Isaiah

Isaiah 65:23–24

²³They will not labor in vain

or bear children doomed to disaster;

for they will be a people blessed by the LORD —

they and their descendants with them.

²⁴Even before they call, I will answer,

and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

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
They will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
labor	יִֽיגְעוּ֙	yî·ḡə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3021 toil, grow or be weary
in vain	לָרִ֔יק	lā·rîq	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7385 emptiness, vanity
bear children	יֵלְד֖וּ	yê·lə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
doomed to disaster	לַבֶּהָלָ֑ה	lab·be·hā·lāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H928 dismay, sudden terror or ruin
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵ֔מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
will be a people	זֶ֜רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
blessed	בְּרוּכֵ֤י	bə·rū·ḵê	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H1288 kneel, bless
by the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and their descendants	וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖ם	wə·ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’ê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6631 issue, offspring, produce
with them	אִתָּֽם׃	’it·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H854 with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even before	טֶֽרֶם־	ṭe·rem-	Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
they call	יִקְרָ֖אוּ	yiq·rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
I	וַאֲנִ֣י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will answer	אֶעֱנֶ֑ה	’e·‘ĕ·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
and while they	הֵ֥ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are still	ע֛וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
speaking	מְדַבְּרִ֖ים	mə·ḏab·bə·rîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H1696 speak
I	וַאֲנִ֥י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will hear	אֶשְׁמָֽע׃	’eš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 65:23 Isaiah 61:9 · Jeremiah 32:38–39 · Deuteronomy 28:3–12 · Psalm 115:14–15 · Acts 2:39 · Romans 9:7–8 · Isaiah 49:4 · Isaiah 55:2 · Leviticus 26:3–10 · Genesis 17:7 · Zechariah 10:8–9 · Haggai 2:19

Isaiah 65:24 Daniel 10:12 · 1 John 5:14–15 · Mark 11:24 · Isaiah 58:9 · Psalm 91:15 · Psalm 50:15 · Isaiah 55:6 · Acts 4:31 · Acts 10:30–32 · Daniel 9:20–23 · Psalm 32:5 · Luke 15:18–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.