Thereforeלָכֵןdeclaresנְאֻםthe Lord,הָאָדוֹןYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthe Mighty Oneאֲבִירof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלWoe!הוֹיI will find comfortאֶנָּחֵםover my adversaries,מִצָּרַיand avenge myselfוְאִנָּקְמָהon my enemies.מֵאוֹיְבָי
Isaiah 1:24
Study it in the app“Therefore declares the Lord, YHWH Tsevaot, the Mighty One of Israel: Woe! I will find comfort over my adversaries, and avenge myself on my enemies.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 1:24, word by word
- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- the Lordאָדוֹןadon
Lord
The Lord, said of God.
Where else “adon” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- the Mighty Oneאֲבִירavir
Mighty One
The Mighty One, the Strong One: a name given to God ("the Mighty One of Jacob").
Where else “avir” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- Woeהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- I will find comfortאֶנָּחֵםenachem
comfort
To ease someone in his pain with words and company.
Where else “enachem” appears- over my adversariesצָּרַtsara
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsara” appears- and avenge myselfאִנָּקְמָהinakma
avenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “inakma” appears- on my enemiesאוֹיְבָoyva
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appears
The context
23Your princes are stubborn and companions of thieves; every one of them loves a bribe and chases after rewards. The orphan they do not judge the case of, and the cause of the widow does not come before them.
24 · This verse (above)
25And I will turn my hand against you, and I will smelt away as with lye your dross, and I will remove all your tin.