Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 51:16 Interlinear

And I have put my words in thy mouth thee in the shadow of mine hand and I have covered that I may plant the heavens and lay the foundations of the earth and say unto Zion Thou art my people

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וָאָשִׂ֤םH7760And I have putto put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
2דְּבָרַי֙H1697my wordsa word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
3בְּפִ֔יךָH6310in thy mouththe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
4וּבְצֵ֥לH6738thee in the shadowshade, whether literal or figurative
5יָדִ֖יH3027of mine handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
6כִּסִּיתִ֑יךָH3680and I have coveredproperly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
7לִנְטֹ֤עַH5193that I may plantproperly, to strike in, i.e., fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
8שָׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064the heavensthe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
9וְלִיסֹ֣דH3245and lay the foundationsto set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult
10אָ֔רֶץH776of the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
11וְלֵאמֹ֥רH559and sayto say (used with great latitude)
12לְצִיּ֖וֹןH6726unto Ziontsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of jerusalem
13עַמִּיH5971Thou art my peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
14אָֽתָּה׃H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

Verse Context

Isaiah 51:15 But I am the LORD thy God that divided the sea roared...
Isaiah 51:16 (current)And I have put my words in thy mouth thee in the shadow of mine hand and I have covered that I may plant the heavens and lay the foundations of the earth and say unto Zion Thou art my people
Isaiah 51:17Awake Awake stand up O Jerusalem thou hast drunken...

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