Isaiah

Isaiah 41:21–23

²¹“Present your case,” says the LORD.

“Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.

²²“Let them come and tell us what will happen.

Tell the former things,

so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome.

Or announce to us what is coming.

²³Tell us the things that are to come,

so that we may know that you are gods.

Yes, do something good or evil,

that we may look on together in dismay.

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Isaiah 41:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Present	קָרְב֥וּ	qā·rə·ḇū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
your case	רִֽיבְכֶ֖ם	rî·ḇə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H7379 strife, dispute
says	יֹאמַ֣ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Submit	הַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙	hag·gî·šū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
your arguments	עֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם	‘ă·ṣu·mō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6110 defence
says	יֹאמַ֖ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the King	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹֽב׃	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob

Isaiah 41:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let them come	יַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙	yag·gî·šū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
and tell	וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ	wə·yag·gî·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
us	לָ֔נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
will happen	תִּקְרֶ֑ינָה	tiq·re·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7136 encounter, meet, befall
Tell	הַגִּ֜ידוּ	hag·gî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
the former things	הָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀	hā·ri·šō·nō·wṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine plural	H7223 former, first, chief
so that we may reflect on	וְנָשִׂ֤ימָה	wə·nā·śî·māh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7760 put, place, set
them	לִבֵּ֙נוּ֙	lib·bê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
and know	וְנֵדְעָ֣ה	wə·nê·ḏə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H3045 know
the outcome	אַחֲרִיתָ֔ן	’a·ḥă·rî·ṯān	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine plural	H319 after-part, end
Or	א֥וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
announce to us	הַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃	haš·mî·‘u·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common plural	H8085 hear
what is coming	הַבָּא֖וֹת	hab·bā·’ō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go

Isaiah 41:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Tell us	הַגִּ֙ידוּ֙	hag·gî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
the things	הָאֹתִיּ֣וֹת	hā·’ō·ṯî·yō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H857 come
that are to come	לְאָח֔וֹר	lə·’ā·ḥō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H268 the hinder side, back part
so that we may know	וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה	wə·nê·ḏə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H3045 know
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתֶּ֑ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are gods	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
Yes	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
do something good	תֵּיטִ֣יבוּ	tê·ṭî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
or evil	וְתָרֵ֔עוּ	wə·ṯā·rê·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad
that we may look on together in dismay	וְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָה	wə·niš·tā·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H8159 gaze

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Isaiah 41:21 Job 23:3–4

Isaiah 41:22 Isaiah 45:21 · Isaiah 46:10 · Isaiah 48:14 · Isaiah 44:7

Isaiah 41:23 Isaiah 42:9 · John 13:19 · Jeremiah 10:5 · Isaiah 44:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.