But YHWHוַ יְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתwill be exaltedיִּגְבַּהin judgment,בַּמִּשְׁפָּטand theוְהָholyהַקָּדוֹשׁElאֵלshows himself holyנִקְדָּשׁin righteousness.בִּצְדָקָה
Isaiah 5:16
Study it in the app“But YHWH Tsevaot will be exalted in judgment, and the holy El shows himself holy in righteousness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 5:16, word by word
- But 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- will be exaltedיִּגְבַּהyigba
be honored
To be honored, or honor another.
Where else “yigba” appears- in judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- holyקָּדוֹשׁkadosh
Holy One
God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.
Where else “kadosh” appears- Elאֵלel
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- shows himself holyנִקְדָּשׁnikdash
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “nikdash” appears- in righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears
The context
15And human beings are bowed down, and man is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are brought low.
16 · This verse (above)
17And lambs will graze as in their pasture, and the ruins of the fat ones resident aliens will eat.