Isaiah 51:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among all the sons that she hath brought up.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵין־מְנַהֵ֣ל לָ֔הּ מִכָּל־בָּנִ֖ים יָלָ֑דָה וְאֵ֤ין מַחֲזִיק֙ בְּיָדָ֔הּ מִכָּל־בָּנִ֖ים גִּדֵּֽלָה

Transliteration

'ên-mənahēl lāh mikkol-bānîm yālādâ wə'ên maḥăzîq bəyādāh mikkol-bānîm giddēlâ

Grammar Details

*'ên*: particle of negation - there is not
*mənahēl*: Piel participle, masculine singular - guiding/leading
*lāh*: preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - for her
*mikkol*: preposition + common noun, masculine singular construct - from all
*bānîm*: common noun, masculine plural - sons
*yālādâ*: Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she bore
*wə'ên*: conjunction + particle of negation - and there is not
*maḥăzîq*: Hiphil participle, masculine singular - taking hold/seizing
*bəyādāh*: preposition + common noun, feminine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - by her hand
*giddēlâ*: Piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she raised

Word Meanings

*mənahēl*: guiding/leading/conducting
*maḥăzîq*: taking hold/seizing/holding
*giddēlâ*: raised/brought up/reared

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Referenced Verses

Isa 49:21 : 21 Then shalt thou say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?
Ps 88:18 : 18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.
Ps 142:4 : 4 Look on [my] right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.
Isa 3:4-8 : 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable. 6 When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand; 7 in that day shall he lift up [his voice], saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me ruler of the people. 8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
Isa 41:13 : 13 For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Isa 45:1 : 1 Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
Job 8:20 : 20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.
Jer 31:32 : 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.
Matt 9:36 : 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd.
Matt 15:14 : 14 Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.
Mark 8:23 : 23 And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, {G1487} Seest thou aught?
Acts 9:8 : 8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
Acts 13:11 : 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Heb 8:9 : 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers In the day that I took them by the hand to lead them forth out of the land of Egypt; For they continued not in my covenant, And I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

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