Isaiah 34:16

“Seek from the book of YHWH and read: not one of these is missing; none lacks its mate; for my mouth, it has commanded, and his spirit, he has gathered them.”

Isaiah 34:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 34:16, word by word

Seekדִּרְשׁוּdirshu

seek

To pursue something earnestly, or care for it.

Where else “dirshu” appears
the bookסֵפֶרsefer

book

A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.

Where else “sefer” appears
of 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
and readקְרָאוּkerau

read aloud

To say a written text aloud.

Where else “kerau” appears
not oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “achat” appears
is missingנֶעְדָּרָהnedara

be lacking

To be absent: let no one be left out.

Where else “nedara” appears
noneאִשָּׁהisha

each

Literally "woman": all of them, taken separately.

Where else “isha” appears
lacksפָקָדוּfakadu

be missing

To find something gone.

Where else “fakadu” appears
its mateרְעוּתָreuta

neighbor (woman)

Neighbor, companion (woman); "one another".

Where else “reuta” appears
my mouthפִfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “fi” appears
has commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “tsiva” appears
and his spiritרוּחruch

Spirit of God

The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.

Where else “ruch” appears
has gathered themקִבְּצָkibtsa

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

Where else “kibtsa” appears

Translation note

So says the Hebrew: “my mouth” and “his spirit.” On “spirit” in lowercase, see the note on 11:2.

The context

15There the snake will nest and lay eggs and hatch them and gather them in its shadow; yes, there the harriers will gather, each one with its mate.

16 · This verse (above)

17And he has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it for them with the line; forever they will possess it; from generation to generation they will dwell in it.

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