Look,הִנֵּהfor peaceלְשָׁלוֹםI had bitterness,מַר לִיbitterness;מָרbut youוְאַתָּהhave lovedחָשַׁקְתָּmy soulנַפְשִׁיout of the pitמִשַּׁחַתof nothingness,בְּלִיforכִּיyou have castהִשְׁלַכְתָּbehindאַחֲרֵיyour backגֵוְךָallכָּלmy sins.חֲטָאָי
Isaiah 38:17
Study it in the app“Look, for peace I had bitterness, bitterness; but you have loved my soul out of the pit of nothingness, for you have cast behind your back all my sins.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 38:17, word by word
- for peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- I had bitternessמַרmar
bitterness
Deep pain of soul, or the cruelty that causes it.
Where else “mar” appears- bitternessמָרmar
embitter
To make someone's life hard, or to weep bitterly.
Where else “mar” appears- have lovedחָשַׁקְתָּchashakta
be attached
To be drawn and let the heart bind itself to someone or something.
Where else “chashakta” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- out of the pitשַּׁחַתshachat
grave
The grave, from which God rescues.
Where else “shachat” appears- of nothingnessבְּלִיbeli
without; not
Without; not; nothing.
Where else “beli” appears- you have castהִשְׁלַכְתָּhishlachta
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “hishlachta” appears- your backגֵוְgev
back
The back of the body, where the blows of punishment fell.
Where else “gev” appears- my sinsחֲטָאָchataa
offense, sin
Offense, sin; its penalty.
Where else “chataa” appears
The context
16Adonai, by these things they live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit; and you will restore me and make me live.
17 · This verse (above)
18For Sheol does not thank you, nor does death praise you; those who go down to the pit do not hope for your truth.