Isaiah 49:21

“And you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me? I was bereaved of children and barren, an exile and set aside; and these, who brought them up? Look, I was left by myself; these, where were they?’””

Isaiah 49:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 49:21, word by word

And you will sayאָמַרְתְּamart

think

To speak inwardly without saying it aloud; to think.

Where else “amart” appears
in your heartלְבָבֵlevave

heart

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

Where else “levave” appears
has begottenיָלַדyalad

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

Where else “yalad” appears
was bereaved of childrenשְׁכוּלָהshechula

be bereaved

To lose one's children, by death or by separation.

Where else “shechula” appears
and barrenגַלְמוּדָהgalmuda

barren, desolate

Barren, bearing no fruit or life; also desolate, alone.

Where else “galmuda” appears
an exileגֹּלָהgola

go into exile

To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.

Where else “gola” appears
and set asideסוּרָהsura

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

Where else “sura” appears
brought them upגִדֵּלgidel

grow up

To get bigger, become an adult; to bring up a child.

Where else “gidel” appears
was leftנִשְׁאַרְתִּיnisharti

remain

To remain, what is left.

Where else “nisharti” appears
by myselfבַדִּvadi

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

Where else “vadi” appears
whereאֵיפֹהefo

where?

Where? From what place?

Where else “efo” appears

The context

20Still they will say in your ears, the children of your loss of children: ‘The place is too narrow for me; make room for me, and I will dwell.’

21 · This verse (above)

22Thus says Adonai YHWH: “Look, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and to the peoples I will raise my banner; and they will bring your sons in the bosom, and your daughters will be carried on the shoulder.

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