who confirmsמֵקִיםthe wordדְּבַרof his servant,עַבְדּוֹand the counselוַעֲצַתof his messengersמַלְאָכָיוfulfills;יַשְׁלִים הָwho saysאֹמֵרof Jerusalem,לִירוּשָׁלִַם‘She will be inhabited,’תּוּשָׁבand of the citiesוּלְעָרֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָה‘They will be rebuilt,תִּבָּנֶינָהand her ruinsוְחָרְבוֹתֶיהָI will raise up’;אֲקוֹמֵם
Isaiah 44:26
Study it in the app“who confirms the word of his servant, and the counsel of his messengers fulfills; who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and her ruins I will raise up’;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 44:26, word by word
- who confirmsמֵקִיםmekim
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “mekim” appears- the wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of his servantעַבְדּavd
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avd” appears- and the counselעֲצַתatsat
plan
What someone decides to do, above all YHWH, which stands.
Where else “atsat” appears- of his messengersמַלְאָכָיmalachay
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malachay” appears- fulfillsיַשְׁלִיםyashlim
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yashlim” appears- who saysאֹמֵרomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omer” appears- of Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- ‘She will be inhabited,’תּוּשָׁבtushav
be inhabited
For a land to be inhabited.
Where else “tushav” appears- and of the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- ‘They will be rebuiltתִּבָּנֶינָהtibanena
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “tibanena” appears- and her ruinsחָרְבוֹתֶיcharvote
ruin, desolate place
A ruin, a destroyed and deserted place.
Where else “charvote” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
25who frustrates the signs of the empty talkers, and drives mad diviners; who turns the wise backward, and their knowledge he makes foolish;
26 · This verse (above)
27who says to the deep, ‘Be dry, and your rivers I will dry up’;