Isaiah 41:22

“Let them bring them forward and declare to us what will happen; the former things, what they were, declare, that we may set our heart on them and know their end; or the things to come make us hear.”

Isaiah 41:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 41:22, word by word

Let them bring them forwardיַגִּישׁוּyagishu

bring near

To carry something over, or present a gift.

Where else “yagishu” appears
and declareיַגִּידוּyagidu

declare

To announce what God does or will do.

Where else “yagidu” appears
will happenתִּקְרֶינָהtikrena

befall

For an event to come upon someone without his seeking it.

Where else “tikrena” appears
the former thingsרִאשֹׁנוֹתrishonot

former

What already happened or existed before, in past times.

Where else “rishonot” appears
that we may setנָשִׂימָהnasima

take to heart

"Set the face": decide; "set in the heart": pay attention.

Where else “nasima” appears
our heart on themלִבֵּlibe

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “libe” appears
and knowנֵדְעָהneda

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “neda” appears
their endאַחֲרִיתָacharita

end

Where something ends, and how it ends.

Where else “acharita” appears
the things to comeבָּאוֹתbaot

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “baot” appears
make us hearהַשְׁמִיעֻhashmiu

proclaim

Literally "make hear": to make known to all.

Where else “hashmiu” appears

The context

21“Bring near your dispute,” says YHWH; “bring forward your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.

22 · This verse (above)

23Declare the things that are coming hereafter, that we may know that you are gods; indeed, do good or do harm, that we may look about in anguish and see it together.

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