Isaiah
Isaiah 62:6–7
6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen;
they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the LORD
shall take no rest for yourselves,
7nor give Him any rest
until He establishes Jerusalem
and makes her the praise of the earth.
Word by word
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Isaiah 62:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your walls | חוֹמֹתַ֣יִךְ | ḥō·w·mō·ṯa·yiḵ | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| O Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| I have posted | הִפְקַ֙דְתִּי֙ | hip̄·qaḏ·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| watchmen | שֹֽׁמְרִ֔ים | šō·mə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| they will never | תָּמִ֖יד | tā·mîḏ | Adverb | H8548 continuity |
| be silent | יֶחֱשׁ֑וּ | ye·ḥĕ·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2814 be silent, inactive, still |
| day | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| or night | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| You who call | הַמַּזְכִּרִים֙ | ham·maz·ki·rîm | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H2142 remember |
| on the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| shall take no | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| rest | דֳּמִ֖י | do·mî | Noun - masculine singular | H1824 cessation, pause, quiet, rest |
| for yourselves | לָכֶֽם׃ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Isaiah 62:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nor | וְאַֽל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| give | תִּתְּנ֥וּ | tit·tə·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| Him | ל֑וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| any rest | דֳמִ֖י | ḏo·mî | Noun - masculine singular | H1824 cessation, pause, quiet, rest |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| He establishes | יְכוֹנֵ֞ן | yə·ḵō·w·nên | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| Jerusalem | יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֛ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| and makes her | יָשִׂ֧ים | yā·śîm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| the praise | תְּהִלָּ֖ה | tə·hil·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8416 praise, song of praise |
| of the earth | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 62:6 Isaiah 52:8 · Ezekiel 3:17–21 · Psalm 134:1–2 · 1 Thessalonians 5:17 · Jeremiah 6:17 · Isaiah 56:10 · Hebrews 13:17 · Ezekiel 33:2–9 · Luke 11:5–13 · Psalm 74:2 · Genesis 32:26 · Psalm 74:18
Isaiah 62:7 Zephaniah 3:19–20 · Jeremiah 33:9 · Isaiah 60:18 · Luke 18:1–8 · Matthew 6:9–10 · Isaiah 61:11–62:3 · Revelation 11:15 · Matthew 6:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.