Isaiah 9:17

“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.”

Isaiah 9:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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