Isaiah
Isaiah 63:17–18
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.
18For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place,
but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary.
Word by word
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Isaiah 63:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָ֣מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| O LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| do You make us stray | תַתְעֵ֤נוּ | ṯaṯ·‘ê·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H8582 err |
| from Your ways | מִדְּרָכֶ֔יךָ | mid·də·rā·ḵe·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| harden | תַּקְשִׁ֥יחַ | taq·šî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7188 make hard |
| our hearts | לִבֵּ֖נוּ | lib·bê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| from fearing You | מִיִּרְאָתֶ֑ךָ | mî·yir·’ā·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3374 fear |
| Return | שׁ֚וּב | šûb̲ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| for the sake | לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Preposition | H4616 purpose, intent |
| of Your servants | עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| the tribes | שִׁבְטֵ֖י | šiḇ·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Your heritage | נַחֲלָתֶֽךָ׃ | na·ḥă·lā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
Isaiah 63:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For a short while | לַמִּצְעָ֕ר | lam·miṣ·‘ār | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4705 a small thing |
| Your people | עַם־ | ‘am- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| possessed | יָרְשׁ֖וּ | yā·rə·šū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| Your holy place | קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ | qāḏ·še·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| but our enemies | צָרֵ֕ינוּ | ṣā·rê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H6862 narrow, tight |
| have trampled | בּוֹסְס֖וּ | bō·ws·sū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H947 tread down, trample |
| Your sanctuary | מִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָ׃ | miq·dā·še·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4720 sacred place, sanctuary |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Isaiah 63:18 Psalm 74:3–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.