Isaiah

Isaiah 52:8–9

⁸Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices,

together they shout for joy.

For every eye will see

when the LORD returns to Zion.

⁹Break forth in joy, sing together,

O ruins of Jerusalem,

for the LORD has comforted His people;

He has redeemed Jerusalem.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	ק֥וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
Your watchmen	צֹפַ֛יִךְ	ṣō·p̄a·yiḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
lift up	נָ֥שְׂאוּ	nā·śə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
their voices	ק֖וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
together	יַחְדָּ֣ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
they shout for joy	יְרַנֵּ֑נוּ	yə·ran·nê·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7442 give a ringing cry
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
every eye	עַ֤יִן	‘a·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
will see	יִרְא֔וּ	yir·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
when the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
returns	בְּשׁ֥וּב	bə·šūḇ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
to Zion	צִיּֽוֹן׃	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Break forth in joy	פִּצְח֤וּ	piṣ·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6476 cause to break or burst forth, break forth with
sing	רַנְּנוּ֙	ran·nə·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H7442 give a ringing cry
together	יַחְדָּ֔ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
O ruins	חָרְב֖וֹת	ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2723 waste, desolation, ruin
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has comforted	נִחַ֤ם	ni·ḥam	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
His people	עַמּ֔וֹ	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
He has redeemed	גָּאַ֖ל	gā·’al	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1350 redeem, act as kinsman
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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

Isaiah 52:8 Isaiah 62:6 · Jeremiah 32:39 · Ezekiel 33:7 · 1 Corinthians 13:12 · Isaiah 40:9 · Jeremiah 31:6–7 · Jeremiah 33:11 · Jeremiah 6:17 · Isaiah 58:1 · Zephaniah 3:9 · Ezekiel 3:17 · 1 Corinthians 1:10

Isaiah 52:9 Isaiah 51:3 · Psalm 98:4 · Isaiah 48:20 · Isaiah 44:23 · Isaiah 55:12 · Isaiah 42:10–11 · Isaiah 14:7 · Isaiah 44:26 · Isaiah 61:4 · Psalm 96:11–12 · Isaiah 49:13 · Zephaniah 3:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.