Isaiah
Isaiah 58:8
8Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will come quickly.
Your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | אָ֣ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| your light | אוֹרֶ֔ךָ | ’ō·w·re·ḵā | Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular | H216 light |
| will break forth | יִבָּקַ֤ע | yib·bā·qa‘ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1234 cleave, break open or through |
| like the dawn | כַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ | kaš·ša·ḥar | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7837 dawn |
| and your healing | וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖ | wa·’ă·ru·ḵā·ṯə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H724 healing |
| will come | תִצְמָ֑ח | ṯiṣ·māḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6779 sprout, spring up |
| quickly | מְהֵרָ֣ה | mə·hê·rāh | Adverb | H4120 haste, speed |
| Your righteousness | צִדְקֶ֔ךָ | ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6664 rightness, righteousness |
| will go | וְהָלַ֤ךְ | wə·hā·laḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before you | לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| and the glory | כְּב֥וֹד | kə·ḇō·wḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will be your rear guard | יַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃ | ya·’as·p̄e·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 52:12 · Jeremiah 33:6 · Psalm 37:6 · Jeremiah 30:17 · Malachi 4:2 · Psalm 85:13 · Isaiah 58:10–11 · Acts 10:35 · Psalm 97:11 · Proverbs 4:18 · Exodus 14:19 · Job 11:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.