Isaiah

Isaiah 55:3–4

³Incline your ear and come to Me;

listen, so that your soul may live.

I will make with you an everlasting covenant —

My loving devotion promised to David.^a

⁴Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations,

a leader and commander of the peoples.

Footnotes

a 55:3 Cited in Acts 13:34|ACT 13:34

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Isaiah 55:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Incline	הַטּ֤וּ	haṭ·ṭū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
your ear	אָזְנְכֶם֙	’ā·zə·nə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H241 ear
and come	וּלְכ֣וּ	ū·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to Me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
listen	שִׁמְע֖וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
so that your soul	נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם	nap̄·šə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
may live	וּתְחִ֣י	ū·ṯə·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H2421 live
I will make	וְאֶכְרְתָ֤ה	wə·’eḵ·rə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
with you	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
an everlasting	עוֹלָ֔ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
covenant	בְּרִ֣ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
My loving devotion	חַֽסְדֵ֥י	ḥas·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2617 goodness, kindness
promised	הַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃	han·ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H539 confirm, support
to David	דָוִ֖ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

Isaiah 55:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הֵ֛ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
I have made him	נְתַתִּ֑יו	nə·ṯat·tîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a witness	עֵ֥ד	‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5707 witness
to the nations	לְאוּמִּ֖ים	lə·’ūm·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
a leader	נָגִ֥יד	nā·ḡîḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5057 leader
and commander	וּמְצַוֵּ֖ה	ū·mə·ṣaw·wêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
of the peoples	לְאֻמִּֽים׃	lə·’um·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people

Cross-references

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Isaiah 55:3 Jeremiah 32:40 · Matthew 11:28 · Proverbs 4:20 · John 10:27 · Acts 13:34 · Genesis 17:7 · Isaiah 61:8 · John 6:37 · Psalm 78:1 · John 5:24–25 · Psalm 89:28 · Isaiah 54:8

Isaiah 55:4 Revelation 1:5 · Isaiah 9:6–7 · Hebrews 2:10 · Revelation 3:14 · Psalm 18:43 · Jeremiah 30:9 · John 12:26 · 1 Timothy 6:13 · Ezekiel 34:23–24 · Daniel 9:25 · Matthew 28:18–20 · John 3:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.