ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִה“Look,הִנֵּהI will lift upאֶשָּׂאmy handיָדִיto the nations,אֶל גּוֹיִםand to the peoplesוְאֶל עַמִּיםI will raiseאָרִיםmy banner;נִסִּיand they will bringוְהֵבִיאוּyour sonsבָנַיִךְin the bosom,בְּחֹצֶןand your daughtersוּבְנֹתַיִךְwill be carriedתִּנָּשֶׂאנָהon the shoulder.עַל כָּתֵף
Isaiah 49:22
Study it in the app“Thus 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 49:22, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- I will lift upאֶשָּׂאesa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “esa” appears- my handיָדִyadi
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appears- to the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- and to the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- I will raiseאָרִיםarim
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “arim” appears- my bannerנִסִּnisi
banner
A signal raised on a staff, for all to gather.
Where else “nisi” appears- and they will bringהֵבִיאוּheviu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heviu” appears- your sonsבָנַיִvanayi
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanayi” appears- in the bosomחֹצֶןchotsen
bosom, lap
Lap: the fold of the cloak over the chest, which served to carry things. Shaking it out was a sign of being left empty.
Where else “chotsen” appears- and your daughtersבְנֹתַיִvenotayi
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “venotayi” appears- on the shoulderכָּתֵףkatef
shoulder
The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.
Where else “katef” appears
The context
21And 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?’”
22 · This verse (above)
23And kings will be your foster fathers, and their princesses your nursing mothers; with their faces to the ground they will bow down to you, and the dust of your feet they will lick; and you will know that I am YHWH, that those who wait for me will not be ashamed.”