Isaiah 62:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up an ensign for the peoples.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עִבְר֤וּ עִבְרוּ֙ בַּשְּׁעָרִ֔ים פַּנּ֖וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הָעָ֑ם סֹ֣לּוּ סֹ֤לּוּ הַֽמְסִלָּה֙ סַקְּל֣וּ מֵאֶ֔בֶן הָרִ֥ימוּ נֵ֖ס עַל־הָעַמִּֽים׃

Transliteration

ʿiḇrû ʿiḇrû in-the-šᵉʿārîm pannû dereḵ the-ʿām sōllû sōllû the-mᵉsillāh saqqᵉlû from-ʾeḇen hārîmû nēs over-the-ʿammîm

Grammar Details

*ʿiḇrû*: Qal imperative masculine plural - pass through/cross over
*šᵉʿārîm*: noun, masculine plural - gates
*pannû*: Piel imperative masculine plural - clear/prepare
*dereḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct - way of
*ʿām*: noun, masculine singular - people
*sōllû*: Qal imperative masculine plural - build up/raise up
*mᵉsillāh*: noun, feminine singular - highway/raised road
*saqqᵉlû*: Piel imperative masculine plural - clear of stones
*ʾeḇen*: noun, feminine singular - stone
*hārîmû*: Hiphil imperative masculine plural - lift up/raise
*nēs*: noun, masculine singular - banner/standard
*ʿammîm*: noun, masculine plural - peoples/nations

Word Meanings

*ʿiḇrû*: pass through/cross over/go through
*šᵉʿārîm*: gates/entrances
*pannû*: clear/prepare/make way
*dereḵ*: way/road/path
*ʿām*: people/nation
*sōllû*: build up/raise up/pile up
*mᵉsillāh*: highway/raised road/causeway
*saqqᵉlû*: clear of stones/remove stones
*ʾeḇen*: stone/rock
*hārîmû*: lift up/raise/elevate
*nēs*: banner/standard/signal
*ʿammîm*: peoples/nations/tribes

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Referenced Verses

Isa 57:14 : 14 And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.
Isa 49:22 : 22 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples; and they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
Isa 40:3 : 3 The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
Isa 11:10 : 10 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.
Heb 12:13 : 13 and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.
Matt 22:9 : 9 Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.
Isa 11:12 : 12 And he will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Exod 17:15 : 15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi;
Isa 18:3 : 3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and ye dwellers on the earth, when an ensign is lifted up on the mountains, see ye; and when the trumpet is blown, hear ye.
Isa 11:16 : 16 And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, that shall remain, from Assyria; like as there was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
Isa 48:20 : 20 Go ye forth from Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth: say ye, Jehovah hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
Isa 52:11 : 11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of Jehovah.
Isa 60:11 : 11 Thy gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive.

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