Let the wickedרָשָׁעabandonיַעֲזֹבhis way,דַּרְכּוֹand the manוְאִישׁof wickednessאָוֶןhis thoughts;מַחְשְׁבֹתָיוand let him returnוְיָשֹׁבto YHWH,אֶל יְהוָהand he will have compassion on him;וִירַחֲמֵהוּand to our Elohim,וְאֶל אֱלֹהֵינוּforכִּיhe will aboundיַרְבֶּהin forgiving.”לִסְלוֹחַ
Isaiah 55:7
Study it in the app“Let the wicked abandon his way, and the man of wickedness his thoughts; and let him return to YHWH, and he will have compassion on him; and to our Elohim, for he will abound in forgiving.””
Seek God: he is generous in forgivingTurning back to God
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 55:7, word by word
- Let the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- abandonיַעֲזֹבyaazov
forsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “yaazov” appears- his wayדַּרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appears- and the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears- his thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָיmachshvotay
thought
What one has in mind and intends.
Where else “machshvotay” appears- and let him returnיָשֹׁבyashov
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “yashov” appears- to 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- and he will have compassion on himירַחֲמֵyrachame
have compassion
To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.
Where else “yrachame” appears- and to our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- he will aboundיַרְבֶּהyarbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “yarbe” appears- in forgivingסְלוֹחַseloach
forgive
Forgive, pardon. In the Bible this verb has only God as its subject.
Where else “seloach” appears
The context
6Seek YHWH while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
7 · This verse (above)
8“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” declares YHWH.