Isaiah

Isaiah 48:16

¹⁶Come near to Me and listen to this:

From the beginning I have not spoken in secret;

from the time it happened, I was there.”

And now the Lord GOD has sent me,

accompanied by His Spirit.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come near	קִרְב֧וּ	qir·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
to Me	אֵלַ֣י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
and listen	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
to this	זֹ֗את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
From the beginning	מֵרֹאשׁ֙	mê·rōš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
I have not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
spoken	דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי	dib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
in secret	בַּסֵּ֣תֶר	bas·sê·ṯer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
from the time	מֵעֵ֥ת	mê·‘êṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
it happened	הֱיוֹתָ֖הּ	hĕ·yō·w·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
I	אָ֑נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was there	שָׁ֣ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
And now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֧י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
has sent me	שְׁלָחַ֖נִי	šə·lā·ḥa·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7971 send
accompanied by His Spirit	וְרוּחֽוֹ׃פ	wə·rū·ḥōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 18:20 · John 20:21–22 · John 3:34 · Isaiah 45:19 · Isaiah 61:1–3 · Isaiah 11:1–5 · Luke 4:18 · Isaiah 48:3–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.