Isaiah 45:20

“Gather yourselves and come; draw near together, you who escaped from the nations. They do not know, those who carry the wood of their carved image and pray to a god that cannot save.”

Isaiah 45:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 45:20, word by word

Gather yourselvesהִקָּבְצוּhikavtsu

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

Where else “hikavtsu” appears
and comeבֹאוּvou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vou” appears
draw nearהִתְנַגְּשׁוּhitnagshu

come near

To go until one is near someone or something.

Where else “hitnagshu” appears
togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav

together

Together, at the same time.

Where else “yachdav” appears
you who escapedפְּלִיטֵיpelite

fugitive, survivor

Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.

Where else “pelite” appears
from the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
knowיָדְעוּyadu

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadu” appears
those who carryנֹּשְׂאִיםnosim

carry

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

Where else “nosim” appears
the woodעֵץets

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

Where else “ets” appears
of their carved imageפִּסְלָpisla

carved image

Carved image: a figure of a god made of wood or stone.

Where else “pisla” appears
and prayמִתְפַּלְלִיםmitpallim

pray

To talk with God, often asking for others.

Where else “mitpallim” appears
a godאֵלel

El, God, god

"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".

Where else “el” appears
saveיוֹשִׁיעַyoshia

save

To rescue someone from danger.

Where else “yoshia” appears

The context

19I have not spoken in secret, in a place of a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in emptiness.’ I, YHWH, speak righteousness, I declare uprightness.

20 · This verse (above)

21Declare, and bring it forward; indeed, let them take counsel together. Who has made this heard from of old, who declared it long ago? Was it not I, YHWH? And there is no other Elohim besides me, a righteous El and Savior; there is none besides me.

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