Isaiah 26:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִֽחְי֣וּ מֵתֶ֔יךָ נְבֵלָתִ֖י יְקוּמ֑וּן הָקִ֨יצוּ וְרַנְּנ֜וּ שֹׁכְנֵ֣י עָפָ֗ר כִּ֣י טַ֤ל אוֹרֹת֙ טַלֶּ֔ךָ וָאָ֖רֶץ רְפָאִ֥ים תַּפִּֽיל׃

Transliteration

Yiḥyû mēteḵā, nēbēlātî yeqûmûn; hāqîṣû and rannēnû šōḵnê ʿāpār, because ṭal ʾôrōt ṭalleḵā, and ʾāreṣ repāʾîm tappîl.

Grammar Details

• *Yiḥyû*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will live'
• *mēteḵā*: masculine plural adjective with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your dead'
• *nēbēlātî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my corpse'
• *yeqûmûn*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - 'they will arise'
• *hāqîṣû*: hiphil imperative masculine plural - 'awake!'
• *werannēnû*: conjunction with piel imperative masculine plural - 'and sing!'
• *šōḵnê*: qal participle masculine plural construct - 'dwellers of'
• *ʿāpār*: masculine singular noun - 'dust'
• *kî*: conjunction - 'because/for'
• *ṭal*: masculine singular construct - 'dew of'
• *ʾôrōt*: masculine plural noun - 'lights'
• *ṭalleḵā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your dew'
• *wāʾāreṣ*: conjunction with feminine singular noun - 'and earth/land'
• *repāʾîm*: masculine plural noun - 'shades/departed spirits'
• *tappîl*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she will cast forth'

Word Meanings

• *mēteḵā*: your dead ones/your deceased
• *nēbēlātî*: my corpse/my dead body/my carcass
• *yeqûmûn*: will arise/will stand up/will be established
• *hāqîṣû*: awake/wake up/be alert/be aroused
• *rannēnû*: sing/cry out with joy/shout joyfully
• *šōḵnê*: dwellers/inhabitants/residents
• *ʾôrōt*: lights/illumination/daylight
• *repāʾîm*: shades/departed spirits/ghosts/dead ones
• *tappîl*: cast forth/bring forth/throw down/cause to fall

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Your dead men shall live; together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thy dead{H4191} shall live;{H2421} my dead bodies{H5038} shall arise.{H6965} Awake{H6974} and sing,{H7442} ye that dwell{H7931} in the dust;{H6083} for thy dew{H2919} is [as] the dew{H2919} of herbs,{H219} and the earth{H776} shall cast forth{H5307} the dead.{H7496}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thy dead{H4191}{(H8801)} men shall live{H2421}{(H8799)}, together with my dead body{H5038} shall they arise{H6965}{(H8799)}. Awake{H6974}{(H8685)} and sing{H7442}{(H8761)}, ye that dwell{H7931}{(H8802)} in dust{H6083}: for thy dew{H2919} is as the dew{H2919} of herbs{H219}, and the earth{H776} shall cast out{H5307}{(H8686)} the dead{H7496}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But as for thy dead men and ours, that be departed, they are in life and resurrection. They lie in the earth, they wake, & haue ioye: for yi dew is a dew of life & light. But ye place of the malicious Tyrauntes is falle awaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thy dead men shall liue: euen with my body shall they rise. Awake, and sing, ye that dwel in dust: for thy dewe is as the dew of herbes, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thy dead men shall liue, euen as my body shall they rise againe: Awake and sing ye that dwell in dust, for thy deawe is euen as the deawe of hearbes, and the earth shall cast out them that be vnder her.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thy dead [men] shall live, [together with] my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Your dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is [as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Thy dead live -- My dead body they rise. Awake and sing, ye dwellers in the dust, For the dew of herbs `is' thy dew, And the land of Rephaim thou causest to fall.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is `as' the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is [as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Your dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast forth the dead.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Your dead will come back to life; your corpses will rise up. Wake up and shout joyfully, you who live in the ground! For you will grow like plants drenched with the morning dew, and the earth will bring forth its dead spirits.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 12:2 : 2 Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
• Hos 13:14 : 14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death. Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? Compassion will be hidden from my eyes.
• Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
• Ezek 37:1-9 : 1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me all around them, and behold, there were very many bones lying on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3 He said to me, 'Son of man, can these bones live?' I answered, 'Sovereign Lord, You alone know.' 4 Then He said to me, 'Prophesy over these bones and say to them, “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!”' 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: 'Behold, I am going to bring breath into you, and you will come to life.' 6 'I will attach tendons to you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.' 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them, and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them. 9 Then He said to me, 'Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it: “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live.”' 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army. 11 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, and we are cut off.”' 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: 'Behold, I will open your graves, my people, and bring you up from them. I will bring you back to the land of Israel.'” 13 Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them, my people. 14 I will put My Spirit in you, and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.
• Isa 25:8 : 8 He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.
• Matt 27:52 : 52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
• Hos 6:2 : 2 After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, so that we may live before Him.
• Isa 60:1-2 : 1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations, but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you.
• Ps 71:20 : 20 Though you have shown me many troubles and hardships, you will revive me again. From the depths of the earth, you will bring me up again.
• Rev 20:12-13 : 12 And I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them. Each person was judged according to what they had done.
• 1 Thess 4:14-15 : 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
• John 5:28-29 : 28 Do not be amazed at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice. 29 And they will come out: those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.
• John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.' 26 'And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?'
• Acts 24:15 : 15 I have the same hope in God as they do, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
• 1 Cor 15:20 : 20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
• 1 Cor 15:22-23 : 22 For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, at His coming, those who belong to Christ.
• Rev 11:8-9 : 8 Their bodies will lie in the main street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9 For three and a half days, people from every tribe, language, and nation will gaze at their bodies and will not allow them to be buried in tombs. 10 The inhabitants of the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, sending gifts to one another, because these two prophets had tormented those who dwell on the earth. 11 But after three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.
• Rev 20:5-6 : 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
• Phil 3:10 : 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
• Phil 3:21 : 21 who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, through the power that enables him to bring everything under his control.
• Ps 22:15 : 15 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts within me.
• Hos 14:5 : 5 I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.
• Zech 8:12 : 12 For the seed of peace will flourish: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will produce its crops, the heavens will give their dew, and I will give these blessings to the remnant of this people.
• Matt 27:58 : 58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be handed over to him.
• Ps 110:3 : 3 Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day of your power; in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, your youth are like the dew.
• Isa 51:17 : 17 Wake yourself, wake yourself! Arise, Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of His wrath, who have drunk to the dregs the bowl of staggering.
• Isa 52:1-2 : 1 Awake, awake, put on your strength, Zion! Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city, for the uncircumcised and the unclean will never enter you again. 2 Shake off the dust, rise up; sit enthroned, Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains around your neck, captive Daughter of Zion.
• Gen 2:5-6 : 5 No bush of the field had yet appeared on the earth, and no plant of the field had sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no one to work the ground. 6 But a mist would rise from the earth and water the entire surface of the ground.
• Deut 32:2 : 2 May my teaching fall like rain, my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on grass and abundant showers on plants.
• Deut 33:13 : 13 Of Joseph he said: 'May his land be blessed by the Lord with the choicest gifts of heaven, with the dew and the waters lying beneath.'
• Deut 33:28 : 28 So Israel will live in safety, isolated in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.
• Job 29:19 : 19 My roots spread out to the waters, and the dew stayed overnight on my branches.