Isaiah 51:17

“Rouse yourself, rouse yourself, stand up, Jerusalem, who drank from the hand of YHWH the cup of his fury; the goblet of the cup of reeling you drank, you drained.”

Isaiah 51:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 51:17, word by word

Rouse yourselfהִתְעוֹרְרִיhitorri

awake

To rouse from sleep or inactivity; in prayer, to ask God to act.

Where else “hitorri” appears
stand upקוּמִיkumi

stand firm

To hold firm, be fulfilled.

Where else “kumi” appears
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
drankשָׁתִיתshatit

drink

Drink.

Where else “shatit” appears
from the handיַּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” 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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the cupכּוֹסkos

cup

A drinking vessel; also the lot that falls to each one to drink, good or bad.

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of his furyחֲמָתchamat

fury

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

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the gobletקֻבַּעַתkubaat

goblet, bowl

A goblet, a deep cup or bowl.

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of reelingתַּרְעֵלָהtarela

staggering

Staggering, reeling like a drunkard. "Wine of staggering": a drink that makes one reel.

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you drainedמָצִיתmatsit

drain, squeeze out

Squeeze out, wring out until all the liquid is gone; drain.

Where else “matsit” appears

Places in this verse

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

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

16And I have put my words in your mouth, and in the shadow of my hand I have covered you, to plant the heavens and to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”

17 · This verse (above)

18There is no one to guide her among all the children she bore; and there is no one to take her by her hand among all the children she raised.

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