Isaiah 51:11

“And the ransomed of YHWH will return, and come to Zion with joyful shouting, and eternal gladness will be on their head; joy and gladness they will obtain; sorrow and sighing will flee.”

Isaiah 51:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 51:11, word by word

And the ransomedפְדוּיֵיfeduye

redeem

To set someone free from slavery or danger, as God did with Israel.

Where else “feduye” appears
of 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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will returnיְשׁוּבוּyeshuvu

return

To go back to a place.

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and comeבָאוּvau

enter

To go into a place.

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with joyful shoutingרִנָּהrina

joyful shout

Glad cries or songs.

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and eternalעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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gladnessשִׂמְחַתsimchat

joy

Joy, gladness, celebration.

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will be on their headרֹאשָׁrosha

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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joyשָׂשׂוֹןsason

joy, gladness

Joy, lively gladness.

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they will obtainיַשִּׂיגוּyasigu

reach

To get hold of, have sufficient.

Where else “yasigu” appears
sorrowיָגוֹןyagon

sorrow, grief

Deep sorrow, grief.

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and sighingאֲנָחָהanacha

sighing, groaning

A sigh, a groan: the moan of one who suffers or is weary.

Where else “anacha” appears
will fleeנָסוּnasu

flee

To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.

Where else “nasu” appears

Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

10Are you not the one who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a road for the redeemed to cross over?

11 · This verse (above)

12“I, I am the same, he who comforts you. Who are you, that you fear a mortal who will die, and the son of man who is made as grass?

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