Isaiah 49:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, [even] the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּ֣ה אָֽמַר־יְהוָה֩ גֹּאֵ֨ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל קְדוֹשׁ֗וֹ לִבְזֹה־נֶ֜פֶשׁ לִמְתָ֤עֵֽב גּוֹי֙ לְעֶ֣בֶד מֹשְׁלִ֔ים מְלָכִים֙ יִרְא֣וּ וָקָ֔מוּ שָׂרִ֖ים וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ לְמַ֤עַן יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נֶאֱמָ֔ן קְדֹ֥שׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃

Transliteration

Thus ʾāmar-YHWH gōʾēl Yiśrāʾēl qəḏôšô to-liḇzōh-nep̱eš to-miṯāʿēḇ gôy to-ʿeḇed mōšəlîm: məlāḵîm yirʾû wāqāmû, śārîm wəyištaḥăwû; for-sake YHWH ʾăšer neʾĕmān, qəḏōš Yiśrāʾēl wayyiḇḥāreḵā.

Grammar Details

*ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*gōʾēl*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular construct - redeemer of
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*qəḏôšô*: adjective, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his holy one
*liḇzōh*: preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to one despised
*nep̱eš*: noun, feminine singular - soul/life/being
*miṯāʿēḇ*: verb, pual participle, masculine singular - one abhorred
*gôy*: noun, masculine singular - nation
*ʿeḇed*: noun, masculine singular - servant
*mōšəlîm*: verb, qal participle, masculine plural - rulers
*məlāḵîm*: noun, masculine plural - kings
*yirʾû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will see
*wāqāmû*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will rise up
*śārîm*: noun, masculine plural - princes/officials
*wəyištaḥăwû*: conjunction + verb, hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will bow down
*neʾĕmān*: verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - faithful/reliable
*qəḏōš*: adjective, masculine singular construct - holy one of
*wayyiḇḥāreḵā*: waw consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he has chosen you

Word Meanings

*gōʾēl*: redeemer/avenger/kinsman-redeemer
*qəḏôšô*: his holy one/his sanctified one
*liḇzōh*: to one despised/to one contemned/to one disdained
*nep̱eš*: soul/life/person/being
*miṯāʿēḇ*: one abhorred/one detested/one loathed
*mōšəlîm*: rulers/governors/dominators
*wāqāmû*: and they will arise/and they will stand
*wəyištaḥăwû*: and they will bow down/and they will prostrate themselves
*neʾĕmān*: faithful/trustworthy/reliable

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Matt 26:67 : 67 Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the palms of their hands,
1 Pet 2:4 : 4 unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,
Isa 53:3 : 3 He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
Isa 52:15 : 15 so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they understand.
Ps 22:6-8 : 6 But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people. 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying], 8 Commit [thyself] unto Jehovah; Let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.
Ps 69:7-9 : 7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my face. 8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother's children. 9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
Isa 48:17 : 17 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Matt 20:28 : 28 even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Zech 11:8 : 8 And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
John 19:15 : 15 They therefore cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king {G3361} but Caesar.
Matt 27:38-44 : 38 Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left. 39 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, 40 and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. 43 He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 And the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.
Luke 23:23 : 23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.
Luke 23:35 : 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen.
Isa 49:1 : 1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:
Isa 49:23 : 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.
Isa 50:6 : 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Ps 72:10-11 : 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Isa 48:7 : 7 They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
Ps 2:10-12 : 10 Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.
Isa 60:3 : 3 And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isa 60:10 : 10 And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee.
Isa 60:16 : 16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Ps 69:19 : 19 Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: Mine adversaries are all before thee.
Ps 68:31 : 31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.
John 18:40 : 40 They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. (Now Barabbas was a robber.)
John 19:6 : 6 When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him]! Pilate saith unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no crime in him.
Luke 22:27 : 27 For which is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth.
Luke 23:18 : 18 But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:—
Rev 3:7 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth:
Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become [the kingdom] of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.

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