Thereforeעַל כֵּןAdonaiאֲדֹנָיdoes notלֹאrejoiceיִשְׂמַחover its young men,עַל בַּחוּרָיוand on its orphansוְ יְתֹמָיוand its widowsוְ אַלְמְנֹתָיוhe has noלֹאcompassion;יְרַחֵםforכִּיevery one of themכֻלּוֹis godlessחָנֵףand an evildoer,וּמֵרַעand everyוְכָלmouthפֶּהspeaksדֹּבֵרinfamy.נְבָלָהFor allבְּכָלthisזֹאתhis angerאַפּוֹhas notלֹאturned back,שָׁבand his handיָדוֹis stillוְעוֹדstretched out.נְטוּיָה
Isaiah 9:17
Study it in the app“Therefore Adonai does not rejoice over its young men, and on its orphans and its widows he has no compassion; for every one of them is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks infamy. For all this his anger has not turned back, and his hand is still stretched out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 9:17, word by word
- 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- rejoiceיִשְׂמַחyismach
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismach” appears- over its young menבַּחוּרָיbachuray
young man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “bachuray” appears- and on its orphansיְתֹמָיyetomay
fatherless
Orphan; above all one who has lost his father.
Where else “yetomay” appears- and its widowsאַלְמְנֹתָיalmnotay
widow
Widow.
Where else “almnotay” appears- compassionיְרַחֵםyerachem
have compassion
To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.
Where else “yerachem” appears- is godlessחָנֵףchanef
godless, profane
Godless: one who lives without regard for God; defiled, profane.
Where else “chanef” appears- and an evildoerמֵרַעmera
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “mera” appears- mouthפֶּהpe
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pe” appears- speaksדֹּבֵרdover
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dover” appears- infamyנְבָלָהnevala
outrage, folly
Outrage, disgraceful folly: a shameful act that gravely offends the whole community.
Where else “nevala” appears- his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- turned backשָׁבshav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shav” appears- and his handיָדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- stretched outנְטוּיָהnetuya
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “netuya” appears
The context
16And those who guide this people have been leading it astray, and those guided by them are swallowed up.
17 · This verse (above)
18For wickedness burns like a fire; it devours briers and thorns, and it kindles the thickets of the forest, and they roll up in a column of smoke.