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Look,הִנֵּהmy servantעַבְדִּיwill act wisely;יַשְׂכִּילhe will be raisedיָרוּםand lifted up,וְנִשָּׂאand will beוְveryמְאֹדhigh.גָבַהּ
Isaiah 52:13
Study it in the app“Look, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up, and will be very high.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 52:13, word by word
- my servantעַבְדִּavdi
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appears- will act wiselyיַשְׂכִּילyaskil
succeed
For what one undertakes to turn out well.
Where else “yaskil” appears- he will be raisedיָרוּםyarum
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “yarum” appears- and lifted upנִשָּׂאnisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nisa” appears- veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- highגָבַהּgavah
be honored
To be honored, or honor another.
Where else “gavah” appears
Translation note
Here begins the song of the servant, which runs to 53:12. Philip explains it to the Ethiopian, applying it to Jesus (Acts 8:32-35).
The context
12For not in haste will you go out, nor in flight will you go; for YHWH goes before you, and your rear guard is the Elohim of Israel.
13 · This verse (above)
14Just as many were astonished at you —so disfigured, beyond that of a man, was his appearance, and his form, beyond that of human beings—