to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)אֵלַי֙
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, toאִיִּ֔ים
ʼîy
properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an islandוּלְאֻמִּ֖ים
lᵉʼôm
and — a communityיַחֲלִ֣יפוּ
châlaph
properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or changeכֹ֑חַ
kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardיִגְּשׁוּ֙
nâgash
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand backאָ֣ז
ʼâz
at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforeיְדַבֵּ֔רוּ
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueיַחְדָּ֖ו
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyלַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט
mishpâṭ
to/for — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a styleנִקְרָֽבָה
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
Isaiah 41:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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“Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands, And let the nations gain their strength; Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].
This opens a courtroom scene running through chapter 47 - Yahweh answering Israel's exile-born doubt that their God has lost power to Babylon's own gods.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
““Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands, And let the nations gain their strength; Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].”
This opens a courtroom scene running through chapter 47 - Yahweh answering Israel's exile-born doubt that their God has lost power to Babylon's own gods.