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But theyוְהֵמָּהrebelledמָרוּand grievedוְעִצְּבוּhis holy spirit;אֶת רוּחַ קָדְשׁוֹso he turnedוַיֵּהָפֵךְto be their enemy;לָהֶם לְאוֹיֵבhe himselfהוּאfoughtנִלְחַםagainst them.בָּם
Isaiah 63:10
Study it in the app“But they rebelled and grieved his holy spirit; so he turned to be their enemy; he himself fought against them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 63:10, word by word
- rebelledמָרוּmaru
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “maru” appears- and grievedעִצְּבוּitsvu
grieve
To feel pain or grief in the heart, or to cause it to someone.
Where else “itsvu” appears- his holy spiritרוּחַruach
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appears- his holy spiritקָדְשׁkadsh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadsh” appears- so he turnedיֵּהָפֵךְyehafech
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “yehafech” appears- to be their enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- foughtנִלְחַםnilcham
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilcham” appears
Translation note
In the Old Testament “spirit” is written in lowercase (see the note on 11:2). Paul takes up these words in Ephesians 4:30: “do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God.”
The context
9In all their distress there was distress to him, and the angel of his face saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
10 · This verse (above)
11Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, his people: “Where is the one who brought them up from the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who put in his midst his holy spirit,