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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 46ישעיהו 46

Each verse opens with the running Hebrew, an English translation, and a discourse note (its connective, relation, and role in the argument). Below follows the word-by-word breakdown in six tiers: gloss, case/state or parsing, syntax, semantic force, and a lexical note.

Case Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Vocative Verb (no case) Indeclinable

Discourse notes head each verse: relation · connective · clause-flow. Indentation marks prominence — flush-left = main line of argument; indented = supporting / subordinate material.

Theme

Bel stooping, Nebo collapsing, idols loaded onto weary beasts, Israel addressed as the remnant carried from womb to old age by YHWH, the challenge to compare any manufactured god with the one who declares the end from the beginning, and the closing assurance that salvation is being brought near to Zion make Isaiah 46 a compact but powerful contrast chapter in the anti-idol sequence. It opens with a scene of humiliation for Babylon's gods. Bel bends down, Nebo collapses, and the images once treated as mighty now become burdens laid on animals and cattle. Far from delivering their worshipers, they themselves must be hauled away, and even then they cannot rescue the load or their own life from captivity. That spectacle establishes the chapter's controlling irony. False gods must be carried. Israel's God carries. The address to the house of Jacob and the remnant of the house of Israel develops that contrast with unusual tenderness. From the belly and from the womb YHWH has borne this people, and he promises to do so still into old age and gray hair. He made, he will carry, he will bear, and he will deliver. In a book so full of creator language, this chapter gives that theme a strongly pastoral form. Divine sovereignty is not only cosmic or imperial. It is sustaining, weight-bearing fidelity toward a worn remnant. From there the oracle turns back to mockery of idols. Gold is poured from the bag, silver is weighed, a smith is hired, and the product is called a god before which people bow and prostrate themselves. Yet once the image is lifted to its place, it can only stand there. It does not move. People cry to it and it does not answer; it cannot save from distress. The ridicule is severe, but its aim is moral awakening. Transgressors are told to remember this, to take courage, and to bring it back to heart. The remembering demanded here is not nostalgia but theological sanity. The former things of old must be recalled because YHWH alone is God and there is none like him. That uniqueness is then defined through sovereign foretelling and effective purpose. He declares the end from the beginning and from ancient time what has not yet been done, and what he says about his counsel and his pleasure he also accomplishes. The call of a bird of prey from the east, the man of his counsel from a far land, shows that history itself is being summoned into alignment with the divine plan. The closing movement turns that certainty toward the present spiritual problem. The stouthearted who are far from righteousness are told to listen, because YHWH is bringing his righteousness near and his salvation will not delay. Zion will receive salvation, and Israel will receive YHWH's beauty or glory. Taken together, toppled Babylonian gods, the carrying care of YHWH, the impotence of crafted idols, the demand to remember, the declaration of end-from-beginning sovereignty, and the nearness of saving righteousness form a chapter where the true God is known precisely by the fact that he does not need to be borne but instead bears his people and brings his purpose unfailingly to pass.

Translation & textual notes

The Hebrew base text here follows the Masoretic Text in the Leningrad tradition as represented by the Westminster Leningrad Codex / MorphHB diplomatic stream imported from OSHB; distinctively copyrighted apparatus from BHS or BHQ is not reproduced. Four linked movements shape the chapter: Babylon's great gods Bel and Nebo are pictured stooping and collapsing while their images become burdens on animals and cannot save themselves from captivity (vv. 1-2), the house of Jacob and the remnant of Israel are contrasted with those idols as a people borne by YHWH from womb to old age and delivered by him (vv. 3-4), idol manufacture and worship are ridiculed again through the language of weighed metals, hired smiths, carried images, and unanswered cries (vv. 5-7), transgressors are commanded to remember the former things and to recognize YHWH alone as the God who declares the end from the beginning and calls his purpose into effect from afar (vv. 8-11), and the close addresses the stouthearted who are far from righteousness with the assurance that YHWH is bringing near his righteousness and setting salvation in Zion for Israel his glory (vv. 12-13). Verses 1-2 should preserve the vivid reversal of the opening. Bel and Nebo, chief Babylonian deities, are not enthroned but stooping and collapsing. Their images become loads for animals, and the line about burdens for the weary should retain its heaviness. Verse 2 is especially pointed: they cannot rescue the burden and even their own life goes into captivity. Verses 3-4 then turn from satire to tender covenant speech and should be translated with full force on the bearing imagery. The remnant has been loaded upon or carried by YHWH from belly and womb onward, and the sequence in verse 4 - I am he, I will bear, I made, I will carry, I will bear, I will deliver - should remain audible in its repetitive reassurance. Verses 5-7 re-enter the anti-idol polemic and should keep the concrete details of manufacture and transport. Gold poured from a purse, silver weighed on scales, the hired smith, the completed image, the bowing worshiper, and the carried god who can only stand motionless in one place all build the case. Verse 7's unanswered cry is crucial, because the contrast with YHWH's actual saving activity is the chapter's theological center. Verses 8-11 move from mockery to exhortation and should preserve the moral urgency. Verse 8's combination of remembering, taking courage or showing manliness, and bringing the issue back to heart addresses transgressors directly. Verses 9-10 define divine uniqueness through foreknowledge and effective counsel: YHWH declares the end from the beginning and says that his purpose will stand and all his pleasure will be done. Verse 11's bird of prey from the east and man of counsel from a far land should remain concrete without overloading the translation with identification beyond the text's own force. The emphasis is on the summoning power of divine decree. Verses 12-13 close with a stern but hopeful address. The hearers are stouthearted and far from righteousness, yet YHWH's righteousness is being brought near and his salvation will not delay. Zion and Israel remain the goal, so the universal sovereignty language of the earlier material is finally focused into imminent saving action for God's own people. Taken together, the passage should therefore be translated as a chapter where the humiliating burden of idols is set against the lifelong bearing power of YHWH, and where the God who alone declares history's outcome also brings his saving righteousness near to Zion. Versification follows the MT. **Cruxes.** | Verse | Issue | | --- | --- | | none | none of note |

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כָּרַ֥ע בֵּל֙ קֹרֵ֣ס נְב֔וֹ הָיוּ֙ עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם לַחַיָּ֖ה וְלַבְּהֵמָ֑ה נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶ֣ם עֲמוּס֔וֹת מַשָּׂ֖א לַעֲיֵפָֽה

Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages heavy loaden; a burden to the weary .

Qatal — perfective or stative predicationasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Qatal — perfective or stative predication. Lead predicate is 'he knelt'. Opens the chapter.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
כָּרַ֥עhe kneltQal perf 3ms · כָּרַע (H3766)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actכָּרַע (H3766) 'he knelt'.
בֵּל֙BelN · בֵּל (H1078)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)בֵּל (H1078) 'Bel'.
קֹרֵ֣סstoopQal ptc ms · קָרַס (H7164)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorקָרַס (H7164) 'stoop'.
נְב֔וֹNeboN · נְבוֹ (H5015)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)נְבוֹ (H5015) 'Nebo'.
הָיוּ֙wereQal perf 3cp · הָיָה (H1961)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actהָיָה (H1961) 'were'.
עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔םidolN c · עָצָב (H6091)Construct chain (genitival)עָצָב (H6091) 'idol'.
לַחַיָּ֖הaliveprep + art + N com f sg abs · חַי (H2416)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)חַי (H2416) 'alive'.
וְלַבְּהֵמָ֑הor of animalconj וְ + prep + art + N com f sg abs · בְּהֵמָה (H929)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)בְּהֵמָה (H929) 'or of animal'.
נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶ֣םcarriageQal ptc fp + sfx 2mp · נְשׂוּאָה (H5385)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorנְשׂוּאָה (H5385) 'carriage'.
עֲמוּס֔וֹתand each loadedQal ptc fp · עָמַס (H6006)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorעָמַס (H6006) 'and each loaded'.
מַשָּׂ֖אburden ofN c · מַשָּׂא (H4853)Construct chain (genitival)מַשָּׂא (H4853) 'burden of'.
לַעֲיֵפָֽהfaintprep + Adj · עָיֵף (H5889)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עָיֵף (H5889) 'faint'.
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קָרְס֤וּ כָֽרְעוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו לֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּ מַלֵּ֣ט מַשָּׂ֑א וְנַפְשָׁ֖ם בַּשְּׁבִ֥י הָלָֽכָה

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

Qatal — perfective or stative predicationasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Qatal — perfective or stative predication. Lead predicate is 'stoop'.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
קָרְס֤וּstoopQal perf 3cp · קָרַס (H7164)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actקָרַס (H7164) 'stoop'.
כָֽרְעוּ֙he kneltQal perf 3cp · כָּרַע (H3766)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actכָּרַע (H3766) 'he knelt'.
יַחְדָּ֔וtogetherart · יַחְדָּו (H3162)Particle or relational elementיַחְדָּו (H3162) 'together'.
לֹ֥אnotneg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'not'.
יָכְל֖וּthey were ableQal perf 3cp · יָכֹל (H3201)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actיָכֹל (H3201) 'they were able'.
מַלֵּ֣טand he escapedPiel inf constr · מָלַט (H4422)Infinitive construct→ Infinitive construct: purpose, result, or complementמָלַט (H4422) 'and he escaped'.
מַשָּׂ֑אburden ofN c · מַשָּׂא (H4853)Construct chain (genitival)מַשָּׂא (H4853) 'burden of'.
וְנַפְשָׁ֖םyour soulconj וְ + N com c sg constr + sfx 3mp · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)נֶפֶשׁ (H5315) 'your soul'.
בַּשְּׁבִ֥יinto captivityprep + art + N com c sg abs · שְׁבִי (H7628)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)שְׁבִי (H7628) 'into captivity'.
הָלָֽכָהwentQal perf 3fs · הָלַךְ (H1980)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actהָלַךְ (H1980) 'went'.
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שִׁמְע֤וּ אֵלַי֙ בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְכָל שְׁאֵרִ֖ית בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הַֽעֲמֻסִים֙ מִנִּי בֶ֔טֶן הַנְּשֻׂאִ֖ים מִנִּי רָֽחַם

Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

Imperative — volitional addressasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Imperative — volitional address. Lead predicate is 'his hearing'.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
שִׁמְע֤וּhis hearingQal impv 2mp · שָׁמַע (H8085)Predicate verb (imperative)→ Volitional: imperativeשָׁמַע (H8085) 'his hearing'.
אֵלַי֙to meprep + sfx 1cs · אֶל (H413)Particle or relational elementאֶל (H413) 'to me'.
בֵּ֣יתthe house ofN c · בַּיִת (H1004)Construct chain (genitival)בַּיִת (H1004) 'the house of'.
יַעֲקֹ֔בJacobN · יַעֲקֹב (H3290)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יַעֲקֹב (H3290) 'Jacob'.
וְכָלand allconj וְ + N com m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)כֹּל (H3605) 'and all'.
שְׁאֵרִ֖יתa remnantN c · שְׁאֵרִית (H7611)Construct chain (genitival)שְׁאֵרִית (H7611) 'a remnant'.
בֵּ֣יתthe house ofN c · בַּיִת (H1004)Construct chain (genitival)בַּיִת (H1004) 'the house of'.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelN · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478) 'Israel'.
הַֽעֲמֻסִים֙and each loadedart + Qal ptc mp · עָמַס (H6006)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorעָמַס (H6006) 'and each loaded'.
מִנִּיfromprep · מִן (H4480)Particle or relational elementמִן (H4480) 'from'.
בֶ֔טֶןof the wombN c · בֶּטֶן (H990)Construct chain (genitival)בֶּטֶן (H990) 'of the womb'.
הַנְּשֻׂאִ֖יםwho carryart + Qal ptc mp · נָשָׂא (H5375)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorנָשָׂא (H5375) 'who carry'.
מִנִּיfromprep · מִן (H4480)Particle or relational elementמִן (H4480) 'from'.
רָֽחַםa wombN c · רַחֲמִים (H7356)Construct chain (genitival)רַחֲמִים (H7356) 'a womb'.
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וְעַד זִקְנָה֙ אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא וְעַד שֵיבָ֖ה אֲנִ֣י אֶסְבֹּ֑ל אֲנִ֤י עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶשָּׂ֔א וַאֲנִ֥י אֶסְבֹּ֖ל וַאֲמַלֵּֽט

And to old age I he; and to hoar hairs will I carry : I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver .

Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-orientedwə
wə-chaining from the preceding clause. Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-oriented. Lead predicate is 'to bear burdens'.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וְעַדand toconj וְ + prep · עַד (H5704)Particle or relational elementעַד (H5704) 'and to'.
זִקְנָה֙her old ageN c · זִקְנָה (H2209)Construct chain (genitival)זִקְנָה (H2209) 'her old age'.
אֲנִ֣יIpron 1cs · אֲנִי (H589)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֲנִי (H589) 'I'.
ה֔וּאhepron 3ms · הִיא (H1931)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)הִיא (H1931) 'he'.
וְעַדand toconj וְ + prep · עַד (H5704)Particle or relational elementעַד (H5704) 'and to'.
שֵיבָ֖הgray hairN c · שֵׂיבָה (H7872)Construct chain (genitival)שֵׂיבָה (H7872) 'gray hair'.
אֲנִ֣יIpron 1cs · אֲנִי (H589)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֲנִי (H589) 'I'.
אֶסְבֹּ֑לto bear burdensQal impf 1cs · סָבַל (H5445)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalסָבַל (H5445) 'to bear burdens'.
אֲנִ֤יIpron 1cs · אֲנִי (H589)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֲנִי (H589) 'I'.
עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙I have doneQal perf 1cs · עָשָׂה (H6213)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actעָשָׂה (H6213) 'I have done'.
וַאֲנִ֣יand Iconj וְ + pron 1cs · אֲנִי (H589)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֲנִי (H589) 'and I'.
אֶשָּׂ֔אcan I bearQal impf 1cs · נָשָׂא (H5375)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalנָשָׂא (H5375) 'can I bear'.
וַאֲנִ֥יand Iconj וְ + pron 1cs · אֲנִי (H589)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֲנִי (H589) 'and I'.
אֶסְבֹּ֖לto bear burdensQal impf 1cs · סָבַל (H5445)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalסָבַל (H5445) 'to bear burdens'.
וַאֲמַלֵּֽטand he escapedconj וְ + Piel impf 1cs · מָלַט (H4422)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalמָלַט (H4422) 'and he escaped'.
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לְמִ֥י תְדַמְי֖וּנִי וְתַשְׁו֑וּ וְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִי וְנִדְמֶֽה

To whom will you liken me, and make equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-orientedasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-oriented. Lead predicate is 'I planned'.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
לְמִ֥יto whomprep + interrog. · מִי (H4310)Particle or relational elementמִי (H4310) 'to whom'.
תְדַמְי֖וּנִיI plannedPiel impf 2mp + sfx 1cs · דָּמָה (H1819)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalדָּמָה (H1819) 'I planned'.
וְתַשְׁו֑וּavailconj וְ + Hiphil impf 2mp · שָׁוָה (H7737)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalשָׁוָה (H7737) 'avail'.
וְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִיthe ballad-singersconj וְ + Hiphil impf 2mp + sfx 1cs · מָשַׁל (H4911)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalמָשַׁל (H4911) 'the ballad-singers'.
וְנִדְמֶֽהI plannedconj וְ + Qal impf 1cp · דָּמָה (H1819)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalדָּמָה (H1819) 'I planned'.
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הַזָּלִ֤ים זָהָב֙ מִכִּ֔יס וְכֶ֖סֶף בַּקָּנֶ֣ה יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּ יִשְׂכְּר֤וּ צוֹרֵף֙ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ אֵ֔ל יִסְגְּד֖וּ אַף יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ

They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actorasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actor. Lead predicate is 'lavish'.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
הַזָּלִ֤יםlavishart + Qal ptc mp · זוּל (H2107)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorזוּל (H2107) 'lavish'.
זָהָב֙goldN c · זָהָב (H2091)Construct chain (genitival)זָהָב (H2091) 'gold'.
מִכִּ֔יסin your bagprep + N com m sg abs · כִּיס (H3599)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)כִּיס (H3599) 'in your bag'.
וְכֶ֖סֶףand silverconj וְ + N com m sg abs · כֶּסֶף (H3701)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)כֶּסֶף (H3701) 'and silver'.
בַּקָּנֶ֣הon the branchprep + art + N com m sg abs · קָנֶה (H7070)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)קָנֶה (H7070) 'on the branch'.
יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּhe shall weigh outQal impf 3mp · שָקַל (H8254)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalשָקַל (H8254) 'he shall weigh out'.
יִשְׂכְּר֤וּhe hiredQal impf 3mp · שָׂכַר (H7936)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalשָׂכַר (H7936) 'he hired'.
צוֹרֵף֙andQal ptc ms · צָרַף (H6884)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorצָרַף (H6884) 'and'.
וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּto doconj וְ + Qal impf 3ms + sfx 3ms · עָשָׂה (H6213)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalעָשָׂה (H6213) 'to do'.
אֵ֔לGodN c · אֵל (H410)Construct chain (genitival)אֵל (H410) 'God'.
יִסְגְּד֖וּfall downQal impf 3mp · סָגַד (H5456)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalסָגַד (H5456) 'fall down'.
אַףalsoparticle · אַף (H637)Particle or relational elementאַף (H637) 'also'.
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּshall bow downHishtaphel impf 3mp · שָׁחָה (H7812)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalשָׁחָה (H7812) 'shall bow down'.
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יִ֠שָּׂאֻהוּ עַל כָּתֵ֨ף יִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּ וְיַנִּיחֻ֤הוּ תַחְתָּיו֙ וְיַֽעֲמֹ֔ד מִמְּקוֹמ֖וֹ לֹ֣א יָמִ֑ישׁ אַף יִצְעַ֤ק אֵלָיו֙ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲנֶ֔ה מִצָּרָת֖וֹ לֹ֥א יוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ

They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, shall cry to him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-orientedasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-oriented. Lead predicate is 'bears him'.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
יִ֠שָּׂאֻהוּbears himQal impf 3mp + sfx 3ms · נָשָׂא (H5375)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalנָשָׂא (H5375) 'bears him'.
עַלonprep · עַל (H5921)Particle or relational elementעַל (H5921) 'on'.
כָּתֵ֨ףthe shoulder ofN c · כָּתֵף (H3802)Construct chain (genitival)כָּתֵף (H3802) 'the shoulder of'.
יִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּto bear burdensQal impf 3mp + sfx 3ms · סָבַל (H5445)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalסָבַל (H5445) 'to bear burdens'.
וְיַנִּיחֻ֤הוּand placed itconj וְ + Hiphil impf 3mp + sfx 3ms · נוּחַ (H3240)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalנוּחַ (H3240) 'and placed it'.
תַחְתָּיו֙in his placeprep + sfx 3ms · תַּחַת (H8478)Particle or relational elementתַּחַת (H8478) 'in his place'.
וְיַֽעֲמֹ֔דand he stoodconj וְ + Qal impf 3ms · עָמַד (H5975)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalעָמַד (H5975) 'and he stood'.
מִמְּקוֹמ֖וֹfrom its placeprep + N com m sg constr + sfx 3ms · מָקוֹם (H4725)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מָקוֹם (H4725) 'from its place'.
לֹ֣אnotneg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'not'.
יָמִ֑ישׁhe removed/it departedQal impf 3ms · מוּשׁ (H4185)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalמוּשׁ (H4185) 'he removed/it departed'.
אַףalsoparticle · אַף (H637)Particle or relational elementאַף (H637) 'also'.
יִצְעַ֤קhe cries outQal impf 3ms · צָעַק (H6817)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalצָעַק (H6817) 'he cries out'.
אֵלָיו֙to himprep + sfx 3ms · אֶל (H413)Particle or relational elementאֶל (H413) 'to him'.
וְלֹ֣אand notconj וְ + neg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'and not'.
יַעֲנֶ֔הwill answerQal impf 3ms · עָנָה (H6030)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalעָנָה (H6030) 'will answer'.
מִצָּרָת֖וֹand troublesprep + N com f sg constr + sfx 3ms · צָרָה (H6869)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)צָרָה (H6869) 'and troubles'.
לֹ֥אnotneg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'not'.
יוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּone to saveHiphil impf 3ms + sfx 3ms · יָשַׁע (H3467)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalיָשַׁע (H3467) 'one to save'.
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זִכְרוּ זֹ֖את וְהִתְאֹשָׁ֑שׁוּ הָשִׁ֥יבוּ פוֹשְׁעִ֖ים עַל לֵֽב

Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring again to mind, O you transgressors.

Imperative — volitional addresswə
wə-chaining from the preceding clause. Imperative — volitional address. Lead predicate is 'and you shall remember'.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
זִכְרוּand you shall rememberQal impv 2mp · זָכַר (H2142)Predicate verb (imperative)→ Volitional: imperativeזָכַר (H2142) 'and you shall remember'.
זֹ֖אתthisdem. pron xfs · זֹאת (H2063)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)זֹאת (H2063) 'this'.
וְהִתְאֹשָׁ֑שׁוּandconj וְ + Hithpolel impv 2mp · אִישׁ (H377)Predicate verb (imperative)→ Volitional: imperativeאִישׁ (H377) 'and'.
הָשִׁ֥יבוּand he returnedHiphil impv 2mp · שׁוּב (H7725)Predicate verb (imperative)→ Volitional: imperativeשׁוּב (H7725) 'and he returned'.
פוֹשְׁעִ֖יםandQal ptc mp · פָּשַׁע (H6586)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorפָּשַׁע (H6586) 'and'.
עַלonprep · עַל (H5921)Particle or relational elementעַל (H5921) 'on'.
לֵֽבthe heart ofN c · לֵב (H3820)Construct chain (genitival)לֵב (H3820) 'the heart of'.
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זִכְר֥וּ רִאשֹׁנ֖וֹת מֵעוֹלָ֑ם כִּ֣י אָנֹכִ֥י אֵל֙ וְאֵ֣ין ע֔וֹד אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְאֶ֥פֶס כָּמֽוֹנִי

Remember the former things of old: for I God, and none else; God, and none like me,

Imperative — volitional addresswə
wə-chaining from the preceding clause. Imperative — volitional address. Lead predicate is 'and you shall remember'.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
זִכְר֥וּand you shall rememberQal impv 2mp · זָכַר (H2142)Predicate verb (imperative)→ Volitional: imperativeזָכַר (H2142) 'and you shall remember'.
רִאשֹׁנ֖וֹתthe firstAdj · רִאשׁוֹן (H7223)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)רִאשׁוֹן (H7223) 'the first'.
מֵעוֹלָ֑םfrom of oldprep + N com m sg abs · עוֹלָם (H5769)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עוֹלָם (H5769) 'from of old'.
כִּ֣יforconj וְ · כִּי (H3588)Particle or relational elementכִּי (H3588) 'for'.
אָנֹכִ֥יIpron 1cs · אָנֹכִי (H595)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אָנֹכִי (H595) 'I'.
אֵל֙GodN c · אֵל (H410)Construct chain (genitival)אֵל (H410) 'God'.
וְאֵ֣יןand there is noconj וְ + neg. · אַיִן (H369)Particle or relational elementאַיִן (H369) 'and there is no'.
ע֔וֹדagainart · עוֹד (H5750)Particle or relational elementעוֹד (H5750) 'again'.
אֱלֹהִ֖יםGodN c · אֱלֹהִים (H430)Construct chain (genitival)אֱלֹהִים (H430) 'God'.
וְאֶ֥פֶסand there is noneconj וְ + N com m sg abs · אֶפֶס (H657)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֶפֶס (H657) 'and there is none'.
כָּמֽוֹנִיlike itprep + sfx 1cs · כְּמוֹ (H3644)Particle or relational elementכְּמוֹ (H3644) 'like it'.
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מַגִּ֤יד מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֙ אַחֲרִ֔ית וּמִקֶּ֖דֶם אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא נַעֲשׂ֑וּ אֹמֵר֙ עֲצָתִ֣י תָק֔וּם וְכָל חֶפְצִ֖י אֶעֱשֶֽׂה

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times that are not done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actorasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actor. Lead predicate is 'one declaring'. Speech formula or quoted address.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
מַגִּ֤ידone declaringHiphil ptc ms · נָגַד (H5046)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorנָגַד (H5046) 'one declaring'.
מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֙from the first ofprep + N com f sg abs · רֵאשִׁית (H7225)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)רֵאשִׁית (H7225) 'from the first of'.
אַחֲרִ֔יתthe end ofN c · אַחֲרִית (H319)Construct chain (genitival)אַחֲרִית (H319) 'the end of'.
וּמִקֶּ֖דֶםeastwardconj וְ + prep + N com m sg abs · קֶדֶם (H6924)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)קֶדֶם (H6924) 'eastward'.
אֲשֶׁ֣רthatrel. שֶׁ · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Particle or relational elementאֲשֶׁר (H834) 'that'.
לֹאnotneg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'not'.
נַעֲשׂ֑וּwere doneN · עָשָׂה (H6213)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עָשָׂה (H6213) 'were done'.
אֹמֵר֙he saidQal ptc ms · אָמַר (H559)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorאָמַר (H559) 'he said'.
עֲצָתִ֣יcounselN c · עֵצָה (H6098)Construct chain (genitival)עֵצָה (H6098) 'counsel'.
תָק֔וּםyou shall riseQal impf 3fs · קוּם (H6965)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalקוּם (H6965) 'you shall rise'.
וְכָלand allconj וְ + N com m sg constr · כֹּל (H3605)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)כֹּל (H3605) 'and all'.
חֶפְצִ֖יacceptableN c · חֵפֶץ (H2656)Construct chain (genitival)חֵפֶץ (H2656) 'acceptable'.
אֶעֱשֶֽׂהI will doQal impf 1cs · עָשָׂה (H6213)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalעָשָׂה (H6213) 'I will do'.
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קֹרֵ֤א מִמִּזְרָח֙ עַ֔יִט מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָ֖ק אִ֣ישׁ עצתו עֲצָתִ֑י אַף דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי֙ אַף אֲבִיאֶ֔נָּה יָצַ֖רְתִּי אַף אֶעֱשֶֽׂנָּה

Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken , I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed , I will also do it.

Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actorasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actor. Lead predicate is 'he called'. Speech formula or quoted address.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
קֹרֵ֤אhe calledQal ptc ms · קָרָא (H7121)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorקָרָא (H7121) 'he called'.
מִמִּזְרָח֙from the eastprep + N com m sg abs · מִזְרָח (H4217)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מִזְרָח (H4217) 'from the east'.
עַ֔יִטthe birds of preyN c · עַיִט (H5861)Construct chain (genitival)עַיִט (H5861) 'the birds of prey'.
מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land ofprep + N com c sg constr · אֶרֶץ (H776)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֶרֶץ (H776) 'from the land of'.
מֶרְחָ֖ק(a-N c · מֶרְחָק (H4801)Construct chain (genitival)מֶרְחָק (H4801) '(a-'.
אִ֣ישׁa manN c · אִישׁ (H376)Construct chain (genitival)אִישׁ (H376) 'a man'.
עצתוcounselN c · עֵצָה (H6098)Construct chain (genitival)עֵצָה (H6098) 'counsel'.
עֲצָתִ֑יcounselN c · עֵצָה (H6098)Construct chain (genitival)עֵצָה (H6098) 'counsel'.
אַףalsoparticle · אַף (H637)Particle or relational elementאַף (H637) 'also'.
דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי֙I spokePiel perf 1cs · דִּבֶּר (H1696)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actדִּבֶּר (H1696) 'I spoke'.
אַףalsoparticle · אַף (H637)Particle or relational elementאַף (H637) 'also'.
אֲבִיאֶ֔נָּהand they cameHiphil impf 1cs + sfx 3fs · בּוֹא (H935)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalבּוֹא (H935) 'and they came'.
יָצַ֖רְתִּיformedQal perf 1cs · יָצַר (H3335)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actיָצַר (H3335) 'formed'.
אַףalsoparticle · אַף (H637)Particle or relational elementאַף (H637) 'also'.
אֶעֱשֶֽׂנָּהto doQal impf 1cs + sfx 3fs · עָשָׂה (H6213)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalעָשָׂה (H6213) 'to do'.
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שִׁמְע֥וּ אֵלַ֖י אַבִּ֣ירֵי לֵ֑ב הָרְחוֹקִ֖ים מִצְּדָקָֽה

Hearken to me, you stouthearted, that far from righteousness:

Imperative — volitional addressasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Imperative — volitional address. Lead predicate is 'his hearing'.
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
שִׁמְע֥וּhis hearingQal impv 2mp · שָׁמַע (H8085)Predicate verb (imperative)→ Volitional: imperativeשָׁמַע (H8085) 'his hearing'.
אֵלַ֖יto meprep + sfx 1cs · אֶל (H413)Particle or relational elementאֶל (H413) 'to me'.
אַבִּ֣ירֵיhis mighty onesAdj · אַבִּיר (H47)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אַבִּיר (H47) 'his mighty ones'.
לֵ֑בthe heart ofN c · לֵב (H3820)Construct chain (genitival)לֵב (H3820) 'the heart of'.
הָרְחוֹקִ֖יםdistantart + Adj · רָחוֹק (H7350)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)רָחוֹק (H7350) 'distant'.
מִצְּדָקָֽהrighteousnessprep + N com f sg abs · צְדָקָה (H6666)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)צְדָקָה (H6666) 'righteousness'.
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קֵרַ֤בְתִּי צִדְקָתִי֙ לֹ֣א תִרְחָ֔ק וּתְשׁוּעָתִ֖י לֹ֣א תְאַחֵ֑ר וְנָתַתִּ֤י בְצִיּוֹן֙ תְּשׁוּעָ֔ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תִּפְאַרְתִּֽי

I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

Qatal — perfective or stative predicationwə
wə-chaining from the preceding clause. Qatal — perfective or stative predication. Lead predicate is 'and he shall present'. Closes the chapter.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
קֵרַ֤בְתִּיand he shall presentPiel perf 1cs · קָרַב (H7126)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actקָרַב (H7126) 'and he shall present'.
צִדְקָתִי֙my righteousnessN c · צְדָקָה (H6666)Construct chain (genitival)צְדָקָה (H6666) 'my righteousness'.
לֹ֣אnotneg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'not'.
תִרְחָ֔קyou shall keep farQal impf 3fs · רָחַק (H7368)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalרָחַק (H7368) 'you shall keep far'.
וּתְשׁוּעָתִ֖יdeliveranceconj וְ + N com f sg constr + sfx 1cs · תְּשׁוּעָה (H8668)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)תְּשׁוּעָה (H8668) 'deliverance'.
לֹ֣אnotneg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'not'.
תְאַחֵ֑רyou shall delayPiel impf 3fs · אָחַר (H309)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalאָחַר (H309) 'you shall delay'.
וְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will giveconj וְ + Qal q 1cs · נָתַן (H5414)Particle or relational elementנָתַן (H5414) 'and I will give'.
בְצִיּוֹן֙Zionprep + N proper · צִיּוֹן (H6726)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)צִיּוֹן (H6726) 'Zion'.
תְּשׁוּעָ֔הdeliveranceN c · תְּשׁוּעָה (H8668)Construct chain (genitival)תְּשׁוּעָה (H8668) 'deliverance'.
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לto Israelprep + N proper · יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יִשְׂרָאֵל (H3478) 'to Israel'.
תִּפְאַרְתִּֽיand for beautyN c · תִּפְאֶרֶת (H8597)Construct chain (genitival)תִּפְאֶרֶת (H8597) 'and for beauty'.