Isaiah 5:19

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָאֹמְרִ֗ים יְמַהֵ֧ר ׀ יָחִ֛ישָׁה מַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּ לְמַ֣עַן נִרְאֶ֑ה וְתִקְרַ֣ב וְתָב֗וֹאָה עֲצַ֛ת קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְנֵדָֽעָה׃

Transliteration

Those who hāʾōmərîm, "Let him yəmahēr ׀ yāḥîšâ his maʿăśēhû so that we may nirʾeh; and let it wətiqrab and wətābôʾâ, the ʿăṣat of the qədôš of yiśrāʾēl, that we may wənēdāʿâ."

Grammar Details

*hāʾōmərîm*: definite article with qal participle masculine plural - the ones saying
*yəmahēr*: piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let him hasten
*yāḥîšâ*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular cohortative - let him speed
*maʿăśēhû*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his work
*ləmaʿan*: conjunction - so that
*nirʾeh*: qal imperfect 1st person common plural - we may see
*wətiqrab*: conjunction with qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular jussive - and let it draw near
*wətābôʾâ*: conjunction with qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular cohortative - and let it come
*ʿăṣat*: feminine singular construct - counsel of
*qədôš*: masculine singular adjective construct - holy one of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*wənēdāʿâ*: conjunction with qal imperfect 1st person common plural cohortative - that we may know

Word Meanings

*yəmahēr*: hasten/hurry/be quick
*yāḥîšâ*: speed/hurry/make haste
*ʿăṣat*: counsel/plan/purpose

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Referenced Verses

Ezek 12:22 : 22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
Jer 17:15 : 15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.
Jer 23:36 : 36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
Jer 23:18 : 18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
Isa 30:11 : 11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
Isa 66:5 : 5 Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
Jer 5:12-13 : 12 They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: 13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
Ezek 12:27 : 27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
Amos 5:18-19 : 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
2 Pet 3:3-4 : 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

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