Isaiah 58:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and raise up the foundations of past generations. You will be called the Repairer of Broken Walls, the Restorer of Streets to Live In.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבָנ֤וּ מִמְּךָ֙ חָרְב֣וֹת עוֹלָ֔ם מוֹסְדֵ֥י דוֹר־וָד֖וֹר תְּקוֹמֵ֑ם וְקֹרָ֤א לְךָ֙ גֹּדֵ֣ר פֶּ֔רֶץ מְשֹׁבֵ֥ב נְתִיב֖וֹת לָשָֽׁבֶת׃

Transliteration

û-bānû from-you ḥorbôt ʿôlām môsədê generation-wā-generation təqômēm wə-qōrāʾ to-you gōdēr pereṣ məšōbēb nətîbôt to-šābet

Grammar Details

• *û*-*bānû*: conjunction with perfect 3rd person common plural - and they will build
• *mi*-*mmekā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from you
• *ḥorbôt*: noun, plural construct - ruins of
• *ʿôlām*: noun - ancient times/eternity
• *môsədê*: noun, plural construct - foundations of
• *dôr*-*wā*-*dôr*: noun with conjunction with noun - generation and generation
• *təqômēm*: imperfect 2nd person masculine singular polel - you will raise up
• *wə*-*qōrāʾ*: conjunction with perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he will call
• *lə*-*kā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
• *gōdēr*: participle - repairer of
• *pereṣ*: noun - breach
• *məšōbēb*: participle polel - restorer of
• *nətîbôt*: noun plural - paths
• *lā*-*šābet*: preposition with infinitive construct - for dwelling

Word Meanings

• *bānû*: they will build/they will rebuild
• *ḥorbôt*: ruins/waste places/desolations
• *ʿôlām*: ancient times/eternity/long duration
• *môsədê*: foundations/base
• *dôr*-*wā*-*dôr*: generation and generation/many generations
• *təqômēm*: you will raise up/you will establish
• *qōrāʾ*: he will call/he will name
• *gōdēr*: repairer of/one who walls up
• *pereṣ*: breach/gap/broken wall
• *məšōbēb*: restorer of/one who brings back
• *nətîbôt*: paths/ways
• *šābet*: dwelling/inhabiting/sitting

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And those from among you shall build the old waste places: you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they that shall be of thee shall build{H1129} the old{H5769} waste places;{H2723} thou shalt raise up{H6965} the foundations{H4146} of many{H1755} generations;{H1755} and thou shalt be called{H7121} The repairer{H1443} of the breach,{H6556} The restorer{H7725} of paths{H5410} to dwell in.{H3427}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they that shall be of thee shall build{H1129}{(H8804)} the old{H5769} waste places{H2723}: thou shalt raise up{H6965}{(H8787)} the foundations{H4146} of many{H1755} generations{H1755}; and thou shalt be called{H7121}{(H8795)}, The repairer{H1443}{(H8802)} of the breach{H6556}, The restorer{H7725}{(H8789)} of paths{H5410} to dwell in{H3427}{(H8800)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then the places that haue euer bene waist, shalbe buylded of the: there shalt thou laye a foundacion for many kynreds. Thou shalt be called the maker vp of hedges, and ye buylder agayne of ye waye of the Sabbath.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they shalbe of thee, that shall builde the olde waste places: thou shalt rayse vp the foundations for many generations, and thou shalt be called the repairer of the breach and the restorer of the pathes to dwell in.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then the places that haue euer ben waste, shalbe builded of thee, there shalt thou lay a foundation for many kinredes: Thou shalt be called the maker vp of the breache, and the buylder agayne of the way to dwell in.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And [they that shall be] of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Those who shall be of you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they have built out of thee the wastes of old, The foundations of many generations thou raisest up, And one calleth thee, `Repairer of the breach, Restorer of paths to rest in.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places; thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places; thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And your sons will be building again the old waste places: you will make strong the bases of old generations: and you will be named, He who puts up the broken walls, and, He who makes ready the ways for use.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Those who shall be of you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Your perpetual ruins will be rebuilt; you will reestablish the ancient foundations. You will be called,‘The one who repairs broken walls, the one who makes the streets inhabitable again.’

Referenced Verses

• Isa 61:4 : 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins, restore the places long devastated, and renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.
• Amos 9:11 : 11 On that day, I will raise up the fallen booth of David. I will repair its breaches and restore its ruins, and I will rebuild it as it was in days of old.
• Amos 9:14 : 14 I will restore My people Israel from captivity. They will rebuild desolate cities and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine. They will make gardens and eat their fruit.
• Ezek 36:8-9 : 8 But you, mountains of Israel, will yield your branches and bear your fruit for my people Israel, because they are about to come home. 9 For behold, I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown. 10 I will multiply people upon you—the entire house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. 11 I will increase the number of people and animals on you, and they will be fruitful and multiply. I will make you inhabited as you were in the past and will do even better for you than at the beginning. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
• Ezek 36:33 : 33 This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
• Isa 51:3 : 3 For the Lord comforts Zion; He comforts all her ruins. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
• Neh 2:5 : 5 and I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, send me to Judah, to the city where my ancestors are buried, so that I can rebuild it."
• Neh 2:17 : 17 Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem is in ruins, and its gates have been burned by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace."
• Neh 4:1-7 : 1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. 2 They all conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and cause confusion. 3 So we prayed to our God and set a guard against them day and night because of their threats. 4 Then Judah said, 'The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubble that we are unable to rebuild the wall.' 5 Our enemies said, 'They won’t know or see a thing until we come among them, kill them, and stop the work.' 6 So it happened that the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times, 'Wherever you turn, they will attack us!' 7 So I stationed people in the lowest parts behind the wall, in the open areas, and I positioned them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
• Neh 6:1 : 1 When it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it (though at that time I had not yet set up the doors in the gates),
• Isa 44:28 : 28 I say of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and he will accomplish all that I please.' I say to Jerusalem, 'You will be rebuilt,' and to the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.'
• Isa 49:8 : 8 This is what the Lord says: 'In the time of favor, I answered you, and in the day of salvation, I helped you. I will preserve you and make you a covenant to the people to restore the land and to distribute its desolate inheritances.'
• Isa 52:9 : 9 Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.
• Jer 31:38 : 38 The days are coming, declares the LORD, when the city will be rebuilt for the LORD, from the Tower of Hananeel to the Corner Gate.
• Ezek 36:4 : 4 therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the streams and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the abandoned towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the surrounding nations:
• Dan 9:25 : 25 Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the Prince, will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a moat, but in difficult times.