Isaiah 51:13

“And you have forgotten YHWH your Maker, who stretches out the heavens and founds the earth, and you dread continually, all the day, before the fury of the oppressor, when he sets himself to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor?”

Isaiah 51:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 51:13, word by word

And you have forgottenתִּשְׁכַּחtishkach

forget

Forget.

Where else “tishkach” appears
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
your Makerעֹשֶׂose

make

To build or create something.

Where else “ose” appears
who stretches outנוֹטֶהnote

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

Where else “note” appears
the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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and foundsיֹסֵדyosed

found

To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.

Where else “yosed” appears
the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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and you dreadתְּפַחֵדtefached

dread

To tremble with fear before something that threatens.

Where else “tefached” appears
continuallyתָּמִידtamid

continually

Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.

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the dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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beforeפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the furyחֲמַתchamat

fury

Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.

Where else “chamat” appears
of the oppressorמֵּצִיקmetsik

distress, press hard

Press hard, distress, put in straits.

Where else “metsik” appears
he sets himselfכּוֹנֵןkonen

prepare

To get something set and done beforehand.

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to destroyהַשְׁחִיתhashchit

destroy

To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.

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The context

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?

13 · This verse (above)

14Soon the one bowed down will be set free, and he will not die going down to the pit, nor will his bread be lacking.

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