Isaiah 32:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיָשַׁ֥ב עַמִּ֖י בִּנְוֵ֣ה שָׁל֑וֹם וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙ מִבְטַחִ֔ים וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת שַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

And-yāšab ʿammî in-nāwê šālôm and-in-miškənôt mibṭaḥîm and-in-mənûḥôt šaʾănannôt.

Grammar Details

*yāšab*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - then will dwell
*ʿammî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people
*nāwê*: masculine singular construct - habitation, abode
*šālôm*: masculine singular noun - peace, completeness
*miškənôt*: feminine plural noun - dwellings, tabernacles
*mibṭaḥîm*: masculine plural noun - secure places, security
*mənûḥôt*: feminine plural noun - resting places
*šaʾănannôt*: adjective feminine plural - quiet, at ease

Word Meanings

*yāšab*: to dwell/sit/remain
*ʿammî*: my people/my nation
*nāwê*: habitation of/abode of/dwelling place of
*šālôm*: peace/completeness/welfare
*miškənôt*: dwellings/tabernacles/tents
*mibṭaḥîm*: secure places/security/confidence
*mənûḥôt*: resting places/quiet places
*šaʾănannôt*: quiet/at ease/peaceful

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Referenced Verses

Hos 2:18-23 : 18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and will make them to lie down safely. 19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know Jehovah. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, saith Jehovah, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth; 22 and the earth shall answer the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they shall answer Jezreel. 23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, [Thou art] my God.
Zech 2:5 : 5 For I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
Isa 60:17-18 : 17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. 18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Ezek 34:25-26 : 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.
Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
Jer 33:16 : 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is [the name] whereby she shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
Isa 33:20-22 : 20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. 21 But there Jehovah will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. 22 For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.
Isa 35:9-9 : 9 No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk [there]: 10 and the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Zech 2:8 : 8 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Heb 4:9 : 9 There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.
1 John 4:16 : 16 And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.

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