Isaiah 38:18

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Isaiah 38:18, word by word

Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol

Sheol

Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.

Where else “sheol” appears

thank youתּוֹדֶtode

give thanks

To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.

Where else “tode” appears

nor does deathמָוֶתmavet

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

Where else “mavet” appears

praise youיְהַלְלֶyehalle

praise

To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.

Where else “yehalle” appears

those who go downיוֹרְדֵיyorde

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “yorde” appears

to the pitבוֹרvor

grave

The place where the dead go down; the grave.

Where else “vor” appears

hopeיְשַׂבְּרוּyesabru

hope

Wait, hope.

Where else “yesabru” appears

your truthאֲמִתֶּamite

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

Where else “amite” appears

The context