Lift upשְׂאוּyour eyesעֵינֵיכֶםto the heavens,לַשָּׁמַיִםand lookוְהַבִּיטוּat the earthאֶל הָאָרֶץbeneath;מִתַּחַתforכִּיthe heavensשָׁמַיִםlike smokeכֶּעָשָׁןwill vanish,נִמְלָחוּand the earthוְהָאָרֶץlike a garmentכַּבֶּגֶדwill wear out,תִּבְלֶהand its inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶיהָlikewiseכְּמוֹ כֵןwill die;יְמוּתוּןbut my salvationוִישׁוּעָתִיwill beתִּהְיֶהforever,לְעוֹלָםand my righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִיwill notלֹאbe shattered.תֵחָת
Isaiah 51:6
Study it in the app“Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens like smoke will vanish, and the earth like a garment will wear out, and its inhabitants likewise will die; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will not be shattered.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 51:6, word by word
- Lift upשְׂאוּseu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “seu” appears- your eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- to the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and lookהַבִּיטוּhabitu
look
Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.
Where else “habitu” appears- at the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- like smokeעָשָׁןashan
smoke
Smoke.
Where else “ashan” appears- will vanishנִמְלָחוּnimlachu
vanish
To vanish and disappear like smoke.
Where else “nimlachu” appears- like a garmentבֶּגֶדbeged
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “beged” appears- will wear outתִּבְלֶהtivle
wear out
To become old and worn out through use or time, like clothing.
Where else “tivle” appears- and its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- likewiseכֵןchen
gnats
Small biting insects: gnats or lice; the exact sense is uncertain.
Where else “chen” appears- will dieיְמוּתוּyemutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yemutu” appears- but my salvationישׁוּעָתִyshuati
salvation
Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.
Where else “yshuati” appears- will beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- and my righteousnessצִדְקָתִtsidkati
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkati” appears- be shatteredתֵחָתtechat
be shattered
To be broken in pieces, undone by a blow.
Where else “techat” appears
The context
5Near is my righteousness, my salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples; for me the coastlands will wait, and on my arm they will hope.
6 · This verse (above)
7Listen to me, you who know righteousness, people with my instruction in their heart: do not fear the reproach of mortals, and at their insults do not be dismayed.