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According toכְּעַלtheir deeds,גְּמֻלוֹתaccordinglyכְּעַלhe will repay:יְשַׁלֵּםfuryחֵמָהto his adversaries,לְצָרָיוretributionגְּמוּלto his enemies;לְאֹיְבָיוto the coastlandsלָאִיִּיםhe will repayיְשַׁלֵּםretribution.גְּמוּל
Isaiah 59:18
Study it in the app“According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay: fury to his adversaries, retribution to his enemies; to the coastlands he will repay retribution.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 59:18, word by word
- their deedsגְּמֻלוֹתgemulot
recompense
Pay, recompense: what is given to someone for what he did, good or bad. It is the feminine form of another word with the same sense.
Where else “gemulot” appears- he will repayיְשַׁלֵּםyeshalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalem” appears- furyחֵמָהchema
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chema” appears- to his adversariesצָרָיtsaray
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsaray” appears- retributionגְּמוּלgemul
recompense
What one receives for what one did.
Where else “gemul” appears- to his enemiesאֹיְבָיoyvay
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyvay” appears- to the coastlandsאִיִּיםiyim
coast, island
Coast, island: the lands along the sea.
Where else “iyim” appears
The context
17And he put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as in a robe.
18 · This verse (above)
19And they will fear from the west the name of YHWH, and from the rising of the sun his glory; for he will come like a narrow river that the breath of YHWH drives along.