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And a throneכִּסֵּאwill be establishedוְהוּכַןin loyal love,בַּחֶסֶדand one will sitוְיָשַׁבon itעָלָיוin truthבֶּאֱמֶתin the tentבְּאֹהֶלof David,דָּוִדjudgingשֹׁפֵטand seekingוְדֹרֵשׁjusticeמִשְׁפָּטand swiftוּמְהִרin righteousness.צֶדֶק
Isaiah 16:5
Study it in the app“And a throne will be established in loyal love, and one will sit on it in truth in the tent of David, judging and seeking justice and swift in righteousness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 16:5, word by word
- And a throneכִּסֵּאkise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appears- will be establishedהוּכַןhuchan
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “huchan” appears- in loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- and one will sitיָשַׁבyashav
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yashav” appears- in truthאֱמֶתemet
faithfulness
That one can rely on him because he keeps his word.
Where else “emet” appears- in the tentאֹהֶלohel
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohel” appears- of Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- judgingשֹׁפֵטshofet
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shofet” appears- and seekingדֹרֵשׁdoresh
seek
To pursue something earnestly, or care for it.
Where else “doresh” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- and swiftמְהִרmehir
skilled
Skilled, expert; literally "quick". Said of the scribe who masters his craft.
Where else “mehir” appears- in righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears
The context
4Let my banished ones reside as aliens among you, Moab; be a hiding place for them from before the devastator. For the oppressor has come to an end, devastation has ceased, the tramplers have vanished from the land.
5 · This verse (above)
6We have heard of the pride of Moab, very proud, his arrogance and his pride and his wrath; his boasts are not so.