Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 44:22 Interlinear

I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sins return unto me for I have redeemed

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1מָחִ֤יתִיH4229I have blotted outproperly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e., grease or make fat
2כָעָב֙H5645as a thick cloudproperly, an envelope, i.e., darkness (or density, 2 chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
3פְּשָׁעֶ֔יךָH6588thy transgressionsa revolt (national, moral or religious)
4וְכֶעָנָ֖ןH6051and as a clouda cloud (as covering the sky), i.e., the nimbus or thunder-cloud
5חַטֹּאותֶ֑יךָH2403thy sinsan offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
6שׁוּבָ֥הH7725returnto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
7אֵלַ֖יH413near, with or among; often in general, to
8כִּ֥יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
9גְאַלְתִּֽיךָ׃H1350unto me for I have redeemedto redeem (according to the middle eastern law of kinship), i.e., to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his wido

Verse Context

Isaiah 44:21Remember these O Jacob O Israel for thou art my servant...
Isaiah 44:22 (current)I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sins return unto me for I have redeemed
Isaiah 44:23Sing O ye heavens hath done for the LORD it shout...

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