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Isaiah 12:2

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 12:2
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God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid, because the Lord is my strength, my song and my salvation.

Explanation

Isaiah 12 is a song for the day when God restores His people. It echoes Israel's song at the sea (Exodus 15:2).

Original language
  • יְשׁוּעָתִ֛י (ye.shu.'a.Ti): salvation
    Hebrew · Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · Strong's H3444 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Salvation.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 12:2, word 3

  • אֶבְטַ֖ח ('ev.Tach): to trust
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · Strong's H0982 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    I will trust.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 12:2, word 4

  • אֶפְחָ֑ד ('ef.Chad): to dread
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · Strong's H6342 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    I will be afraid.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 12:2, word 6

  • וְזִמְרָת֙ (ve.zim.Rat): song
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · Strong's H2176 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Strength.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 12:2, word 9

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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הִנֵּ֨ה אֵ֧ל יְשׁוּעָתִ֛י אֶבְטַ֖ח וְלֹ֣א אֶפְחָ֑ד כִּֽי־עָזִּ֤י וְזִמְרָת֙ יָ֣הּ יְהוָ֔ה וַֽיְהִי־לִ֖י לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃

  1. הִנֵּ֨הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  2. אֵ֧ל'el“God”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵל · “God” · Strong's H0410G
  3. יְשׁוּעָתִ֛יye.shu.'a.Ti“[is] salvation my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יְשׁוּעָה · “salvation” · Strong's H3444
  4. אֶבְטַ֖ח'ev.Tach“I will trust”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בָּטַח · “to trust” · Strong's H0982
  5. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. אֶפְחָ֑ד'ef.Chad“I will be in dread”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from פָּחַד · “to dread” · Strong's H6342
  7. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. עָזִּ֤י'a.Zi“[is] might my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עֹז · “strength” · Strong's H5797
  9. וְזִמְרָת֙ve.zim.Rat“and strength”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from זִמְרָת · “song” · Strong's H2176
  10. יָ֣הּyah“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יָהּ · “LORD” · Strong's H3050
  11. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  12. וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-“and he has become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. לִ֖יli“of me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  14. לִֽישׁוּעָֽה׃Li.shu.'Ah“<into> salvation”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יְשׁוּעָה · “salvation” · Strong's H3444
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)