Isaiah 51:20

“Your children have fainted; they lie at the corner of every street, like an antelope in a net, full of the fury of YHWH, of the rebuke of your Elohim.”

Isaiah 51:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 51:20, word by word

Your childrenבָּנַיִbanayi

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “banayi” appears
have faintedעֻלְּפוּulfu

faint

To be left without strength through hunger, thirst or punishment.

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they lieשָׁכְבוּshachvu

lie down

To lie down to sleep or rest.

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at the cornerרֹאשׁrosh

top

Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.

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streetחוּצוֹתchutsot

street

The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.

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like an antelopeתוֹאto

antelope

A mountain animal, perhaps an antelope. Identification uncertain.

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in a netמִכְמָרmichmar

net

A hunter's net, hidden to catch prey.

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fullמְלֵאִיםmeleim

full

Full, complete. "Full silver" is the full price.

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of the furyחֲמַתchamat

fury

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

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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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of the rebukeגַּעֲרַתgaarat

rebuke

A rebuke: a strong word that scolds or stops someone. Of God, the command before which the sea or the enemies draw back.

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of your Elohimאֱלֹהָיִelohayi

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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The context

19These two things have befallen you —who will grieve for you?— the devastation and the breaking, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort you?

20 · This verse (above)

21Therefore hear now this, afflicted one and drunk, but not with wine:

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