Isa 49:14-23 : 14 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.14",
"source": "וַתֹּ֥אמֶר צִיּ֖וֹן עֲזָבַ֣נִי יְהוָ֑ה וַאדֹנָ֖י שְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃",
"text": "*Wattōʾmer* *Ṣiyyôn* *ʿăzāḇanî* *YHWH*, *waʾḏōnāy* *šəḵēḥānî*.",
"grammar": {
"*Wattōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*Ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion",
"*ʿăzāḇanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he has forsaken me",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*waʾḏōnāy*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and my Lord",
"*šəḵēḥānî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he has forgotten me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăzāḇanî*": "he has forsaken me/he has abandoned me/he has left me",
"*šəḵēḥānî*": "he has forgotten me/he has neglected me/he has overlooked me"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.15",
"source": "הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ עוּלָ֔הּ מֵרַחֵ֖ם בֶּן־בִּטְנָ֑הּ גַּם־אֵ֣לֶּה תִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָה וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹ֥א אֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃",
"text": "*Hă-ṯiškaḥ* *ʾiššâ* *ʿûlāh*, from-*raḥēm* *ben*-*biṭnāh*? Also-*ʾēlleh* *ṯiškaḥnâ*, *wə-ʾānōḵî* not *ʾeškāḥēḵ*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hă-ṯiškaḥ*": "interrogative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - can she forget",
"*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular - woman",
"*ʿûlāh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her nursing child",
"*raḥēm*": "verb, piel infinitive construct - having compassion on",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*biṭnāh*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her womb",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these",
"*ṯiškaḥnâ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will forget",
"*wə-ʾānōḵî*": "conjunction + pronoun, 1st singular - and I",
"*ʾeškāḥēḵ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - I will forget you"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾiššâ*": "woman/wife/female",
"*ʿûlāh*": "her nursing child/her suckling/her infant",
"*raḥēm*": "having compassion on/showing mercy to/pitying",
"*biṭnāh*": "her womb/her belly/her body",
"*ṯiškaḥnâ*": "they will forget/they may forget/they could forget",
"*ʾeškāḥēḵ*": "I will forget you/I will neglect you/I will overlook you"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.16",
"source": "הֵ֥ן עַל־כַּפַּ֖יִם חַקֹּתִ֑יךְ חוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְ נֶגְדִּ֖י תָּמִֽיד׃",
"text": "*Hēn* on-*kappayim* *ḥaqqōṯîḵ*; *ḥômōṯayiḵ* *negdî* *tāmîḏ*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hēn*": "interjection - behold/see",
"*kappayim*": "noun, feminine dual - palms/hands",
"*ḥaqqōṯîḵ*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - I have inscribed you",
"*ḥômōṯayiḵ*": "noun, feminine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your walls",
"*negdî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - before me",
"*tāmîḏ*": "adverb - continually/always"
},
"variants": {
"*kappayim*": "palms/hands/open hands",
"*ḥaqqōṯîḵ*": "I have inscribed you/I have engraved you/I have carved you",
"*ḥômōṯayiḵ*": "your walls/your fortifications/your ramparts",
"*negdî*": "before me/in my sight/in front of me",
"*tāmîḏ*": "continually/always/perpetually"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.17",
"source": "מִֽהֲר֖וּ בָּנָ֑יִךְ מְהָֽרְסַ֥יִךְ וּמַחֲרִבַ֖יִךְ מִמֵּ֥ךְ יֵצֵֽאוּ׃",
"text": "*Mihărû* *bānāyiḵ*; *məhārəsayiḵ* *ûmaḥărîḇayiḵ* from-you *yēṣēʾû*.",
"grammar": {
"*Mihărû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they hasten",
"*bānāyiḵ*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your sons/builders",
"*məhārəsayiḵ*": "verb, piel participle, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your destroyers",
"*ûmaḥărîḇayiḵ*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil participle, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - and your devastators",
"*yēṣēʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will go out"
},
"variants": {
"*Mihărû*": "they hasten/they hurry/they make haste",
"*bānāyiḵ*": "your sons/your builders/your children",
"*məhārəsayiḵ*": "your destroyers/your demolishers/those who tear you down",
"*maḥărîḇayiḵ*": "your devastators/those who lay you waste/your desolators",
"*yēṣēʾû*": "they will go out/they will depart/they will leave"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.18",
"source": "שְׂאִֽי־סָבִ֤יב עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙ וּרְאִ֔י כֻּלָּ֖ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ בָֽאוּ־לָ֑ךְ חַי־אָ֣נִי נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ כָּעֲדִ֣י תִלְבָּ֔שִׁי וּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖ים כַּכַּלָּֽה׃",
"text": "*Śəʾî*-around *ʿênayiḵ* *ûrəʾî*, all-them *niqbəṣû* *ḇāʾû*-to-you; *ḥay*-*ʾānî* *nəʾum*-*YHWH*, that all-them like-*ʿăḏî* *ṯilbāšî*, *ûṯəqaššərîm* like-*kallâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*Śəʾî*": "verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - lift up",
"*ʿênayiḵ*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your eyes",
"*ûrəʾî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - and see",
"*niqbəṣû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are gathered",
"*ḇāʾû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they have come",
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living/alive",
"*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st singular - I",
"*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʿăḏî*": "noun, masculine singular - ornament/jewelry",
"*ṯilbāšî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will wear/put on",
"*ûṯəqaššərîm*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and you will bind them",
"*kallâ*": "noun, feminine singular - bride"
},
"variants": {
"*Śəʾî*": "lift up/raise/elevate",
"*niqbəṣû*": "they are gathered/they are assembled/they are collected",
"*ḇāʾû*": "they have come/they have arrived/they have entered",
"*ḥay*": "living/alive/as I live",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration of/utterance of/oracle of",
"*ʿăḏî*": "ornament/jewelry/adornment",
"*ṯilbāšî*": "you will wear/you will put on/you will clothe yourself with",
"*ṯəqaššərîm*": "you will bind them/you will tie them/you will gird them",
"*kallâ*": "bride/daughter-in-law"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.19",
"source": "כִּ֤י חָרְבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ וְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְ וְאֶ֖רֶץ הֲרִֽסֻתֵ֑יךְ כִּ֤י עַתָּה֙ תֵּצְרִ֣י מִיּוֹשֵׁ֔ב וְרָחֲק֖וּ מְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃",
"text": "For *ḥārḇōṯayiḵ* *wə-šōməmōṯayiḵ* and-*ʾereṣ* *hărisūṯēyiḵ*; for *ʿattâ* *tēṣərî* from-*yôšēḇ*, *wə-rāḥăqû* *məḇalləʿāyiḵ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ḥārḇōṯayiḵ*": "noun, feminine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your waste places",
"*wə-šōməmōṯayiḵ*": "conjunction + verb, qal participle, feminine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - and your desolate places",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*hărisūṯēyiḵ*": "noun, feminine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your destructions",
"*ʿattâ*": "adverb - now",
"*tēṣərî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will be distressed/cramped",
"*yôšēḇ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - inhabitant",
"*wə-rāḥăqû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will be far away",
"*məḇalləʿāyiḵ*": "verb, piel participle, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your devourers"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥārḇōṯayiḵ*": "your waste places/your ruins/your desolations",
"*šōməmōṯayiḵ*": "your desolate places/your devastated areas",
"*hărisūṯēyiḵ*": "your destructions/your demolished places",
"*tēṣərî*": "you will be distressed/you will be cramped/you will be too narrow",
"*yôšēḇ*": "inhabitant/dweller/resident",
"*rāḥăqû*": "they will be far away/they will be distant",
"*məḇalləʿāyiḵ*": "your devourers/those who swallow you up/your destroyers"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.20",
"source": "ע֚וֹד יֹאמְר֣וּ בְאָזְנַ֔יִךְ בְּנֵ֖י שִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְ צַר־לִ֥י הַמָּק֖וֹם גְּשָׁה־לִּ֥י וְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃",
"text": "Yet *yōʾmərû* in-*ʾāzənayiḵ* *bənê* *šikkūlāyiḵ*: *ṣar*-to-me *hammāqôm*; *gəšâ*-to-me *wə-ʾēšēḇâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will say",
"*ʾāzənayiḵ*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your ears",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons/children of",
"*šikkūlāyiḵ*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your bereavement",
"*ṣar*": "adjective, masculine singular - narrow/tight",
"*hammāqôm*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the place",
"*gəšâ*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - draw near",
"*wə-ʾēšēḇâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal cohortative, 1st singular - that I may dwell"
},
"variants": {
"*yōʾmərû*": "they will say/they will speak/they will tell",
"*bənê*": "sons of/children of",
"*šikkūlāyiḵ*": "your bereavement/your childlessness/your loss of children",
"*ṣar*": "narrow/tight/cramped/distressed",
"*hammāqôm*": "the place/the space/the room",
"*gəšâ*": "draw near/approach/make room",
"*ʾēšēḇâ*": "that I may dwell/that I may sit/that I may settle"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.21",
"source": "וְאָמַ֣רְתְּ בִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְ מִ֤י יָֽלַד־לִי֙ אֶת־אֵ֔לֶּה וַאֲנִ֥י שְׁכוּלָ֖ה וְגַלְמוּדָ֑ה גֹּלָ֣ה ׀ וְסוּרָ֗ה וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ מִ֣י גִדֵּ֔ל הֵ֤ן אֲנִי֙ נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּי לְבַדִּ֔י אֵ֖לֶּה אֵיפֹ֥ה הֵֽם׃ פ",
"text": "*Wə-ʾāmart* in-*liḇāḇēḵ*: who *yālaḏ*-to-me *ʾeṯ*-these, and-I *šəḵûlâ* *wə-galmûḏâ*, *gōlâ* *wə-sûrâ*? And-these who *giddēl*? *Hēn* I *nišʾartî* *ləḇaddî*; these, where are-they?",
"grammar": {
"*Wə-ʾāmart*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you will say",
"*liḇāḇēḵ*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your heart",
"*yālaḏ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - begot/bore",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*šəḵûlâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - bereaved/childless",
"*wə-galmûḏâ*": "conjunction + adjective, feminine singular - and barren/desolate",
"*gōlâ*": "verb, qal participle, feminine singular - exiled",
"*wə-sûrâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal passive participle, feminine singular - and removed/turned aside",
"*giddēl*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - raised/brought up",
"*Hēn*": "interjection - behold/see",
"*nišʾartî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st singular - I was left",
"*ləḇaddî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - by myself/alone"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāmart*": "you will say/you will speak/you will think",
"*liḇāḇēḵ*": "your heart/your mind/your inner self",
"*yālaḏ*": "begot/bore/gave birth to",
"*šəḵûlâ*": "bereaved/childless/having lost children",
"*galmûḏâ*": "barren/desolate/solitary/abandoned",
"*gōlâ*": "exiled/banished/removed",
"*sûrâ*": "removed/turned aside/rejected",
"*giddēl*": "raised/brought up/reared",
"*nišʾartî*": "I was left/I remained/I was spared",
"*ləḇaddî*": "by myself/alone/on my own"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.22",
"source": "כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה אֶשָּׂ֤א אֶל־גּוֹיִם֙ יָדִ֔י וְאֶל־עַמִּ֖ים אָרִ֣ים נִסִּ֑י וְהֵבִ֤יאוּ בָנַ֙יִךְ֙ בְּחֹ֔צֶן וּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְ עַל־כָּתֵ֥ף תִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃",
"text": "Thus-*ʾāmar* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH*: *Hinnēh* *ʾeśśāʾ* to-*gôyim* *yāḏî*, and-to-*ʿammîm* *ʾārîm* *nissî*; *wə-hēḇîʾû* *ḇānayiḵ* in-*ḥōṣen*, *ûḇənōṯayiḵ* on-*kāṯēp̱* *tinnāśeʾnâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/Master",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*Hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*ʾeśśāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will lift up",
"*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations",
"*yāḏî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my hand",
"*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples",
"*ʾārîm*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will raise",
"*nissî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my standard/banner",
"*wə-hēḇîʾû*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will bring",
"*ḇānayiḵ*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your sons",
"*ḥōṣen*": "noun, masculine singular - bosom/lap",
"*ûḇənōṯayiḵ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - and your daughters",
"*kāṯēp̱*": "noun, feminine singular - shoulder",
"*tinnāśeʾnâ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will be carried"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "Lord/Master/Sovereign",
"*ʾeśśāʾ*": "I will lift up/I will raise/I will bear",
"*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/foreign peoples",
"*ʾārîm*": "I will raise/I will lift up/I will exalt",
"*nissî*": "my standard/my banner/my signal",
"*hēḇîʾû*": "they will bring/they will carry/they will lead",
"*ḥōṣen*": "bosom/lap/embrace",
"*tinnāśeʾnâ*": "they will be carried/they will be borne/they will be brought"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.23",
"source": "וְהָי֨וּ מְלָכִ֜ים אֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ וְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ מֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְ אַפַּ֗יִם אֶ֚רֶץ יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ לָ֔ךְ וַעֲפַ֥ר רַגְלַ֖יִךְ יְלַחֵ֑כוּ וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ קֹוָֽי׃ ס",
"text": "*Wə-hāyû* *məlāḵîm* *ʾōmənayiḵ* *wə-śārôṯêhem* *mênîqōṯayiḵ*; *ʾappayim* *ʾereṣ* *yištaḥăwû* to-you, and-*ʿăp̱ar* *raglayiḵ* *yəlaḥēḵû*. *Wə-yāḏaʿat* that-I *YHWH*, *ʾăšer* not-*yēḇōšû* *qōwāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*Wə-hāyû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will be",
"*məlāḵîm*": "noun, masculine plural - kings",
"*ʾōmənayiḵ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your guardians/nurses",
"*wə-śārôṯêhem*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their princesses",
"*mênîqōṯayiḵ*": "verb, hiphil participle, feminine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your nursing mothers",
"*ʾappayim*": "noun, masculine dual - face/nostrils",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/ground",
"*yištaḥăwû*": "verb, hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will bow down",
"*ʿăp̱ar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - dust of",
"*raglayiḵ*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your feet",
"*yəlaḥēḵû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will lick",
"*Wə-yāḏaʿat*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you will know",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/that",
"*yēḇōšû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be ashamed",
"*qōwāy*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural + 1st singular suffix - those waiting for me"
},
"variants": {
"*məlāḵîm*": "kings/monarchs/rulers",
"*ʾōmənayiḵ*": "your guardians/your foster fathers/your supporters",
"*śārôṯêhem*": "their princesses/their female nobles/their ladies",
"*mênîqōṯayiḵ*": "your nursing mothers/your wet-nurses",
"*ʾappayim*": "face/nostrils/anger",
"*yištaḥăwû*": "they will bow down/they will prostrate themselves/they will worship",
"*yəlaḥēḵû*": "they will lick/they will lick up/they will lap",
"*yāḏaʿat*": "you will know/you will recognize/you will understand",
"*yēḇōšû*": "they will be ashamed/they will be disappointed/they will be disgraced",
"*qōwāy*": "those waiting for me/those hoping in me/those expecting me"
}
}