Isaiah 65:16

“So that whoever blesses himself in the land will bless himself by the Elohim of Amen, and whoever swears in the land will swear by the Elohim of Amen; for the former distresses have been forgotten, and because they have been hidden from my eyes.”

Isaiah 65:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 65:16, word by word

whoever blesses himselfמִּתְבָּרֵךְmitbarech

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

Where else “mitbarech” appears
in the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
by the Elohimאלֹהֵיlohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “lohe” appears
of Amenאָמֵןamen

amen

Amen: "so it is," "so be it." Whoever says it accepts as firm and true what has just been said.

Where else “amen” appears
and whoever swearsנִּשְׁבָּעnishba

swear

To promise with God as witness.

Where else “nishba” appears
the formerרִאשֹׁנוֹתrishonot

former

What already happened or existed before, in past times.

Where else “rishonot” appears
distressesצָּרוֹתtsarot

distress

A time of hardship or danger.

Where else “tsarot” appears
have been forgottenנִשְׁכְּחוּnishkchu

forget

Forget.

Where else “nishkchu” appears
they have been hiddenנִסְתְּרוּnistru

hide

To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.

Where else “nistru” appears
from my eyesעֵינָena

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ena” appears

Translation note

“Amen”: what is firm, what is true. Revelation 3:14 calls Jesus “the Amen.”

The context

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.

16 · This verse (above)

17For look, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor rise in the heart.

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