Isaiah 59:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֵ֛ן לֹֽא־קָצְרָ֥ה יַד־יְהוָ֖ה מֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְלֹא־כָבְדָ֥ה אָזְנ֖וֹ מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃

Transliteration

Hēn not qāṣərāh yad-YHWH from hôšîaʿ and-not kābədāh ʾāzənô from šəmôaʿ

Grammar Details

*Hēn*: interjection - behold/look/see
*qāṣərāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd singular feminine - become short/shortened
*yad-YHWH*: construct form, hand/arm of YHWH (divine name)
*hôšîaʿ*: verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to save/deliver
*kābədāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd singular feminine - be/become heavy/dull
*ʾāzənô*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd singular masculine suffix - his ear
*šəmôaʿ*: verb, qal infinitive construct - to hear

Word Meanings

*Hēn*: behold/indeed/look
*qāṣərāh*: shortened/become too short/inadequate
*yad-YHWH*: hand of YHWH/power of YHWH/agency of YHWH
*hôšîaʿ*: to save/deliver/help/rescue
*kābədāh*: heavy/dull/unresponsive
*šəmôaʿ*: to hear/listen/pay attention to

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Referenced Verses

Isa 50:2 : 2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
Num 11:23 : 23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
Jer 32:17 : 17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
Isa 65:24 : 24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Gen 18:14 : 14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
Matt 13:15 : 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Isa 6:10 : 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Isa 58:9 : 9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
Isa 63:1 : 1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

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