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YHWHיְהוָהis set on high,נִשְׂגָּבforכִּיhe dwellsשֹׁכֵןon high;מָרוֹםhe has filledמִלֵּאZionצִיּוֹןwith justiceמִשְׁפָּטand righteousness.וּצְדָקָה
Isaiah 33:5
Study it in the app“YHWH is set on high, for he dwells on high; he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 33:5, word by word
- 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- is set on highנִשְׂגָּבnisgav
be exalted
To be honored above all, like YHWH's name.
Where else “nisgav” appears- he dwellsשֹׁכֵןshochen
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “shochen” appears- on highמָרוֹםmarom
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “marom” appears- he has filledמִלֵּאmile
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “mile” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- with justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” 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
4And your spoil is gathered as the hopping locust gathers; like the rushing of locusts they rush upon it.
5 · This verse (above)
6And he will be the steadiness of your times, a wealth of acts of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of YHWH, that is his treasure.