Isaiah 65:13

“Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: “Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty; look, my servants will be glad, but you will be put to shame;”

Isaiah 65:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 65:13, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears
my servantsעֲבָדַavada

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

Where else “avada” appears
will eatיֹאכֵלוּyochelu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “yochelu” appears
will be hungryתִּרְעָבוּtiravu

be hungry

Be hungry.

Where else “tiravu” appears
will drinkיִשְׁתּוּyishtu

drink

Drink.

Where else “yishtu” appears
will be thirstyתִּצְמָאוּtitsmau

be thirsty

Be thirsty.

Where else “titsmau” appears
will be gladיִשְׂמָחוּyismachu

rejoice

To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.

Where else “yismachu” appears
will be put to shameתֵּבֹשׁוּtevoshu

be ashamed

To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.

Where else “tevoshu” appears

The context

12I will destine you to the sword, and all of you will bow down to the slaughter; because I called, and you did not answer; I spoke, and you did not listen; and you did what was evil in my eyes, and you chose what I did not delight in.”

13 · This verse (above)

14look, my servants will shout for joy from goodness of heart, but you will cry out from pain of heart, and from the shattering of spirit you will wail.

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