Isaiah 41:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קָרְב֥וּ רִֽיבְכֶ֖ם יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ עֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם יֹאמַ֖ר מֶ֥לֶךְ יַעֲקֹֽב׃

Transliteration

qārəḇû rîḇḵem yōʾmar YHWH haggîšû ʿăṣumôtêḵem yōʾmar meleḵ yaʿăqōḇ

Grammar Details

*qārəḇû*: verb, piel imperative masculine plural - bring near/present
*rîḇḵem*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your case/lawsuit
*yōʾmar*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - says
*YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
*haggîšû*: verb, hiphil imperative masculine plural - bring near/present
*ʿăṣumôtêḵem*: noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your strong arguments
*meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct - king of
*yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun - Jacob

Word Meanings

*qārəḇû*: bring near/present/set forth
*rîḇḵem*: your case/lawsuit/legal dispute/argument
*yōʾmar*: says/speaks/declares
*haggîšû*: bring near/present/set forth
*ʿăṣumôtêḵem*: your strong arguments/your evidences/your defenses
*meleḵ yaʿăqōḇ*: king of Jacob/Jacob's king

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 23:3-4 : 3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! 4 I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
Job 38:3 : 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Job 40:7-9 : 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Mic 6:1-2 : 1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

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