Isaiah
Isaiah 57:15–16
15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up,
who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and humble in spirit,
to restore the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the contrite.
16For I will not accuse you forever,
nor will I always be angry;
for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—
the breath of life I have made.
Word by word
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Isaiah 57:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| thus | כֹ֨ה | ḵōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| says | אָמַ֜ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the One who is high | רָ֣ם | rām | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| and lifted up | וְנִשָּׂ֗א | wə·niś·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| who inhabits | שֹׁכֵ֥ן | šō·ḵên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| eternity | עַד֙ | ‘aḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5703 perpetuity |
| whose name | שְׁמ֔וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| is Holy | וְקָד֣וֹשׁ | wə·qā·ḏō·wōš | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H6918 sacred, holy |
| I dwell | אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן | ’eš·kō·wn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| in a high | מָר֥וֹם | mā·rō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H4791 height |
| and holy place | וְקָד֖וֹשׁ | wə·qā·ḏō·wōš | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H6918 sacred, holy |
| and with | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H854 with |
| the oppressed | דַּכָּא֙ | dak·kā | Noun - masculine singular | H1793 contrite |
| and humble | וּשְׁפַל־ | ū·šə·p̄al- | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H8217 low |
| in spirit | ר֔וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| to restore | לְהַחֲיוֹת֙ | lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H2421 live |
| the spirit | ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| of the lowly | שְׁפָלִ֔ים | šə·p̄ā·lîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H8217 low |
| and revive | וּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹת | ū·lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H2421 live |
| the heart | לֵ֥ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| of the contrite | נִדְכָּאִֽים׃ | niḏ·kā·’îm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H1792 crush |
Isaiah 57:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| accuse you forever | אָרִ֔יב | ’ā·rîḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7378 strive, contend |
| nor will I | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| always | לָנֶ֖צַח | lā·ne·ṣaḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity |
| be angry | אֶקְּצ֑וֹף | ’eq·qə·ṣō·wp̄ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7107 be wroth |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| then the spirit | ר֙וּחַ֙ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| would grow weak | יַֽעֲט֔וֹף | ya·‘ă·ṭō·wp̄ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5848 turn aside |
| before Me | מִלְּפָנַ֣י | mil·lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| the breath of life | וּנְשָׁמ֖וֹת | ū·nə·šā·mō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H5397 breath |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have made | עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 57:15 Psalm 34:18 · Isaiah 66:1–2 · Psalm 138:6 · Psalm 147:3 · Exodus 15:11 · Psalm 51:17 · Daniel 4:34 · 2 Chronicles 34:27 · James 4:6 · Isaiah 52:13 · Matthew 5:3–4 · Psalm 113:4–6
Isaiah 57:16 Micah 7:18 · Jeremiah 10:24 · Psalm 103:9–16 · Psalm 85:5 · Hebrews 12:9 · Psalm 78:38–39 · Numbers 16:22 · Genesis 6:3 · Job 34:14–15 · Isaiah 42:5 · Jeremiah 38:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.