Study it in the app“For the sake of Zion I will not keep silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes out like brightness, and her salvation like a torch that burns.”
For the sake ofלְמַעַןZionצִיּוֹןI will notלֹאkeep silent,אֶחֱשֶׁהand for the sake ofוּלְמַעַןJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםI will notלֹאbe quiet,אֶשְׁקוֹטuntilעַדher righteousnessצִדְקָהּgoes outיֵצֵאlike brightness,כַנֹּגַהּand her salvationוִישׁוּעָתָהּlike a torchכְּלַפִּידthat burns.יִבְעָר
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appearsbe silent, be still
Be silent, keep still without doing anything.
Where else “echeshe” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearsbe at rest, be quiet
Be at rest, be quiet, without war or alarm.
Where else “eshkot” appearsrighteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsidka” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appearsbrightness
Brightness, shining: the light of fire, of dawn, of the sun, or of the presence of God.
Where else “nogah” appearssalvation
Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.
Where else “yshuata” appearstorch, flame
Torch, flame; also lightning.
Where else “lapid” appearsburn
For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.
Where else “yivar” appears1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
1 · This verse (above)
2And nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; and you will be called by a new name that the mouth of YHWH will designate.
