Isaiah 41:16

“You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them off, and the storm will scatter them; and you will rejoice in YHWH; in the Holy One of Israel you will glory.”

Isaiah 41:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 41:16, word by word

You will winnow themתִּזְרֵtizre

winnow

To toss grain in the air to remove the chaff.

Where else “tizre” appears
and the windרוּחַruach

wind

Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.

Where else “ruach” appears
will carry them offתִּשָּׂאֵtisae

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

Where else “tisae” appears
and the stormסְעָרָהseara

storm, whirlwind

A whirlwind, a tempest: a very strong wind that swirls and sweeps along.

Where else “seara” appears
will scatterתָּפִיץtafits

scatter

To scatter people over many places, as a punishment.

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will rejoiceתָּגִילtagil

rejoice

To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.

Where else “tagil” appears
in YHWHיהוָהyhva

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.

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in the Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁkedosh

Holy One

God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.

Where else “kedosh” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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you will gloryתִּתְהַלָּלtithalal

boast

To speak proudly of oneself or what one has, to make oneself important.

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The context

15Look, I have made you into a threshing sledge, sharp, new, double-edged; you will thresh mountains and crush them, and the hills like chaff you will make.

16 · This verse (above)

17The afflicted and the needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue with thirst is parched; I, YHWH, will answer them; I, the Elohim of Israel, will not abandon them.

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