Isaiah
Isaiah 30:15
15For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said:
“By repentance and rest
you would be saved;
your strength would lie in quiet confidence —
but you were not willing.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֨י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| the Holy | קְד֣וֹשׁ | qə·ḏō·wōš | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H6918 sacred, holy |
| One of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| has said | אָמַר֩ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| By repentance | בְּשׁוּבָ֤ה | bə·šū·ḇāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H7729 retirement, withdrawal |
| and rest | וָנַ֙חַת֙ | wā·na·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5183 quietness, rest |
| you would be saved | תִּוָּ֣שֵׁע֔וּן | tiw·wā·šê·‘ūn | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H3467 deliver |
| your strength | גְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑ם | gə·ḇū·raṯ·ḵem | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H1369 strength, might |
| would lie | תִּהְיֶ֖ה | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in quiet | בְּהַשְׁקֵט֙ | bə·haš·qêṭ | Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H8252 be quiet, undisturbed |
| confidence | וּבְבִטְחָ֔ה | ū·ḇə·ḇiṭ·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H985 trusting |
| but you were not | וְלֹ֖א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| willing | אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ | ’ă·ḇî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H14 be willing, consent |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 26:3–4 · Isaiah 32:17 · Psalm 125:1–2 · Jeremiah 3:22–23 · John 5:40 · 1 Chronicles 5:20 · 2 Chronicles 16:8 · Luke 13:34 · 2 Chronicles 32:8 · Isaiah 7:4 · Isaiah 30:7 · Hebrews 12:25
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.