Isaiah 57:1

“The righteous one perishes, and there is no one who lays it to heart; and men of loyal love are gathered, with no one who understands that in the face of the evil the righteous one is gathered.”

Isaiah 57:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 57:1, word by word

The righteous oneצַּדִּיקtsadik

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

Where else “tsadik” appears
perishesאָבָדavad

perish

To die, be ruined.

Where else “avad” appears
oneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
who lays itשָׂםsam

take to heart

"Set the face": decide; "set in the heart": pay attention.

Where else “sam” appears
to heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lev” appears
of loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed

faithfulness

Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.

Where else “chesed” appears
are gatheredנֶאֱסָפִיםneesafim

join ancestors

To die and be placed with one's own who have died before.

Where else “neesafim” appears
one who understandsמֵבִיןmevin

understand

To understand, realize.

Where else “mevin” appears
in the face ofפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pene” appears
the evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2He enters into peace; they rest on their beds, he who walks in his uprightness.

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