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Isaiah 43:20-21

20The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people. 21The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
Isaiah 43:20-21
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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.

Verse 20

Original language (Hebrew)

תְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙ חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה תַּנִּ֖ים וּבְנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֑ה כִּֽי־נָתַ֨תִּי בַמִּדְבָּ֜ר מַ֗יִם נְהָרוֹת֙ בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ן לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת עַמִּ֥י בְחִירִֽי׃

  1. תְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙te.kha.be.De.ni“it honors me”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from כָּבֵד · “honour” · Strong's H3513G
  2. חַיַּ֣תchai.Yat“[the] animal[s] of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חַיָּה · “living thing” · Strong's H2416C
  3. הַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.Deh“the field”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “wild(animals” · Strong's H7704I
  4. תַּנִּ֖יםta.Nim“jackals”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from תַּן · “jackal” · Strong's H8577A
  5. וּבְנ֣וֹתu.ve.Not“and daughters of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  6. יַֽעֲנָ֑הya.'a.Nah“an ostrich”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יַעֲנָה · “ostrich” · Strong's H3284
  7. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. נָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.ti“I have put”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  9. בַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.Bar“in the wilderness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  10. מַ֗יִםMa.yim“water”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  11. נְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOt“rivers”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from נָהָר · “river” · Strong's H5104H
  12. בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbi.shi.Mon“in a desolate place”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יְשִׁימוֹן · “wilderness” · Strong's H3452H
  13. לְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.Kot“to give drink to”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁקָה · “drink(PEOPLE)” · Strong's H8248H
  14. עַמִּ֥י'a.Mi“people my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  15. בְחִירִֽי׃ve.chi.Ri“chosen one my”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בָּחִיר · “chosen” · Strong's H0972

Verse 21

Original language (Hebrew)

עַם־זוּ֙ יָצַ֣רְתִּי לִ֔י תְּהִלָּתִ֖י יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ ס

  1. עַם־'am-“a people”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  2. זוּ֙zu“which”
    Particle, relative · from זוּ · “this” · Strong's H2098
  3. יָצַ֣רְתִּיya.Tzar.ti“I formed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָצַר · “formed” · Strong's H3335G
  4. לִ֔יLi“for myself”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  5. תְּהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.Ti“praise my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from תְּהִלָּה · “praise” · Strong's H8416
  6. יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ סye.sa.Pe.ru“they will recount”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from סָפַר · “to recount” · Strong's H5608A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)