Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.1", "source": "הַצַּדִּ֣יק אָבָ֔ד וְאֵ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ שָׂ֣ם עַל־לֵ֑ב וְאַנְשֵׁי־חֶ֤סֶד נֶֽאֱסָפִים֙ בְּאֵ֣ין מֵבִ֔ין כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י הָרָעָ֖ה נֶאֱסַ֥ף הַצַּדִּֽיק׃", "text": "The *ṣaddîq* *ʾābād* *wə-ʾên* *ʾîš* *śām* *ʿal-lēb* *wə-ʾanšê-ḥesed* *neʾĕsāpîm* *bə-ʾên* *mēbîn* *kî-mippənê* *hārāʿāh* *neʾĕsap* the *ṣaddîq*.", "grammar": { "*ṣaddîq*": "definite noun, masculine, singular - the righteous person", "*ʾābād*": "perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - has perished/vanished", "*wə-ʾên*": "conjunctive waw + particle of negation - and there is not", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/person", "*śām*": "participle, active, masculine, singular - putting/placing", "*ʿal-lēb*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - upon heart/mind", "*wə-ʾanšê-ḥesed*": "conjunctive waw + construct form - and men of mercy/loyalty", "*neʾĕsāpîm*": "niphal participle, masculine, plural - are gathered/taken away", "*bə-ʾên*": "preposition + particle of negation - with no/without", "*mēbîn*": "hiphil participle, masculine, singular - understanding/considering", "*kî-mippənê*": "conjunction + preposition compound - because from the face of", "*hārāʿāh*": "definite noun, feminine, singular - the evil/calamity", "*neʾĕsap*": "niphal perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - is gathered/taken away" }, "variants": { "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous one/just person/innocent one", "*ʾābād*": "perishes/is destroyed/vanishes/is lost", "*ḥesed*": "loyalty/faithfulness/kindness/mercy/steadfast love", "*neʾĕsāpîm*": "are gathered/are taken away/are collected/are removed", "*mēbîn*": "one who understands/discerns/considers", "*hārāʿāh*": "evil/distress/calamity/misfortune" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.5", "source": "הַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ בָּֽאֵלִ֔ים תַּ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֣ץ רַעֲנָ֑ן שֹׁחֲטֵ֤י הַיְלָדִים֙ בַּנְּחָלִ֔ים תַּ֖חַת סְעִפֵ֥י הַסְּלָעִֽים׃", "text": "*hannēḥāmîm* *bāʾēlîm* *taḥat* *kol-ʿēṣ* *raʿănān* *šōḥăṭê* *hayəlādîm* *bannəḥālîm* *taḥat* *səʿîpê* *hassəlāʿîm*.", "grammar": { "*hannēḥāmîm*": "definite article + niphal participle, masculine plural - the ones who inflame themselves", "*bāʾēlîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - among the terebinths/sacred trees/gods", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath", "*kol-ʿēṣ*": "construct - every tree", "*raʿănān*": "adjective, masculine, singular - luxuriant/green/leafy", "*šōḥăṭê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - slaughterers of", "*hayəlādîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the children", "*bannəḥālîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the valleys/wadis/streams", "*səʿîpê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - clefts of", "*hassəlāʿîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the rocks" }, "variants": { "*hannēḥāmîm*": "those who burn with lust/inflame themselves/are passionate", "*bāʾēlîm*": "with the terebinths/sacred trees/gods/idols", "*raʿănān*": "green/leafy/luxuriant/flourishing", "*šōḥăṭê*": "those who slaughter/sacrifice/kill", "*nəḥālîm*": "wadis/valleys/streams/torrents", "*səʿîpê*": "clefts/crevices/fissures" } }

Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.6", "source": "בְּחַלְּקֵי־נַ֣חַל חֶלְקֵ֔ךְ הֵ֥ם הֵ֖ם גּוֹרָלֵ֑ךְ גַּם־לָהֶ֞ם שָׁפַ֥כְתְּ נֶ֙סֶךְ֙ הֶעֱלִ֣ית מִנְחָ֔ה הַ֥עַל אֵ֖לֶּה אֶנָּחֵֽם׃", "text": "*bəḥalləqê-naḥal* *ḥelqēk* *hēm* *hēm* *gôrālēk* *gam-lāhem* *šāpaḵt* *nesek* *heʿĕlît* *minḥāh* *haʿal* *ʾēlleh* *ʾennāḥēm*.", "grammar": { "*bəḥalləqê-naḥal*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + noun - in the smooth stones of the valley/wadi", "*ḥelqēk*": "noun, masculine, singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your portion", "*hēm*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun (repeated) - they, they", "*gôrālēk*": "noun, masculine, singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your lot/destiny", "*gam-lāhem*": "adverb + preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - also to them", "*šāpaḵt*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you poured out", "*nesek*": "noun, masculine, singular - drink offering/libation", "*heʿĕlît*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you offered up/brought up", "*minḥāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - grain offering/tribute/gift", "*haʿal*": "interrogative particle + preposition - on account of", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these", "*ʾennāḥēm*": "niphal imperfect, 1st person singular - shall I be consoled/repent/relent" }, "variants": { "*ḥalləqê-naḥal*": "smooth stones of the valley/pebbles of the wadi", "*ḥelqēk*": "your portion/inheritance/share", "*gôrālēk*": "your lot/inheritance/destiny/fate", "*šāpaḵt*": "you poured out/offered", "*nesek*": "libation/drink offering", "*heʿĕlît*": "you caused to go up/offered/brought up", "*minḥāh*": "offering/gift/tribute/grain offering", "*ʾennāḥēm*": "should I be comforted/relent/repent/be appeased" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.8", "source": "וְאַחַ֤ר הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה שַׂ֖מְתְּ זִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְ כִּ֣י מֵאִתִּ֞י גִּלִּ֣ית וַֽתַּעֲלִ֗י הִרְחַ֤בְתְּ מִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙ וַתִּכְרָת־לָ֣ךְ מֵהֶ֔ם אָהַ֥בְתְּ מִשְׁכָּבָ֖ם יָ֥ד חָזִֽית׃", "text": "*wə-ʾaḥar* *haddelet* *wə-hamməzûzāh* *śamt* *zikrônēk* *kî* *mēʾittî* *gillît* *wattaʿălî* *hirḥabt* *miškābēk* *wattikrāt-lāk* *mēhem* *ʾāhabt* *miškābām* *yād* *ḥāzît*.", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾaḥar*": "conjunctive waw + preposition - and behind", "*haddelet*": "definite article + noun, feminine, singular - the door", "*wə-hamməzûzāh*": "conjunctive waw + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - and the doorpost", "*śamt*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you placed/set", "*zikrônēk*": "noun, masculine, singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your memorial/symbol", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*mēʾittî*": "preposition + preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*gillît*": "piel perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you uncovered/revealed", "*wattaʿălî*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and you went up", "*hirḥabt*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you made wide/enlarged", "*miškābēk*": "noun, masculine, singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your bed", "*wattikrāt-lāk*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with waw consecutive + preposition + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - and you cut/made for yourself", "*mēhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - from them", "*ʾāhabt*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you loved", "*miškābām*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their bed", "*yād*": "noun, feminine, singular - hand/place", "*ḥāzît*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you saw/beheld/provided" }, "variants": { "*zikrônēk*": "your memorial/reminder/symbol/pagan symbol", "*mēʾittî*": "away from me/apart from me", "*gillît*": "you uncovered/revealed/exposed", "*hirḥabt*": "you enlarged/made wide/expanded", "*miškābēk*": "your bed/couch/place of lying", "*wattikrāt-lāk*": "you made a covenant for yourself/cut an agreement", "*yād*": "hand/place/phallus/monument", "*ḥāzît*": "you saw/provided/selected/envisioned" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.9", "source": "וַתָּשֻׁ֤רִי לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וַתַּרְבִּ֖י רִקֻּחָ֑יִךְ וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤י צִרַ֙יִךְ֙ עַד־מֵ֣רָחֹ֔ק וַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִי עַד־שְׁאֽוֹל׃", "text": "*wattāšurî* *lammelek* *baššemen* *wattarbî* *riqqḥāyik* *wattəšalləḥî* *ṣirayik* *ʿad-mērāḥōq* *wattašpîlî* *ʿad-šəʾôl*.", "grammar": { "*wattāšurî*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and you journeyed/went", "*lammelek*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - to the king/Molech", "*baššemen*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - with the oil", "*wattarbî*": "conjunctive waw + hiphil imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and you multiplied/increased", "*riqqḥāyik*": "noun, masculine, plural + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your perfumes/ointments", "*wattəšalləḥî*": "conjunctive waw + piel imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and you sent", "*ṣirayik*": "noun, masculine, plural + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your envoys/messengers", "*ʿad-mērāḥōq*": "preposition + preposition + noun/adverb - unto far away", "*wattašpîlî*": "conjunctive waw + hiphil imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and you debased/brought low", "*ʿad-šəʾôl*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - unto Sheol/the grave" }, "variants": { "*wattāšurî*": "you journeyed/traveled/brought tribute", "*melek*": "king/Molech (deity)", "*riqqḥāyik*": "your perfumes/ointments/aromatic preparations", "*ṣirayik*": "your envoys/ambassadors/messengers", "*mērāḥōq*": "far away/distant place", "*wattašpîlî*": "you brought low/humbled/debased yourself", "*šəʾôl*": "Sheol/underworld/grave/death" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.10", "source": "בְּרֹ֤ב דַּרְכֵּךְ֙ יָגַ֔עַתְּ לֹ֥א אָמַ֖רְתְּ נוֹאָ֑שׁ חַיַּ֤ת יָדֵךְ֙ מָצָ֔את עַל־כֵּ֖ן לֹ֥א חָלִֽית׃", "text": "*bərōb* *darkēk* *yāgāʿat* *lōʾ* *ʾāmart* *nôʾāš* *ḥayyat* *yādēk* *māṣāʾt* *ʿal-kēn* *lōʾ* *ḥālît*.", "grammar": { "*bərōb*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - in the abundance of", "*darkēk*": "noun, feminine, singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your way/journey", "*yāgāʿat*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you grew weary", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾāmart*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you said", "*nôʾāš*": "niphal participle, masculine, singular - hopeless/despairing", "*ḥayyat*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - life of", "*yādēk*": "noun, feminine, singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your hand", "*māṣāʾt*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you found", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*ḥālît*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you were sick/weak" }, "variants": { "*rōb*": "abundance/greatness/multitude", "*darkēk*": "your way/journey/manner/conduct", "*yāgāʿat*": "you grew weary/tired/exhausted", "*nôʾāš*": "it is hopeless/I despair/I give up", "*ḥayyat* *yādēk*": "vitality of your hand/strength/renewal of your vigor", "*māṣāʾt*": "you found/discovered/obtained", "*ḥālît*": "you grew weak/sick/faint/weary" } }

Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.11", "source": "וְאֶת־מִ֞י דָּאַ֤גְתְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ כִּ֣י תְכַזֵּ֔בִי וְאוֹתִי֙ לֹ֣א זָכַ֔רְתְּ לֹא־שַׂ֖מְתְּ עַל־לִבֵּ֑ךְ הֲלֹ֨א אֲנִ֤י מַחְשֶׁה֙ וּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔ם וְאוֹתִ֖י לֹ֥א תִירָֽאִי׃", "text": "*wə-ʾet-mî* *dāʾagt* *wattîrəʾî* *kî* *təḵazzēbî* *wə-ʾôtî* *lōʾ* *zāḵart* *lōʾ-śamt* *ʿal-libbēk* *hălōʾ* *ʾănî* *maḥšeh* *û-mēʿōlām* *wə-ʾôtî* *lōʾ* *tîrāʾî*.", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾet-mî*": "conjunctive waw + direct object marker + interrogative pronoun - and whom", "*dāʾagt*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you were anxious/worried about", "*wattîrəʾî*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and you feared", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because/when", "*təḵazzēbî*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you lie/deceive", "*wə-ʾôtî*": "conjunctive waw + direct object marker + 1st person singular suffix - and me", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*zāḵart*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you remembered", "*lōʾ-śamt*": "negative particle + qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you did not set/place", "*ʿal-libbēk*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - upon your heart", "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - have not", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*maḥšeh*": "hiphil participle, masculine, singular - keeping silent", "*û-mēʿōlām*": "conjunctive waw + preposition + noun, masculine, singular - and from ancient times", "*tîrāʾî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you fear" }, "variants": { "*dāʾagt*": "you were anxious/worried/concerned", "*təḵazzēbî*": "you lie/deal falsely/deceive", "*zāḵart*": "you remembered/recalled/thought of", "*śamt* *ʿal-libbēk*": "you laid to heart/took to heart/considered", "*maḥšeh*": "keeping silent/restraining myself/being inactive", "*mēʿōlām*": "from ancient times/of old/for a long time", "*tîrāʾî*": "you fear/reverence/are afraid of" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.13", "source": "בְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙ יַצִּילֻ֣ךְ קִבּוּצַ֔יִךְ וְאֶת־כֻּלָּ֥ם יִשָּׂא־ר֖וּחַ יִקַּח־הָ֑בֶל וְהַחוֹסֶ֥ה בִי֙ יִנְחַל־אֶ֔רֶץ וְיִירַ֖שׁ הַר־קָדְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*bəzaʿăqēk* *yaṣṣîlûk* *qibbûṣayik* *wə-ʾet-kullām* *yiśśāʾ-rûaḥ* *yiqqaḥ-hābel* *wə-haḥôseh* *bî* *yinḥal-ʾereṣ* *wə-yîraš* *har-qodšî*.", "grammar": { "*bəzaʿăqēk*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - in your crying out", "*yaṣṣîlûk*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - they will deliver you", "*qibbûṣayik*": "noun, masculine, plural + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your collection/gathered idols", "*wə-ʾet-kullām*": "conjunctive waw + direct object marker + noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and all of them", "*yiśśāʾ-rûaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun, feminine, singular - wind will carry away", "*yiqqaḥ-hābel*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun, masculine, singular - breath/vapor will take", "*wə-haḥôseh*": "conjunctive waw + qal participle, masculine, singular + definite article - and the one who takes refuge", "*bî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - in me", "*yinḥal-ʾereṣ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun, feminine, singular - he will inherit land", "*wə-yîraš*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he will possess", "*har-qodšî*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + noun, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - mountain of my holiness" }, "variants": { "*zaʿăqēk*": "your cry/outcry/call for help", "*yaṣṣîlûk*": "let them deliver you/save you/rescue you", "*qibbûṣayik*": "your collection/gathered idols/assemblage", "*yiśśāʾ-rûaḥ*": "wind will carry away/spirit will lift", "*hābel*": "breath/vapor/emptiness/vanity", "*haḥôseh*": "the one taking refuge/seeking protection/trusting", "*yinḥal-ʾereṣ*": "will inherit the land/possess the earth", "*yîraš*": "will possess/inherit/take possession of", "*har-qodšî*": "my holy mountain/my holy hill" } }

Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.15", "source": "כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר רָ֣ם וְנִשָּׂ֗א שֹׁכֵ֥ן עַד֙ וְקָד֣וֹשׁ שְׁמ֔וֹ מָר֥וֹם וְקָד֖וֹשׁ אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן וְאֶת־דַּכָּא֙ וּשְׁפַל־ר֔וּחַ לְהַחֲיוֹת֙ ר֣וּחַ שְׁפָלִ֔ים וּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹת לֵ֥ב נִדְכָּאִֽים׃", "text": "*kî* *kōh* *ʾāmar* *rām* *wə-niśśāʾ* *šōkēn* *ʿad* *wə-qādôš* *šəmô* *mārôm* *wə-qādôš* *ʾeškôn* *wə-ʾet-dakkāʾ* *û-šəpal-rûaḥ* *ləhaḥăyôt* *rûaḥ* *šəpālîm* *û-ləhaḥăyôt* *lēb* *nidkāʾîm*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says/said", "*rām*": "adjective, masculine, singular - high/exalted", "*wə-niśśāʾ*": "conjunctive waw + niphal participle, masculine, singular - and lifted up/lofty", "*šōkēn*": "qal participle, masculine, singular construct - dwelling/inhabiting", "*ʿad*": "noun, masculine, singular - eternity/forever", "*wə-qādôš*": "conjunctive waw + adjective, masculine, singular - and holy", "*šəmô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name", "*mārôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - high place/heights", "*wə-qādôš*": "conjunctive waw + adjective, masculine, singular - and holy", "*ʾeškôn*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I dwell/inhabit", "*wə-ʾet-dakkāʾ*": "conjunctive waw + direct object marker + adjective/noun, masculine, singular - and with the crushed/contrite", "*û-šəpal-rûaḥ*": "conjunctive waw + adjective, masculine, singular construct + noun, feminine, singular - and lowly of spirit", "*ləhaḥăyôt*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to revive/make alive", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - spirit of", "*šəpālîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - lowly ones", "*û-ləhaḥăyôt*": "conjunctive waw + preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - and to revive", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - heart of", "*nidkāʾîm*": "niphal participle, masculine, plural - crushed/oppressed ones" }, "variants": { "*rām*": "high/exalted/lofty", "*niśśāʾ*": "lifted up/exalted/lofty", "*šōkēn* *ʿad*": "dwelling forever/inhabiting eternity", "*qādôš*": "holy/sacred/set apart", "*mārôm*": "on high/in the heights/in an exalted place", "*dakkāʾ*": "crushed one/contrite/broken", "*šəpal-rûaḥ*": "lowly of spirit/humble in spirit", "*ləhaḥăyôt*": "to revive/give life to/quicken", "*šəpālîm*": "lowly ones/humble ones", "*nidkāʾîm*": "crushed ones/broken-hearted/oppressed" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.16", "source": "כִּ֣י לֹ֤א לְעוֹלָם֙ אָרִ֔יב וְלֹ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח אֶקְּצ֑וֹף כִּי־ר֙וּחַ֙ מִלְּפָנַ֣י יַֽעֲט֔וֹף וּנְשָׁמ֖וֹת אֲנִ֥י עָשִֽׂיתִי׃", "text": "*kî* *lōʾ* *lə-ʿôlām* *ʾārîb* *wə-lōʾ* *lāneṣaḥ* *ʾeqqəṣôp* *kî-rûaḥ* *millə pānay* *yaʿăṭôp* *û-nəšāmôt* *ʾănî* *ʿāśîtî*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*lə-ʿôlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - forever", "*ʾārîb*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will contend/strive", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunctive waw + negative particle - and not", "*lāneṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - for eternity/perpetually", "*ʾeqqəṣôp*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be angry", "*kî-rûaḥ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular - for spirit", "*millə pānay*": "preposition + preposition + noun, masculine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - from before me", "*yaʿăṭôp*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it would faint/be overwhelmed", "*û-nəšāmôt*": "conjunctive waw + noun, feminine, plural - and souls/breath", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʿāśîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have made" }, "variants": { "*lə-ʿôlām*": "forever/eternally/perpetually", "*ʾārîb*": "I will contend/dispute/strive", "*lāneṣaḥ*": "perpetually/continually/forever", "*ʾeqqəṣôp*": "I will be angry/wrathful/indignant", "*yaʿăṭôp*": "would faint/grow weary/be overwhelmed", "*millə pānay*": "from before me/from my presence", "*nəšāmôt*": "souls/breaths/spirits/life" } }

Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.17", "source": "בַּעֲוֺ֥ן בִּצְע֛וֹ קָצַ֥פְתִּי וְאַכֵּ֖הוּ הַסְתֵּ֣ר וְאֶקְצֹ֑ף וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ שׁוֹבָ֖ב בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ לִבּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*baʿăwōn* *biṣəʿô* *qāṣaptî* *wə-ʾakkēhû* *hastēr* *wə-ʾeqṣōp* *wayyēlek* *šôbāb* *bəderek* *libbô*.", "grammar": { "*baʿăwōn*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - because of the iniquity of", "*biṣəʿô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his unjust gain/covetousness", "*qāṣaptî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I was angry", "*wə-ʾakkēhû*": "conjunctive waw + hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I struck him", "*hastēr*": "hiphil infinitive absolute - hiding/concealing", "*wə-ʾeqṣōp*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I was angry", "*wayyēlek*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he went", "*šôbāb*": "adjective, masculine, singular - backsliding/rebellious", "*bəderek*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular construct - in the way of", "*libbô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his heart" }, "variants": { "*ʿăwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*biṣəʿô*": "his unjust gain/covetousness/dishonest profit", "*qāṣaptî*": "I was angry/wrathful/indignant", "*ʾakkēhû*": "I struck him/smote him/punished him", "*hastēr*": "hiding/concealing (emphatic form)", "*šôbāb*": "backsliding/rebellious/turning away", "*derek* *libbô*": "way of his heart/his own way/his self-chosen path" } }

Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.18", "source": "דְּרָכָ֥יו רָאִ֖יתִי וְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּ וְאַנְחֵ֕הוּ וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧ם נִֽחֻמִ֛ים ל֖וֹ וְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃", "text": "*dərāḵāyw* *rāʾîtî* *wə-ʾerpāʾēhû* *wə-ʾanḥēhû* *waʾăšallēm* *niḥumîm* *lô* *wə-laʾăbēlāyw*.", "grammar": { "*dərāḵāyw*": "noun, feminine, plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his ways", "*rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have seen", "*wə-ʾerpāʾēhû*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I will heal him", "*wə-ʾanḥēhû*": "conjunctive waw + hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I will lead him", "*waʾăšallēm*": "conjunctive waw + piel imperfect, 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I will restore/repay", "*niḥumîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - comforts/consolations", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*wə-laʾăbēlāyw*": "conjunctive waw + preposition + noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and to his mourners" }, "variants": { "*dərāḵāyw*": "his ways/roads/paths/journeys", "*rāʾîtî*": "I have seen/observed/noticed", "*ʾerpāʾēhû*": "I will heal him/restore him/make him whole", "*ʾanḥēhû*": "I will lead him/guide him/direct him", "*ʾăšallēm*": "I will restore/repay/make whole", "*niḥumîm*": "comforts/consolations/compassions", "*ʾăbēlāyw*": "his mourners/those who mourn for him" } }

Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.19", "source": "בּוֹרֵ֖א *נוב **נִ֣יב שְׂפָתָ֑יִם שָׁל֨וֹם ׀ שָׁל֜וֹם לָרָח֧וֹק וְלַקָּר֛וֹב אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה וּרְפָאתִֽיו׃", "text": "*bôrēʾ* *nîb* *śəpātāyim* *šālôm* *šālôm* *lārāḥôq* *wə-laqqārôb* *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *û-rəpāʾtîw*.", "grammar": { "*bôrēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine, singular - creating/one who creates", "*nîb*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - fruit/speech of", "*śəpātāyim*": "noun, feminine, dual - lips/speech", "*šālôm*": "noun, masculine, singular (repeated) - peace, peace", "*lārāḥôq*": "preposition + definite article + adjective, masculine, singular - to the far one", "*wə-laqqārôb*": "conjunctive waw + preposition + definite article + adjective, masculine, singular - and to the near one", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*û-rəpāʾtîw*": "conjunctive waw + qal perfect, 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I will heal him" }, "variants": { "*bôrēʾ*": "creating/one who creates/former", "*nîb*": "fruit/offspring/speech", "*śəpātāyim*": "lips/speech/language", "*šālôm* *šālôm*": "peace, peace (emphatic repetition)/complete peace", "*rāḥôq*": "far one/distant one/one who is far away", "*qārôb*": "near one/close one/one who is near", "*rəpāʾtîw*": "I will heal him/make him whole/restore him" } }

Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.57.20", "source": "וְהָרְשָׁעִ֖ים כַּיָּ֣ם נִגְרָ֑שׁ כִּ֤י הַשְׁקֵט֙ לֹ֣א יוּכָ֔ל וַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּ מֵימָ֖יו רֶ֥פֶשׁ וָטִֽיט׃", "text": "*wə-hārəšāʿîm* *kayyām* *nigrāš* *kî* *hašqēṭ* *lōʾ* *yûḵāl* *wayyigrəšû* *mêmāyw* *repeš* *wāṭîṭ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-hārəšāʿîm*": "conjunctive waw + definite article + adjective, masculine, plural - and the wicked ones", "*kayyām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - like the sea", "*nigrāš*": "niphal participle, masculine, singular - driven/tossed", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hašqēṭ*": "hiphil infinitive absolute - to be quiet/rest", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yûḵāl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it is able", "*wayyigrəšû*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they cast up", "*mêmāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its waters", "*repeš*": "noun, masculine, singular - mire/mud", "*wāṭîṭ*": "conjunctive waw + noun, masculine, singular - and dirt/clay" }, "variants": { "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people/unrighteous", "*nigrāš*": "tossed/driven/troubled/agitated", "*hašqēṭ*": "to be quiet/to rest/to be still", "*yûḵāl*": "it is able/can/is capable", "*wayyigrəšû*": "they cast up/throw up/expel", "*repeš*": "mire/mud/dirt", "*ṭîṭ*": "dirt/clay/mire" } }