaḥaran* *laʾ* *ʾithay* that *yəḥawwinneḥ* before *malkaʾ*, except *ʾelahin* that *mədarəhon* with-*biśraʾ* *laʾ* *ʾithohi*.", "grammar": { "*milləthaʾ*": "Aramaic noun, emphatic state - 'the word/matter'", "*malkaʾ*": "Aramaic noun, emphatic state - 'the king'", "*shaʾel*": "Aramaic peal participle, masculine singular - 'asks'", "*yaqqirah*": "Aramaic adjective, feminine - 'difficult/rare'", "*waʾaḥaran*": "Aramaic conjunction with adjective - 'and another'", "*laʾ*": "Aramaic negative particle - 'not'", "*ʾithay*": "Aramaic particle of existence - 'there is'", "*yəḥawwinneḥ*": "Aramaic haphel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'he will show it'", "*ʾelahin*": "Aramaic noun, plural - 'gods'", "*mədarəhon*": "Aramaic noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their dwelling'", "*biśraʾ*": "Aramaic noun - 'flesh'", "*ʾithohi*": "Aramaic particle of existence with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'he is'" }, "variants": { "*milləthaʾ*": "the word, the matter, the thing, the affair", "*shaʾel*": "asks, requests, demands", "*yaqqirah*": "difficult, rare, precious, extraordinary", "*waʾaḥaran*": "and another, and other", "*laʾ* *ʾithay*": "there is not, there does not exist", "*yəḥawwinneḥ*": "he will show it, he will declare it, he will reveal it", "*ʾelahin*": "gods, deities, divine beings", "*mədarəhon*": "their dwelling, their habitation, their abode", "*biśraʾ*": "flesh, humanity, mortal beings", "*laʾ* *ʾithohi*": "he is not, it does not exist" } }
  • Dan 4:7-8 : 7 { "verseID": "Daniel.4.7", "source": "וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֔ית וַאֲל֥וּ אִילָ֛ן בְּג֥וֹא אַרְעָ֖א וְרוּמֵ֥הּ שַׂגִּֽיא׃", "text": "And *ḥezəwê rēʾšî ʿal-miškəḇî ḥāzēh hăwêṯ waʾălû ʾîlān bəḡôʾ ʾarəʿāʾ wərûmēh śaggîʾ*", "grammar": { "*ḥezəwê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - visions of", "*rēʾšî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my head", "*ʿal-miškəḇî*": "preposition + noun with 1st person singular suffix - upon my bed", "*ḥāzēh*": "participle, masculine singular - seeing", "*hăwêṯ*": "perfect 1st person singular - I was", "*waʾălû*": "conjunction + interjection - and behold", "*ʾîlān*": "noun, masculine singular - tree", "*bəḡôʾ*": "preposition + noun - in the midst of", "*ʾarəʿāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the earth", "*wərûmēh*": "conjunction + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its height", "*śaggîʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/large" }, "variants": { "*ḥezəwê rēʾšî*": "visions of my head/what I saw in my mind", "*bəḡôʾ*": "in the midst of/in the center of" } } 8 { "verseID": "Daniel.4.8", "source": "רְבָ֥ה אִֽילָנָ֖א וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ לְס֥וֹף כָּל־אַרְעָֽא׃", "text": "*rəḇāh ʾîlānāʾ ûṯəqîp wərûmēh yimṭēʾ lišmayyāʾ waḥăzôṯēh ləsôp kāl-ʾarəʿāʾ*", "grammar": { "*rəḇāh*": "perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it grew", "*ʾîlānāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the tree", "*ûṯəqîp*": "conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and strong", "*wərûmēh*": "conjunction + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its height", "*yimṭēʾ*": "imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it reached", "*lišmayyāʾ*": "preposition + noun with definite article - to the heavens", "*waḥăzôṯēh*": "conjunction + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its visibility", "*ləsôp*": "preposition + noun - to the end of", "*kāl-ʾarəʿāʾ*": "adjective + noun with definite article - all the earth" }, "variants": { "*ûṯəqîp*": "and strong/and mighty/and powerful", "*waḥăzôṯēh*": "and its visibility/and its appearance/and it was visible" } }
  • Dan 5:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Daniel.5.8", "source": "אֱדַ֙יִן֙ *עללין **עֽ͏ָלִּ֔ין כֹּ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֣י מַלְכָּ֑א וְלָֽא־כָהֲלִ֤ין כְּתָבָא֙ לְמִקְרֵ֔א *ופשרא **וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ לְהוֹדָעָ֥ה לְמַלְכָּֽא׃", "text": "*ʾĕdayin* *ʿāllîn* *kōl* *ḥakkîmēy* *malkāʾ* *wĕlāʾ-kāhălîn* *kĕtābāʾ* *lĕmiqrēʾ* *ûpišrēhh* *lĕhôdāʿāh* *lĕmalkāʾ*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕdayin*": "temporal adverb - then/at that time", "*ʿāllîn*": "verb, participle masculine plural - entering/coming in", "*kōl*": "adjective - all", "*ḥakkîmēy*": "noun, masculine plural construct - wise men of", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king", "*wĕlāʾ-kāhălîn*": "conjunction + negative + verb, participle masculine plural - and not able", "*kĕtābāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the writing", "*lĕmiqrēʾ*": "preposition + infinitive - to read", "*ûpišrēhh*": "conjunction + noun + suffix - and its interpretation", "*lĕhôdāʿāh*": "preposition + infinitive - to make known", "*lĕmalkāʾ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular, definite - to the king" }, "variants": { "*ʿāllîn*": "entering/coming in", "*kāhălîn*": "able/capable" } }
  • Isa 40:13-14 : 13 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.13", "source": "מִֽי־תִכֵּ֥ן אֶת־ר֖וּחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְאִ֥ישׁ עֲצָת֖וֹ יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*mî-tikkēn ʾet-rûaḥ YHWH wěʾîš ʿăṣātô yôdîʿennû*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - 'who'", "*tikkēn*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has measured/directed'", "*ʾet-rûaḥ*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - 'the Spirit of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*wěʾîš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - 'and man of'", "*ʿăṣātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his counsel'", "*yôdîʿennû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'makes him know'" }, "variants": { "*tikkēn*": "measured/directed/comprehended/fathomed", "*rûaḥ*": "Spirit/mind/breath", "*ʾîš ʿăṣātô*": "man of his counsel/his counselor", "*yôdîʿennû*": "makes him know/instructs him/teaches him" } } 14 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.14", "source": "אֶת־מִ֤י נוֹעָץ֙ וַיְבִינֵ֔הוּ וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּ בְּאֹ֣רַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּ דַ֔עַת וְדֶ֥רֶךְ תְּבוּנ֖וֹת יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*ʾet-mî nôʿāṣ wayěbînēhû wayělammědēhû běʾōraḥ mišpāṭ wayělammědēhû daʿat wěderek těbûnôt yôdîʿennû*", "grammar": { "*ʾet-mî*": "direct object marker + interrogative pronoun - 'with whom'", "*nôʿāṣ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'did he consult'", "*wayěbînēhû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and he gave him understanding'", "*wayělammědēhû*": "conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and taught him'", "*běʾōraḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'in path of'", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'justice'", "*wayělammědēhû*": "conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and taught him'", "*daʿat*": "noun, feminine singular - 'knowledge'", "*wěderek*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - 'and way of'", "*těbûnôt*": "noun, feminine plural - 'understanding'", "*yôdîʿennû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'made him know'" }, "variants": { "*nôʿāṣ*": "consulted/took counsel", "*wayěbînēhû*": "gave him understanding/instructed him", "*ʾōraḥ mišpāṭ*": "path of justice/way of judgment", "*daʿat*": "knowledge/insight", "*derek těbûnôt*": "way of understanding/path of discernment" } }
  • Isa 50:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Isaiah.50.2", "source": "מַדּ֨וּעַ בָּ֜אתִי וְאֵ֣ין אִ֗ישׁ קָרָֽאתִי֮ וְאֵ֣ין עוֹנֶה֒ הֲקָצ֨וֹר קָצְרָ֤ה יָדִי֙ מִפְּד֔וּת וְאִם־אֵֽין־בִּ֥י כֹ֖חַ לְהַצִּ֑יל הֵ֣ן בְּגַעֲרָתִ֞י אַחֲרִ֣יב יָ֗ם אָשִׂ֤ים נְהָרוֹת֙ מִדְבָּ֔ר תִּבְאַ֤שׁ דְּגָתָם֙ מֵאֵ֣ין מַ֔יִם וְתָמֹ֖ת בַּצָּמָֽא׃", "text": "Why *bāʾṯî* and [there was] no *ʾîš*, *qārāʾṯî* and [there was] no answer? Has *qāṣôr* *qāṣərâ* my *yāḏî* from *pəḏûṯ* and if [there is] no *koaḥ* in me to *haṣṣîl*? *hēn* in *gaʿărāṯî* I *aḥărîḇ* *yām*, I *ʾāśîm* *nəhārôṯ* *miḏbār*, *tiḇʾaš* their *dəḡāṯām* from no *mayim* and *ṯāmōṯ* in *ṣāmāʾ*.", "grammar": { "*bāʾṯî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I came", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person", "*qārāʾṯî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I called", "*qāṣôr*": "infinitive absolute - shortening/becoming short", "*qāṣərâ*": "perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has become short", "*yāḏî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person suffix - my hand", "*pəḏûṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - redemption/ransom", "*koaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - power/strength", "*haṣṣîl*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to save/deliver", "*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/indeed", "*gaʿărāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person suffix - my rebuke", "*aḥărîḇ*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I dry up/make desolate", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea", "*ʾāśîm*": "imperfect, 1st singular - I make/set/place", "*nəhārôṯ*": "noun, masculine plural - rivers", "*miḏbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert", "*tiḇʾaš*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it stinks/becomes foul", "*dəḡāṯām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fish", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*ṯāmōṯ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it dies", "*ṣāmāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - thirst" }, "variants": { "*bāʾṯî*": "I came/I arrived", "*qārāʾṯî*": "I called/I summoned/I proclaimed", "*qāṣôr*": "shortening/becoming short/lessening", "*qāṣərâ*": "has become short/is too short/has diminished", "*pəḏûṯ*": "redemption/ransom/deliverance", "*koaḥ*": "power/strength/ability", "*haṣṣîl*": "to save/to deliver/to rescue", "*gaʿărāṯî*": "my rebuke/my reproof/my threatening", "*aḥărîḇ*": "I dry up/I make desolate/I destroy", "*ʾāśîm*": "I make/I set/I place/I establish", "*nəhārôṯ*": "rivers/streams", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/wasteland", "*tiḇʾaš*": "it stinks/it becomes foul/it rots", "*ṯāmōṯ*": "it dies/it perishes" } }
  • Isa 59:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Isaiah.59.16", "source": "וַיַּרְא֙ כִּֽי־אֵ֣ין אִ֔ישׁ וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖ם כִּ֣י אֵ֣ין מַפְגִּ֑יעַ וַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁע לוֹ֙ זְרֹע֔וֹ וְצִדְקָת֖וֹ הִ֥יא סְמָכָֽתְהוּ׃", "text": "And-*yarə* *kî-ʾên* *ʾîš* and-*yištômēm* *kî* none *mapgîaʿ* and-*tôšaʿ* to-him *zərōʿô* and-*ṣidqātô* she *səmākātəhû*", "grammar": { "*yarə*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he saw", "*kî-ʾên*": "conjunction + adverb - for there is no", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*yištômēm*": "verb, hithpoel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he was appalled", "*mapgîaʿ*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - intercessor/mediator", "*tôšaʿ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw consecutive - saved/delivered", "*zərōʿô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his arm/strength", "*ṣidqātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his righteousness", "*səmākātəhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - supported him" }, "variants": { "*yarə*": "saw/perceived/observed", "*ʾîš*": "man/person", "*yištômēm*": "was appalled/was astonished/was desolate", "*mapgîaʿ*": "intercessor/mediator/one who pleads", "*tôšaʿ*": "saved/delivered/brought victory", "*zərōʿô*": "his arm/strength/power", "*ṣidqātô*": "his righteousness/justice/rightness", "*səmākātəhû*": "supported him/upheld him/sustained him" } }