Isaiah

Isaiah 55:3–5

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.

5Surely you will summon a nation you do not know,

and nations who do not know you will run to you.

For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel,

has bestowed glory on you.”

Footnotes

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

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Isaiah 55:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Inclineהַטּ֤וּhaṭ·ṭūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
your earאָזְנְכֶם֙’ā·zə·nə·ḵemNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH241 ear
and comeוּלְכ֣וּū·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
to Meאֵלַ֔י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
listenשִׁמְע֖וּšim·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH8085 hear
so that your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnap̄·šə·ḵemNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
may liveוּתְחִ֣יū·ṯə·ḥîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularH2421 live
I will makeוְאֶכְרְתָ֤הwə·’eḵ·rə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH3772 cut off, cut down
with youלָכֶם֙lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
an everlastingעוֹלָ֔ם‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
covenantבְּרִ֣יתbə·rîṯNoun - feminine singular constructH1285 covenant
My loving devotionחַֽסְדֵ֥יḥas·ḏêNoun - masculine plural constructH2617 goodness, kindness
promisedהַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃han·ne·’ĕ·mā·nîmArticle; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH539 confirm, support
to Davidדָוִ֖דḏā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David

Isaiah 55:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Beholdהֵ֛ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
I have made himנְתַתִּ֑יוnə·ṯat·tîwVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
a witnessעֵ֥ד‘êḏNoun - masculine singular constructH5707 witness
to the nationsלְאוּמִּ֖יםlə·’ūm·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3816 people
a leaderנָגִ֥ידnā·ḡîḏNoun - masculine singularH5057 leader
and commanderוּמְצַוֵּ֖הū·mə·ṣaw·wêhConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
of the peoplesלְאֻמִּֽים׃lə·’um·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3816 people

Isaiah 55:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Surelyהֵ֣ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
you will summonתִּקְרָ֔אtiq·rāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
a nationגּ֤וֹיgō·wNoun - masculine singularH1471 nation, people
you do notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
knowתֵדַע֙ṯê·ḏa‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3045 know
and nationsוְג֥וֹיwə·ḡō·wConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1471 nation, people
who do notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
know youיְדָע֖וּךָyə·ḏā·‘ū·ḵāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singularH3045 know
will runיָר֑וּצוּyā·rū·ṣūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7323 run
to youאֵלֶ֣יךָ’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
Forכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
the Holyוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁwə·liq·ḏō·wōšConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular constructH6918 sacred, holy
One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
has bestowed glory on youפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃סp̄ê·’ă·rāḵVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH6286 beautify, glorify

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

Isaiah 55:5 Isaiah 60:5 · Zechariah 2:11 · Isaiah 60:9 · John 17:1 · Isaiah 56:8 · Romans 15:20 · Isaiah 55:4 · Psalm 18:43 · Genesis 49:10 · Psalm 110:1–3 · Isaiah 45:23 · Acts 5:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.