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Look,הֵןthe handיַדof YHWHיְהוָהhas notלֹאgrown too shortקָצְרָהto save,מֵהוֹשִׁיעַnorוְלֹאhis earאָזְנוֹtoo heavyכָבְדָהto hear.מִשְּׁמוֹעַ
Isaiah 59:1
Study it in the app“Look, the hand of YHWH has not grown too short to save, nor his ear too heavy to hear.”
God is able to save; it is the people's faults that put distance between themHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 59:1, word by word
- the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of 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- grown too shortקָצְרָהkatsra
run short
To come up lacking; run out of patience.
Where else “katsra” appears- to saveהוֹשִׁיעַhoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshia” appears- his earאָזְנazn
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azn” appears- too heavyכָבְדָהchavda
be heavy
To weigh much, like a burden.
Where else “chavda” appears- to hearשְּׁמוֹעַshemoa
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemoa” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2But your iniquities have been what separates between you and your Elohim, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.