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A kingמֶלֶךְin his beautyבְּיָפְיוֹyour eyesעֵינֶיךָwill gaze on;תֶּחֱזֶינָהthey will seeתִּרְאֶינָהa landאֶרֶץof far distances.מַרְחַקִּים
Isaiah 33:17
Study it in the app“A king in his beauty your eyes will gaze on; they will see a land of far distances.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 33:17, word by word
- A kingמֶלֶךְmelech
supreme king
YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.
Where else “melech” appears- in his beautyיָפְיyafy
beauty
Beauty, loveliness.
Where else “yafy” appears- your eyesעֵינֶיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- will gaze onתֶּחֱזֶינָהtechezena
gaze
To fix one's gaze on something or someone, behold it.
Where else “techezena” appears- they will seeתִּרְאֶינָהtirena
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tirena” appears- a landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of far distancesמַרְחַקִּיםmarchakim
distance, far place
Distance, a far place; "from afar".
Where else “marchakim” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew does not make clear whether it is the king of Judah or YHWH, whom 33:22 calls “our King.”
The context
16he will dwell on the heights; fortresses of crags will be his high refuge; his bread will be given, his waters sure.
17 · This verse (above)
18Your heart will meditate on the terror: “Where is the one who counted? Where is the one who weighed? Where is the one who counted the towers?”