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And whatוּמַהwill one answerיַּעֲנֶהthe messengersמַלְאֲכֵיof the nation?גוֹיThatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas foundedיִסַּדZion,צִיּוֹןand in itוּבָהּthe afflictedעֲנִיֵּיof his peopleעַמּוֹwill take refuge.יֶחֱסוּ
Isaiah 14:32
Study it in the app“And what will one answer the messengers of the nation? That YHWH has founded Zion, and in it the afflicted of his people will take refuge.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 14:32, word by word
- will one answerיַּעֲנֶהyaane
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaane” appears- the messengersמַלְאֲכֵיmalache
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malache” appears- of the nationגוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” 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- has foundedיִסַּדyisad
found
To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.
Where else “yisad” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- the afflictedעֲנִיֵּיaniye
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “aniye” appears- of his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- will take refugeיֶחֱסוּyechesu
take refuge
Take refuge: seek shelter in someone.
Where else “yechesu” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
31Wail, gate! Cry out, city! Melt away, Philistia, all of you! For from the north smoke is coming, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
32 · This verse (above)