Isaiah
Isaiah 26:7–8
7The path of the righteous is level;
You clear a straight path for the upright.
8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD;
we walk in the path of Your judgments.
Your name and renown
are the desire of our souls.
Word by word
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Isaiah 26:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The path | אֹ֥רַח | ’ō·raḥ | Noun - common singular | H734 way, path |
| of the righteous | לַצַּדִּ֖יק | laṣ·ṣad·dîq | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| is level | מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים | mê·šā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4339 evenness, uprightness, equity |
| You clear | תְּפַלֵּֽס׃ | tə·p̄al·lês | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6424 weigh, make level |
| a straight | צַדִּ֖יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| path | מַעְגַּ֥ל | ma‘·gal | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4570 entrenchment |
| for the upright | יָשָׁ֕ר | yā·šār | Adjective - masculine singular | H3477 straight, right |
Isaiah 26:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | אַ֣ף | ’ap̄ | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| we wait for You | קִוִּינ֑וּךָ | qiw·wî·nū·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural; second person masculine singular | H6960 wait for |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| in the path | אֹ֧רַח | ’ō·raḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H734 way, path |
| of Your judgments | מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ | miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| Your name | לְשִׁמְךָ֥ | lə·šim·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| and renown | וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖ | ū·lə·ziḵ·rə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2143 remembrance, memorial |
| are the desire | תַּאֲוַת־ | ta·’ă·waṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8378 desire |
| of | נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | nā·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 26:7 Ephesians 2:10 · Isaiah 42:16 · 1 John 3:10 · 1 John 3:7 · 2 Corinthians 1:12 · Proverbs 20:7 · Job 27:5–6 · Psalm 11:7 · 1 Chronicles 29:17 · Psalm 1:6 · Psalm 18:23–26 · 1 Samuel 2:2–4
Isaiah 26:8 James 5:7–11 · Psalm 37:3–7 · Isaiah 33:2 · Exodus 3:15 · 2 Thessalonians 3:5 · Psalm 65:6 · Acts 1:4 · Romans 8:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.