Isaiah 24:23

“And the moon will be confounded, and the sun ashamed, for YHWH Tsevaot will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders there will be glory.”

Isaiah 24:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 24:23, word by word

And the moonלְּבָנָהlevana

moon

The moon (literally "the white one").

Where else “levana” appears
will be confoundedחָפְרָהchafra

be ashamed, be disappointed

To blush, to be embarrassed or disappointed, to feel shame over something that went wrong.

Where else “chafra” appears
and the sunחַמָּהchama

sun, heat

The sun; the heat of the sun.

Where else “chama” appears
ashamedבוֹשָׁהvosha

be ashamed

To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.

Where else “vosha” 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
will reignמָלַךְmalach

reign

To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.

Where else “malach” appears
on Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears
and in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
and beforeנֶגֶדneged

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “neged” appears
his eldersזְקֵנָיzekenay

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

Where else “zekenay” appears
there will be gloryכָּבוֹדkavod

glory

God's majesty and presence.

Where else “kavod” appears

Translation note

The words for moon and sun here are poetic: “the white one” and “the burning one.”

Places in this verse

ZionJerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Zion

    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).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

  • 2Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

22And they will be gathered in a gathering as prisoners in the pit, and they will be shut up in the prison, and after many days they will be visited.

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