In allבְּכָלtheir distressצָרָתָםthere was distressצָרto him,לוֹand the angelוּמַלְאַךְof his faceפָּנָיוsaved them;הוֹשִׁיעָםin his loveבְּאַהֲבָתוֹand in his pityוּבְחֶמְלָתוֹheהוּאredeemed them;גְאָלָםand he lifted them upוַיְנַטְּלֵםand carried themוַיְנַשְּׂאֵםallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיof old.עוֹלָם
Isaiah 63:9
Study it in the app“In 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 63:9, word by word
- their distressצָרָתָtsarata
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsarata” appears- there was distressצָרtsar
distress
A tight situation from which one cannot escape.
Where else “tsar” appears- and the angelמַלְאַךְmalach
angel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” appears- of his faceפָּנָיpanay
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panay” appears- saved themהוֹשִׁיעָhoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshia” appears- in his loveאַהֲבָתahavat
love
Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.
Where else “ahavat” appears- and in his pityחֶמְלָתchemlat
compassion
Compassion: pity that moves one to rescue.
Where else “chemlat” appears- redeemed themגְאָלָgeala
Redeemer
YHWH, who rescues his people.
Where else “geala” appears- and he lifted them upיְנַטְּלֵyenatle
lift; lay on
Lift, bear; and hence lay something on someone, impose it.
Where else “yenatle” appears- and carried themיְנַשְּׂאֵyenase
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “yenase” appears- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- of oldעוֹלָםolam
of old
The times of the forefathers, far back in the past.
Where else “olam” appears
Translation note
“To him” is what is read; what is written says “not,” and then: “in all their distress [there was] no adversary.” “The angel of his face”: the one who is in his presence.
The context
8And he said, “Surely they are my people, children who will not lie”; and he became for them a Savior.
9 · This verse (above)
10But they rebelled and grieved his holy spirit; so he turned to be their enemy; he himself fought against them.