Isaiah 66:12

“For thus says YHWH: “Look, I will extend to her peace like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing torrent; and you will suck; at the side you will be carried, and on her knees you will be dandled.”

Isaiah 66:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 66:12, 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
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.

Where else “yehva” appears
will extendנֹטֶהnote

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

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peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shalom” appears
like a riverנָהָרnahar

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

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and the gloryכְּבוֹדkevod

glory

God's majesty and presence.

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of the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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like an overflowingשׁוֹטֵףshotef

overflow

To burst its banks and carry everything off.

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torrentנַחַלnachal

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

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and you will suckינַקְתֶּםynaktem

suck

For a baby to take milk from his mother's breast.

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at the sideצַדtsad

side

Side.

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you will be carriedתִּנָּשֵׂאוּtinaseu

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

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and on her kneesבִּרְכַּיִםbirkayim

knee

Knee.

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you will be dandledתְּשָׁעֳשָׁעוּteshaoshau

delight

To take joy; be cuddled like a child.

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The context

11so that you may suck and be satisfied from the breast of her consolations; so that you may drink deeply and delight from the abundance of her glory.

12 · This verse (above)

13As a man whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; and in Jerusalem you will be comforted.”

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