Isaiah 65:14

“look, 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.”

Isaiah 65:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 65:14, word by word

my servantsעֲבָדַavada

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

Where else “avada” appears
will shout for joyיָרֹנּוּyaronu

shout for joy

To raise a glad cry.

Where else “yaronu” appears
from goodnessטּוּבtuv

goodness

What is good in a person, shown in how he treats others, like God's character.

Where else “tuv” appears
of heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lev” appears
will cry outתִּצְעֲקוּtitsaku

cry out

To shout for help or justice.

Where else “titsaku” appears
from painכְּאֵבkeev

pain, suffering

Pain, suffering. It may be pain of the body or inward pain, of grief.

Where else “keev” appears
and from the shatteringשֵּׁבֶרshever

ruin

The downfall of a people or someone.

Where else “shever” appears
of spiritרוּחַruach

spirit

What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.

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you will wailתְּיֵלִילוּteyelilu

howl, wail

To howl, to wail: to cry out loud in grief or alarm.

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The context

13Therefore 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;

14 · This verse (above)

15And you will leave your name as an oath to my chosen ones: ‘So may Adonai YHWH put you to death!’ but his servants he will call by another name.

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