Isaiah

Isaiah 51:4

⁴Pay attention to Me, My people,

and listen to Me, My nation;

for a law will go out from Me,

and My justice will become a light to the nations;

I will bring it about quickly.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pay attention	הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ	haq·šî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H7181 incline, attend
to Me	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
My people	עַמִּ֔י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
and listen	הַאֲזִ֑ינוּ	ha·’ă·zî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H238 give ear, listen, hear
to Me	אֵלַ֣י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
My nation	וּלְאוּמִּ֖י	ū·lə·’ūm·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3816 people
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a law	תוֹרָה֙	ṯō·w·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
will go out from Me	תֵצֵ֔א	ṯê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
and My justice	וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔י	ū·miš·pā·ṭî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
a light	לְא֥וֹר	lə·’ō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H216 light
to the nations	עַמִּ֖ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
I will bring it about quickly	אַרְגִּֽיעַ׃	’ar·gî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7280 disturb

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.