Isaiah 1:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵ֗ן נְאֻ֤ם הָֽאָדוֹן֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲבִ֖יר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ה֚וֹי אֶנָּחֵ֣ם מִצָּרַ֔י וְאִנָּקְמָ֖ה מֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃

Transliteration

lākēn nᵉʾum hāʾādôn YHWH ṣᵉbāʾôt ʾăbîr yiśrāʾēl hôy ʾennāḥēm miṣṣāray wᵉʾinnāqᵉmâ mēʾôyᵉbāy

Grammar Details

• *lākēn*: adverb - therefore
• *nᵉʾum*: noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of
• *hāʾādôn*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the Lord/Master
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ṣᵉbāʾôt*: noun, feminine plural - of hosts/armies
• *ʾăbîr*: noun, masculine singular construct - Mighty One of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *hôy*: interjection - ah/alas
• *ʾennāḥēm*: verb, niphal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be relieved
• *miṣṣāray*: preposition min + noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - from my adversaries
• *wᵉʾinnāqᵉmâ*: conjunction wə- + verb, niphal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I will avenge myself
• *mēʾôyᵉbāy*: preposition min + noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - from my enemies

Word Meanings

• *lākēn*: therefore/hence/so
• *nᵉʾum*: declaration/utterance/oracle
• *hāʾādôn*: the Lord/Master/Sovereign
• *ṣᵉbāʾôt*: of hosts/armies/heavenly forces
• *ʾăbîr*: Mighty One/Champion/Strong One
• *ʾennāḥēm*: be relieved/be eased/be consoled/get relief
• *miṣṣāray*: from my adversaries/foes/opponents
• *ʾinnāqᵉmâ*: avenge myself/take vengeance/get satisfaction
• *mēʾôyᵉbāy*: from my enemies/foes

Referenced Verses

• Isa 49:26 : 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• Isa 60:16 : 16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• Deut 28:63 : 63 And it shall come to pass, that, as Jehovah rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so Jehovah will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroy you; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
• Deut 32:43 : 43 Rejoice, O ye nations, [with] his people: For he will avenge the blood of his servants, And will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people.
• Ps 132:2 : 2 How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:
• Prov 1:25-26 : 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof: 26 I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
• Isa 30:29 : 29 Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come unto the mountain of Jehovah, to the Rock of Israel.
• Isa 35:4 : 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
• Isa 61:2 : 2 to proclaim the year of Jehovah's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
• Isa 63:4 : 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
• Jer 50:34 : 34 Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
• Ezek 5:13 : 13 Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my wrath toward them to rest, and I shall be comforted; and they shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken in my zeal, when I have accomplished my wrath upon them.
• Ezek 16:42 : 42 So will I cause my wrath toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
• Ezek 21:17 : 17 I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, Jehovah, have spoken it.
• Heb 10:13 : 13 henceforth expecting till his enemies be made the footstool of his feet.
• Rev 18:8 : 8 Therefore {G1223} in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judged her.