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← Isaiah 59 · verse 2 →

Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: (KJV)

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הֵ֛ןhenhere!

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 1

לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 2

קָצְרָ֥הka.tze.Rahit is [too] short

Lemma: קָצֵר (qa.tser) · Strong's: H7114A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: be short

Used 15 times. Also: Numbers 11:23, Numbers 21:4, Judges 10:16, Judges 16:16, Job 21:4, Psalms 89:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7114A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 3

יַד\־yad-[the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 4

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 5

מֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַme.ho.Shi.a'for saving

Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to save

Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 6

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 7

כָבְדָ֥הkha.ve.Dahit is [too] heavy

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to honor: dull

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 48:10, Zechariah 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3513J; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 8

אָזְנ֖וֹ'a.ze.Noear his

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: ear

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 9

מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ\׃mi.she.Mo.a'for hearing

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Surely→הֵן H2005 look!
the arm→יָד H3027H hand: power
of the LORD→יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
is not→לֹא H3808 not
too short→קָצֵר H7114A be short
to save→יָשַׁע H3467 to save
nor His ear→אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear
. . .→לֹא H3808 not
too dull→כָּבֵד H3513J to honor: dull
to hear→שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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