Isaiah 63:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַבֵּ֤ט מִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וּרְאֵ֔ה מִזְּבֻ֥ל קָדְשְׁךָ֖ וְתִפְאַרְתֶּ֑ךָ אַיֵּ֤ה קִנְאֽ͏ָתְךָ֙ וּגְב֣וּרֹתֶ֔ךָ הֲמ֥וֹן מֵעֶ֛יךָ וְֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָ אֵלַ֥י הִתְאַפָּֽקוּ׃

Transliteration

habbēṭ from šāmayim and rĕʾēh, from zĕbul your qodšĕḵā and your tipʾarteḵā. Where is your qinʾātĕḵā and your gĕbûrōteḵā? hămôn your mēʿeḵā and your raḥămeḵā toward me hitʾappāqû.

Grammar Details

*habbēṭ*: Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - look
*miššāmayim*: preposition min + article + noun, masculine plural - from the heavens
*ûrĕʾēh*: conjunction waw + Qal imperative, masculine singular - and see
*mizzĕbul*: preposition min + noun, masculine singular construct - from the habitation of
*qodšĕḵā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your holiness
*wĕtipʾarteḵā*: conjunction waw + noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your glory
*ʾayyēh*: interrogative adverb - where
*qinʾātĕḵā*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your zeal
*ûgĕbûrōteḵā*: conjunction waw + noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your mighty acts
*hămôn*: noun, masculine singular construct - multitude of
*mēʿeḵā*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your inward parts
*wĕraḥămeḵā*: conjunction waw + noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your compassions
*ʾēlay*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - toward me
*hitʾappāqû*: Hithpael perfect, 3rd person common plural - have restrained themselves

Word Meanings

*habbēṭ*: look/gaze/observe
*šāmayim*: heavens/sky
*zĕbul*: habitation/dwelling/lofty abode
*qodšĕḵā*: your holiness/your sanctuary
*tipʾarteḵā*: your glory/your beauty/your splendor
*qinʾātĕḵā*: your zeal/your jealousy/your passion
*gĕbûrōteḵā*: your mighty acts/your mighty deeds/your powers
*hămôn*: multitude/abundance/tumult
*mēʿeḵā*: your inward parts/your bowels/your emotions
*raḥămeḵā*: your compassions/your mercies
*hitʾappāqû*: have restrained themselves/have held back/have withdrawn

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Referenced Verses

Deut 26:15 : 15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the ground which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Ps 80:14 : 14 Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,
Ps 123:1 : 1 A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
Jer 31:20 : 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.
Hos 11:8 : 8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? [how] shall I cast thee off, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? [how] shall I set thee as Zeboiim? my heart is turned within me, my compassions are kindled together.
Ps 33:14 : 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth,
Ps 77:7-9 : 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will he be favorable no more? 8 Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore? 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? {H5542}
Lam 3:50 : 50 Till Jehovah look down, and behold from heaven.
Luke 1:78 : 78 Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,
Phil 2:1 : 1 If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions,
1 John 3:17 : 17 But whoso {G302} hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
Isa 26:11 : 11 Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see [thy] zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
Isa 49:15 : 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.
Isa 51:9-9 : 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou that didst cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the monster? 10 Is it not thou that driedst up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that madest the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?
Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Isa 59:17 : 17 And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?
Ps 89:49 : 49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
Ps 102:19-20 : 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth; 20 To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;
Ps 113:5-6 : 5 Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high, 6 That humbleth himself to behold [The things that are] in heaven and in the earth?
1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!
2 Chr 30:27 : 27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven.
Ps 25:6 : 6 Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old.

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