Isaiah
Isaiah 40:9
9Go up on a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good news.
Raise your voice loudly,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news.
Lift it up,f
do not be afraid!
Say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
Footnotes
- f 40:9 Or O herald of good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. O herald of good news to Jerusalem, lift it up,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go up | עֲלִי־ | ‘ă·lî- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| on | עַ֣ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a high | גָּבֹ֤הַ | gā·ḇō·ha | Adjective - masculine singular | H1364 high, exalted |
| mountain | הַר־ | har- | Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| O Zion | צִיּ֔וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| herald of good news | מְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶת | mə·ḇaś·śe·reṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular construct | H1319 bear tidings |
| Raise | הָרִ֤ימִי | hā·rî·mî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| your voice loudly | קוֹלֵ֔ךְ | qō·w·lêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| O Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| herald of good news | מְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶת | mə·ḇaś·śe·reṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular construct | H1319 bear tidings |
| Lift | הָרִ֙ימִי֙ | hā·rî·mî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be afraid | תִּירָ֔אִי | tî·rā·’î | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3372 fear |
| Say | אִמְרִי֙ | ’im·rî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the cities | לְעָרֵ֣י | lə·‘ā·rê | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| Here | הִנֵּ֖ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| is your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 52:7–8 · Ephesians 6:19 · Isaiah 12:2 · Isaiah 25:9 · Isaiah 61:1 · Acts 2:14 · Isaiah 41:27 · Luke 24:47 · Jeremiah 22:20 · 1 Peter 3:14 · Philippians 1:28–29 · Isaiah 51:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.