Isaiah 65:25

“The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion like the ox will eat straw; and the serpent, dust will be its bread; they will not do evil or destroy in all my holy mountain,” says YHWH.”

Isaiah 65:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 65:25, word by word

The wolfזְאֵבzeev

wolf

Wolf.

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and the lambטָלֶהtale

lamb

Young lamb, still nursing.

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will grazeיִרְעוּyiru

graze

To tend a flock, or eat grass.

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togetherאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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and the lionאַרְיֵהarye

lion

Lion.

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like the oxבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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will eatיֹאכַלyochal

eat

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

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strawתֶּבֶןteven

straw

Straw: chopped stalks of grain, used as fodder for animals and in making bricks.

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the serpentנָחָשׁnachash

serpent

A legless reptile that crawls and often bites with venom.

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dustעָפָרafar

dust

Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.

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will be its breadלַחְמlachm

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

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do evilיָרֵעוּyareu

do evil

To harm someone; evildoers.

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destroyיַשְׁחִיתוּyashchitu

destroy

To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.

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my holy mountainהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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my holy mountainקָדְשִׁkadshi

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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saysאָמַרamar

say

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

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Translation note

See 11:6-9.

The context

24And it will be that before they call, I will answer; they are still speaking, and I will hear.

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