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and YHWHוְ יְהוָהremoves far awayרִחַקhuman beings,הָאָדָםand greatוְרַבָּהis the abandonmentהָעֲזוּבָהin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof the land.הָאָרֶץ
Isaiah 6:12
Study it in the app“and YHWH removes far away human beings, and great is the abandonment in the midst of the land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 6:12, 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- removes far awayרִחַקrichak
remove
To put something far away, remove it from oneself or from another.
Where else “richak” appears- human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- and greatרַבָּהraba
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “raba” appears- is the abandonmentעֲזוּבָהazuva
forsakenness
Forsakenness, being abandoned and left empty of people.
Where else “azuva” appears- in the midstקֶרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
11And I said, “How long, Adonai?” And he said, “Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without a human being, and the ground lies waste, a desolation;
12 · This verse (above)
13And though there is still a tenth in it, it will again be for consuming, like the terebinth and like the oak which, when cut down, leave their stump; the holy seed is its stump.”