Isaiah

Isaiah 63:15–17

15Look down from heaven and see,

from Your holy and glorious habitation.

Where are Your zeal and might?

Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.

16Yet You are our Father,

though Abraham does not know us

and Israel does not acknowledge us.

You, O LORD, are our Father;

our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

17Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways

and harden our hearts from fearing You?

Return, for the sake of Your servants,

the tribes of Your heritage.

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Isaiah 63:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Look downהַבֵּ֤טhab·bêṭVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH5027 look
from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙miš·šā·ma·yimPreposition-m; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
and seeוּרְאֵ֔הū·rə·’êhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7200 see
from Your holyקָדְשְׁךָ֖qāḏ·šə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6944 sacred, sanctity
and gloriousוְתִפְאַרְתֶּ֑ךָwə·ṯip̄·’ar·te·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8597 beauty, glory
habitationמִזְּבֻ֥לmiz·zə·ḇulPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2073 elevation, height, lofty abode
Whereאַיֵּ֤ה’ay·yêhInterrogativeH346 Where?
are Your zealקִנְאָֽתְךָ֙qin·’ā·ṯə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy
and mightוּגְב֣וּרֹתֶ֔ךָū·ḡə·ḇū·rō·ṯe·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1369 strength, might
Your yearningהֲמ֥וֹןhă·mō·wnNoun - masculine singular constructH1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
and compassionוְֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָwə·ra·ḥă·me·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH7356 womb
for meאֵלַ֥י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
are restrainedהִתְאַפָּֽקוּ׃hiṯ·’ap·pā·qūVerb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common pluralH662 hold, be strong

Isaiah 63:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Yetכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
are our Fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ’ā·ḇî·nūNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH1 father
thoughכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
does notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
know usיְדָעָ֔נוּyə·ḏā·‘ā·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH3045 know
and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לwə·yiś·rā·’êlConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
does notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
acknowledge usיַכִּירָ֑נוּyak·kî·rā·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH5234 regard, recognize
Youאַתָּ֤ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
are our Fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ’ā·ḇî·nūNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH1 father
our Redeemerגֹּאֲלֵ֥נוּgō·’ă·lê·nūVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH1350 redeem, act as kinsman
from Everlastingמֵֽעוֹלָ֖םmê·‘ō·w·lāmPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
is Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃šə·me·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8034 name

Isaiah 63:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whyלָ֣מָּהlām·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
do You make us strayתַתְעֵ֤נוּṯaṯ·‘ê·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common pluralH8582 err
from Your waysמִדְּרָכֶ֔יךָmid·də·rā·ḵe·ḵāPreposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
hardenתַּקְשִׁ֥יחַtaq·šî·aḥVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7188 make hard
our heartsלִבֵּ֖נוּlib·bê·nūNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
from fearing Youמִיִּרְאָתֶ֑ךָmî·yir·’ā·ṯe·ḵāPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3374 fear
Returnשׁ֚וּבšûb̲Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןlə·ma·‘anPrepositionH4616 purpose, intent
of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֖יšiḇ·ṭêNoun - masculine plural constructH7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Your heritageנַחֲלָתֶֽךָ׃na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5159 possession, property, inheritance

Cross-references

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Isaiah 63:15 Deuteronomy 26:15 · Jeremiah 31:20 · Psalm 123:1 · Hosea 11:8 · Psalm 80:14 · Psalm 33:14 · Philippians 2:1 · 1 John 3:17

Isaiah 63:16 Isaiah 64:8 · Malachi 2:10 · Deuteronomy 32:6 · Jeremiah 3:19 · Isaiah 41:14 · Isaiah 44:6 · Malachi 1:6 · Isaiah 43:14 · 1 Chronicles 29:10 · Job 14:21 · Jeremiah 31:9

Isaiah 63:17 Isaiah 6:10 · Joshua 11:20 · Ezekiel 14:7–9 · Deuteronomy 2:30 · Isaiah 29:13 · John 12:40 · Numbers 10:36 · Psalm 90:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.