Isaiah 45:13

“I have stirred him up in righteousness, and all his ways I will make straight; he will build my city and let my exiles go, not for a price nor for a bribe,” says YHWH Tsevaot.”

Isaiah 45:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 45:13, word by word

have stirred him upהַעִירֹתִhairoti

stir up

To move someone to act, as YHWH a king.

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in righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek

righteousness

Living uprightly before God.

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his waysדְּרָכָיderachay

manner

The way one lives and acts.

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I will make straightאֲיַשֵּׁרayasher

make straight

To keep a true course, or level the way.

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will buildיִבְנֶהyivne

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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my cityעִירִiri

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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and let my exiles goגָלוּתִgaluti

exiles

The group of those carried off far from their land.

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and let my exiles goיְשַׁלֵּחַyeshaleach

let go

To set free, release.

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for a priceמְחִירmechir

price, payment

Price, payment.

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for a bribeשֹׁחַדshochad

bribe

Bribe: a gift given to a judge to twist his decision.

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saysאָמַרamar

say

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

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

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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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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The context

12I made the earth, and human beings on it I created; I, my hands stretched out the heavens, and all their army I commanded.

13 · This verse (above)

14Thus says YHWH: “The labor of Egypt and the gain of Cush and the Sabeans, men of stature, will pass over to you and will be yours; they will walk behind you; in chains they will pass over; and to you they will bow down, to you they will pray: ‘Only in you is El, and there is no other; there is no other Elohim.’”

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