What Does Isaiah 43:20 Mean?

“shall honour”

to be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same

“The beast”

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin

“of the field”

a field (as flat)

“me the dragons”

a marine or land monster, i.e., sea-serpent or jackal

“and the owls”

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

owl

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“because I give”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“in the wilderness”

a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert

“waters”

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

“and rivers”

a stream (including the sea; expectation the nile, euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity

“in the desert”

a desolation

“to give drink”

to quaff, i.e., (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to

“to my people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

“my chosen”

select