Isaiah 59:17 Go deeper
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For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. (KJV)
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וַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁvai.yil.Bashand he put on
Lemma: לָבֵשׁ (la.vash) · Strong's: H3847
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to clothe
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 38:19, Genesis 41:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3847; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 1
צְדָקָה֙tze.da.Kahrighteousness
Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 2
כַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ןka.shir.Yanlike <the> body armor
Lemma: שִׁרְיוֹן (shir.yon) · Strong's: H8302B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: armor
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:5, 1 Samuel 17:38, 1 Kings 22:34, 2 Chronicles 18:33, 2 Chronicles 26:14, Nehemiah 4:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8302B; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 3
וְכ֥וֹבַעve.Khoa'and a helmet of
Lemma: כּוֹבַע (ko.va) · Strong's: H3553
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: helmet
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:5, 2 Chronicles 26:14, Jeremiah 46:4, Ezekiel 27:10, Ezekiel 38:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3553; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 4
יְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'Ahsalvation
Lemma: יְשׁוּעָה (ye.shu.ah) · Strong's: H3444
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: salvation
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 15:2, Deuteronomy 32:15, 1 Samuel 2:1, 1 Samuel 14:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3444; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 5
בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.Shoon head his
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 6
וַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁvai.yil.Bashand he put on
Lemma: לָבֵשׁ (la.vash) · Strong's: H3847
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to clothe
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 3:21, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 38:19, Genesis 41:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3847; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 7
בִּגְדֵ֤יbig.Deigarments of
Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: garment
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 8
נָקָם֙na.Kamvengeance
Lemma: נָקָם (na.qam) · Strong's: H5359
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vengeance
Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 26:25, Deuteronomy 32:35, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43, Judges 16:28, Psalms 58:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5359; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 9
תִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁתtil.Bo.shetclothing
Lemma: תִּלְבֹּשֶׁת (tal.bo.shet) · Strong's: H8516
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: clothing
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8516; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 10
וַיַּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atand he wrapped himself
Lemma: עָטָה (a.tah) · Strong's: H5844A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to enwrap
Used 15 times. Also: Leviticus 13:45, 1 Samuel 28:14, Psalms 71:13, Psalms 84:6, Psalms 89:45, Psalms 104:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5844A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 11
כַּמְעִ֖ילkam.'Illike <the> robe
Lemma: מְעִיל (me.il) · Strong's: H4598
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: robe
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:31, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 29:5, Exodus 39:22, Exodus 39:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4598; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 12
קִנְאָֽה\׃kin.'Ahzeal
Lemma: קִנְאָה (qin.ah) · Strong's: H7068
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: jealousy
Used 43 times. Also: Numbers 5:14, Numbers 5:15, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:25, Numbers 5:29, Numbers 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7068; TAHOT Isaiah 59:17 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He put on | → | לָבֵשׁ H3847 to clothe |
| righteousness | → | צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness |
| like a breastplate | → | שִׁרְיוֹן H8302B armor |
| and the helmet | → | כּוֹבַע H3553 helmet |
| of salvation | → | יְשׁוּעָה H3444 salvation |
| on His head | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
| He put on | → | לָבֵשׁ H3847 to clothe |
| garments | → | בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment |
| . . . | → | תִּלְבֹּשֶׁת H8516 clothing |
| of vengeance | → | נָקָם H5359 vengeance |
| and wrapped Himself | → | עָטָה H5844A to enwrap |
| in a cloak | → | מְעִיל H4598 robe |
| of zeal | → | קִנְאָה H7068 jealousy |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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