Isaiah 58:11

“And YHWH will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in scorched places, and your bones he will strengthen; and you will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters do not deceive.”

Isaiah 58:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 58:11, word by word

And 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
will guide youנָחֲnaach

lead, guide

Lead, guide along the way; bring someone to a place.

Where else “naach” appears
continuallyתָּמִידtamid

continually

Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.

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and satisfyהִשְׂבִּיעַhisbia

satisfy

To give another all they need: YHWH gives good in plenty.

Where else “hisbia” appears
your soulנַפְשֶׁnafshe

appetite

Hunger or craving; the throat.

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in scorched placesצַחְצָחוֹתtsachtsachot

dry place

A dry place, a parched land.

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your bonesעַצְמֹתֶיatsmote

bone

Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.

Where else “atsmote” appears
he will strengthenיַחֲלִיץyachalits

arm

To get ready for war.

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and you will beהָיִיתָhayita

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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like a wateredרָוֶהrave

watered, saturated

Watered, well soaked with water; also filled with drink.

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gardenגַןgan

garden

Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.

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and like a springמוֹצָאmotsa

source

The place something comes from, like water welling up.

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of waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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deceiveיְכַזְּבוּyechazvu

fail

To fail to deliver what it promised, leaving down the one who trusted.

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The context

10and if you offer your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your gloom will be like noon.

11 · This verse (above)

12And those from you will build the ancient ruins; the foundations of generation after generation you will raise up; and you will be called ‘Repairer of breaches, restorer of paths to live in.’

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