Isaiah
Isaiah 64:4
4From ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides You,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.a
Footnotes
- a 64:4 Cited in 1 Corinthians 2:9|1CO 2:9
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From ancient times | וּמֵעוֹלָ֥ם | ū·mê·‘ō·w·lām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one has heard | שָׁמְע֖וּ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| ear has perceived | הֶאֱזִ֑ינוּ | he·’ĕ·zî·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H238 give ear, listen, hear |
| no | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eye | עַ֣יִן | ‘a·yin | Noun - common singular | H5869 eye |
| has seen | רָאָ֗תָה | rā·’ā·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| any God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| besides You | זוּלָ֣תְךָ֔ | zū·lā·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H2108 removal |
| who acts | יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| on behalf of those who wait | לִמְחַכֵּה־ | lim·ḥak·kêh- | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | H2442 wait, await |
| for Him | לֽוֹ׃ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 2:9–10 · Psalm 31:19 · James 5:7 · Isaiah 25:9 · Psalm 130:5 · Colossians 1:26–27 · Genesis 49:18 · Ephesians 3:17–21 · Lamentations 3:25–26 · Isaiah 30:18 · 1 John 3:1–2 · John 14:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.