Isaiah 51:6

“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.”

Isaiah 51:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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