Isaiah 60:15

“Instead of your being forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you an eternal pride, a rejoicing of generation after generation.”

Isaiah 60:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 60:15, word by word

your beingהֱיוֹתֵheote

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “heote” appears
forsakenעֲזוּבָהazuva

forsake

To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.

Where else “azuva” appears
and hatedשְׂנוּאָהsenua

hate

To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.

Where else “senua” appears
passing throughעוֹבֵרover

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “over” appears
I will make youשַׂמְתִּיsamti

make

To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".

Where else “samti” appears
an eternalעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
prideגְאוֹןgeon

pride

Thinking oneself above others, a person or nation.

Where else “geon” appears
a rejoicingמְשׂוֹשׂmesos

joy, delight

Joy, delight; also what causes it.

Where else “mesos” appears
of generationדּוֹרdor

generation

The people of the same time.

Where else “dor” appears

The context

14And they will come to you bowing low, the sons of those who afflicted you, and they will bow down at the soles of your feet, all who despised you; and they will call you “The City of YHWH, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.”

15 · This verse (above)

16And you will suck the milk of nations, and the breast of kings you will suck; and you will know that I, YHWH, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

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