Isaiah 60:21

“And your people, all of them, will be righteous; forever they will possess the land, the shoot of my planting, the work of my hands, to glorify myself.”

Isaiah 60:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 60:21, word by word

And your peopleעַמֵּame

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ame” appears
will be righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

Where else “tsadikim” appears
foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
they will possessיִירְשׁוּyirshu

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

Where else “yirshu” appears
the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
the shootנֵצֶרnetser

shoot, sprout

A shoot, a sprout; figuratively, a descendant.

Where else “netser” appears
of my plantingמַטָּעַmataa

planting, plantation

A planting: the place planted (a garden or vineyard) or what is planted.

Where else “mataa” appears
the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
of my handsיָדַyada

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yada” appears
to glorify myselfהִתְפָּאֵרhitpaer

glorify

To make lovely, give honor, as God his people.

Where else “hitpaer” appears

The context

20Your sun will no longer set, nor will your moon wane; for YHWH will be your eternal light, and the days of your mourning will be ended.

21 · This verse (above)

22The least will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation; I, YHWH, will hasten it in its time.

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