Isa 57:18-21 : 18 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.57.18",
"source": "דְּרָכָ֥יו רָאִ֖יתִי וְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּ וְאַנְחֵ֕הוּ וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧ם נִֽחֻמִ֛ים ל֖וֹ וְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃",
"text": "*dərāḵāyw* *rāʾîtî* *wə-ʾerpāʾēhû* *wə-ʾanḥēhû* *waʾăšallēm* *niḥumîm* *lô* *wə-laʾăbēlāyw*.",
"grammar": {
"*dərāḵāyw*": "noun, feminine, plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his ways",
"*rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have seen",
"*wə-ʾerpāʾēhû*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I will heal him",
"*wə-ʾanḥēhû*": "conjunctive waw + hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I will lead him",
"*waʾăšallēm*": "conjunctive waw + piel imperfect, 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I will restore/repay",
"*niḥumîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - comforts/consolations",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*wə-laʾăbēlāyw*": "conjunctive waw + preposition + noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and to his mourners"
},
"variants": {
"*dərāḵāyw*": "his ways/roads/paths/journeys",
"*rāʾîtî*": "I have seen/observed/noticed",
"*ʾerpāʾēhû*": "I will heal him/restore him/make him whole",
"*ʾanḥēhû*": "I will lead him/guide him/direct him",
"*ʾăšallēm*": "I will restore/repay/make whole",
"*niḥumîm*": "comforts/consolations/compassions",
"*ʾăbēlāyw*": "his mourners/those who mourn for him"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.57.19",
"source": "בּוֹרֵ֖א *נוב **נִ֣יב שְׂפָתָ֑יִם שָׁל֨וֹם ׀ שָׁל֜וֹם לָרָח֧וֹק וְלַקָּר֛וֹב אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה וּרְפָאתִֽיו׃",
"text": "*bôrēʾ* *nîb* *śəpātāyim* *šālôm* *šālôm* *lārāḥôq* *wə-laqqārôb* *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *û-rəpāʾtîw*.",
"grammar": {
"*bôrēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine, singular - creating/one who creates",
"*nîb*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - fruit/speech of",
"*śəpātāyim*": "noun, feminine, dual - lips/speech",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine, singular (repeated) - peace, peace",
"*lārāḥôq*": "preposition + definite article + adjective, masculine, singular - to the far one",
"*wə-laqqārôb*": "conjunctive waw + preposition + definite article + adjective, masculine, singular - and to the near one",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*û-rəpāʾtîw*": "conjunctive waw + qal perfect, 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I will heal him"
},
"variants": {
"*bôrēʾ*": "creating/one who creates/former",
"*nîb*": "fruit/offspring/speech",
"*śəpātāyim*": "lips/speech/language",
"*šālôm* *šālôm*": "peace, peace (emphatic repetition)/complete peace",
"*rāḥôq*": "far one/distant one/one who is far away",
"*qārôb*": "near one/close one/one who is near",
"*rəpāʾtîw*": "I will heal him/make him whole/restore him"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.57.20",
"source": "וְהָרְשָׁעִ֖ים כַּיָּ֣ם נִגְרָ֑שׁ כִּ֤י הַשְׁקֵט֙ לֹ֣א יוּכָ֔ל וַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּ מֵימָ֖יו רֶ֥פֶשׁ וָטִֽיט׃",
"text": "*wə-hārəšāʿîm* *kayyām* *nigrāš* *kî* *hašqēṭ* *lōʾ* *yûḵāl* *wayyigrəšû* *mêmāyw* *repeš* *wāṭîṭ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-hārəšāʿîm*": "conjunctive waw + definite article + adjective, masculine, plural - and the wicked ones",
"*kayyām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - like the sea",
"*nigrāš*": "niphal participle, masculine, singular - driven/tossed",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*hašqēṭ*": "hiphil infinitive absolute - to be quiet/rest",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yûḵāl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it is able",
"*wayyigrəšû*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they cast up",
"*mêmāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its waters",
"*repeš*": "noun, masculine, singular - mire/mud",
"*wāṭîṭ*": "conjunctive waw + noun, masculine, singular - and dirt/clay"
},
"variants": {
"*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people/unrighteous",
"*nigrāš*": "tossed/driven/troubled/agitated",
"*hašqēṭ*": "to be quiet/to rest/to be still",
"*yûḵāl*": "it is able/can/is capable",
"*wayyigrəšû*": "they cast up/throw up/expel",
"*repeš*": "mire/mud/dirt",
"*ṭîṭ*": "dirt/clay/mire"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.57.21",
"source": "אֵ֣ין שָׁל֔וֹם אָמַ֥ר אֱלֹהַ֖י לָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ ס",
"text": "*ʾên* *šālôm* *ʾāmar* *ʾĕlōhay* *lārəšāʿîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - peace",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun, masculine, plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my God",
"*lārəšāʿîm*": "preposition + definite article + adjective, masculine, plural - to/for the wicked ones"
},
"variants": {
"*šālôm*": "peace/welfare/prosperity/safety",
"*ʾĕlōhay*": "my God/my deity",
"*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people/unrighteous"
}
}