Isaiah
Isaiah 44:7
7Who then is like Me?
Let him say so!
Let him declare his case before Me,
since I established an ancient people.
Let him foretell the things to come,
and what is to take place.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who then | וּמִֽי־ | ū·mî- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| like Me | כָמ֣וֹנִי | ḵā·mō·w·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| Let him say so | יִקְרָ֗א | yiq·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Let him declare | וְיַגִּידֶ֤הָ | wə·yag·gî·ḏe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| case | וְיַעְרְכֶ֙הָ֙ | wə·ya‘·rə·ḵe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6186 arrange or set in order |
| before Me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| since I established | מִשּׂוּמִ֖י | miś·śū·mî | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| an ancient | עוֹלָ֑ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| people | עַם־ | ‘am- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| Let him foretell | יַגִּ֥ידוּ | yag·gî·ḏū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| the things to come | וְאֹתִיּ֛וֹת | wə·’ō·ṯî·yō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H857 come |
| and what | וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | wa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is to take place | תָּבֹ֖אנָה | tā·ḇō·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 41:26 · Isaiah 46:9–10 · Isaiah 41:22 · Isaiah 45:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.