Isaiah 59:18 Go deeper
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According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence. (KJV)
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כְּעַ֤לke.'Alas on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 1
גְּמֻלוֹת֙ge.mu.lOtdeeds
Lemma: גְּמוּלָה (ge.mu.lah) · Strong's: H1578
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: recompense
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 19:36, Jeremiah 51:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1578; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 2
כְּעַ֣לke.'Alas on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 3
יְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.Lemhe will repay
Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to complete
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 4
חֵמָ֣הche.Mahrage
Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: rage
Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Leviticus 26:28, Numbers 25:11, Deuteronomy 9:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2534; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 5
לְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.Ravto opponents his
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:27, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 6
גְּמ֖וּלge.Mulrecompense
Lemma: גְּמוּל (ge.mul) · Strong's: H1576
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: recompense
Used 19 times. Also: Judges 9:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, Psalms 28:4, Psalms 94:2, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 137:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1576; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 7
לְאֹֽיְבָ֑יוle.'o.ye.Vavto enemies his
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 8
לָאִיִּ֖יםla.'i.Yimto the islands
Lemma: אִי (i) · Strong's: H0339
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: coastland
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Esther 10:1, Psalms 72:10, Psalms 97:1, Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0339; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 9
גְּמ֥וּלge.Mulrecompense
Lemma: גְּמוּל (ge.mul) · Strong's: H1576
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: recompense
Used 19 times. Also: Judges 9:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, Psalms 28:4, Psalms 94:2, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 137:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1576; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 10
יְשַׁלֵּֽם\׃ye.sha.Lemhe will repay
Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to complete
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:18 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So He will repay | → | שָׁלֵם H7999A to complete |
| according to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their deeds | → | גְּמוּלָה H1578 recompense |
| fury | → | חֵמָה H2534 rage |
| to His enemies | → | צַר H6862C enemy |
| retribution | → | גְּמוּל H1576 recompense |
| to His foes | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
| and recompense | → | גְּמוּל H1576 recompense |
| to the islands | → | אִי H0339 coastland |
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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