Isaiah 59:21

““As for me, this is my covenant with them, says YHWH: my spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouth of your offspring, or from the mouth of the offspring of your offspring, says YHWH, from now and forever.””

Isaiah 59:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 59:21, word by word

my covenantבְּרִיתִberiti

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

Where else “beriti” appears
saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears
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
my spiritרוּחִruchi

Spirit of God

The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.

Where else “ruchi” appears
and my wordsדְבָרַdevara

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devara” appears
I have putשַׂמְתִּיsamti

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “samti” appears
in your mouthפִיfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “fi” appears
will not departיָמוּשׁוּyamushu

depart

To shift from its place.

Where else “yamushu” appears
of your offspringזַרְעֲzara

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

Where else “zara” appears
and foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears

Translation note

On “spirit” in lowercase, see the note on 11:2.

The context

20“And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” declares YHWH.

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