Isaiah 44:5

“This one will say, ‘I belong to YHWH’; and that one will call himself by the name of Jacob; and another will write on his hand, ‘To YHWH,’ and with the name of Israel will surname himself.””

Isaiah 44:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 44:5, word by word

will sayיֹאמַרyomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomar” appears
belong to YHWH’יהוָהyhva

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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will call himselfיִקְרָאyikra

name

To give someone a name.

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by the nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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will writeיִכְתֹּבyichtov

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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on his handיָדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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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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will surname himselfיְכַנֶּהyechane

flatter, give a title

To give someone a title or honorific name; to flatter.

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The context

4And they will spring up among the grass, like willows by streams of water.

5 · This verse (above)

6Thus says YHWH, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, YHWH Tsevaot: “I am the first, and I am the last, and besides me there is no Elohim.

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