Isaiah 62:8

“YHWH has sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength: “I will certainly not give your grain again as food to your enemies, and foreigners will certainly not drink your new wine for which you wore yourself out;”

Isaiah 62:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 62:8, word by word

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.

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has swornנִשְׁבַּעnishba

swear

To promise with God as witness.

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by his right handימִינymin

right hand

The hand on the side of strength and honor.

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and by the armזְרוֹעַzeroa

arm

The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.

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of his strengthעֻזּuz

strength

Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.

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giveאֶתֵּןeten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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your grainדְּגָנֵdegane

grain

Grain: wheat and barley.

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as foodמַאֲכָלmaachal

food

Food.

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to your enemiesאֹיְבַיִoyvayi

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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foreignersבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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foreignersנֵכָרnechar

foreign

What is foreign; "son of a foreigner" is someone of another people.

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drinkיִשְׁתּוּyishtu

drink

Drink.

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your new wineתִּירוֹשֵׁtiroshe

new wine

New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.

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you wore yourself outיָגַעַתְּyagaat

grow weary, toil

Grow weary, be tired from effort; also to toil, or to make another weary.

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The context

7and do not give him rest until he establishes her, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

8 · This verse (above)

9but those who harvest it will eat it and praise YHWH, and those who gather it will drink it in the courts of my sanctuary.”

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