Isaiah 30:26

“And the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, like the light of seven days, in the day when YHWH binds up the fracture of his people and heals the wound of his blow.”

Isaiah 30:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 30:26, word by word

And the lightאוֹרor

light

The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.

Where else “or” appears
of the moonלְּבָנָהlevana

moon

The moon (literally "the white one").

Where else “levana” appears
will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
of the sunחַמָּהchama

sun, heat

The sun; the heat of the sun.

Where else “chama” appears
sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַיִםshivatayim

sevenfold

Seven times, sevenfold.

Where else “shivatayim” appears
of sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

Where else “shivat” appears
daysיָּמִיםyamim

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yamim” appears
when 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
binds upחֲבֹשׁchavosh

bandage

To wrap a wound or broken bone with bandages so it heals.

Where else “chavosh” appears
the fractureשֶׁבֶרshever

fracture

When a bone or a pot gives way.

Where else “shever” appears
of his peopleעַמּam

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “am” appears
and healsיִרְפָּאyirpa

heal

To heal a sick person, a wound or a people.

Where else “yirpa” appears
the woundמַחַץmachats

wound, bruise

A wound, a blow that leaves the flesh bruised.

Where else “machats” appears
of his blowמַכָּתmakat

wound

The harm a blow leaves: a wound or a sore on the body.

Where else “makat” appears

The context

25And there will be, on every high mountain and on every lofty hill, streams, channels of water, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

26 · This verse (above)

27Look, the name of YHWH comes from afar, his anger burning, and heavy the rising smoke; his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is like a fire that devours,

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