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Isaiah 55:13

Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”
Isaiah 55:13
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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)

תַּ֤חַת הַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙ יַעֲלֶ֣ה בְר֔וֹשׁ וְתַ֥חַת הַסִּרְפַּ֖ד יַעֲלֶ֣ה הֲדַ֑ס וְהָיָ֤ה לַֽיהוָה֙ לְשֵׁ֔ם לְא֥וֹת עוֹלָ֖ם לֹ֥א יִכָּרֵֽת׃ ס

  1. תַּ֤חַתTa.chat“in place of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  2. הַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙ha.na.'a.Tzutz“the thornbush”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַעֲצוּץ · “thorn bush” · Strong's H5285
  3. יַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.Leh“it will grow up”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  4. בְר֔וֹשׁve.Ro.osh“a cypress”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בְּרוֹשׁ · “cypress” · Strong's H1265
  5. וְתַ֥חַתve.ta.chat“and in place of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  6. הַסִּרְפַּ֖דha.sir.Pad“the nettle”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סִרְפָּד · “nettle” · Strong's H5636
  7. יַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.Leh“it will grow up”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  8. הֲדַ֑סha.Das“a myrtle tree”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הֲדַס · “myrtle” · Strong's H1918
  9. וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yah“and it will become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh“for Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. לְשֵׁ֔םle.Shem“<into> a name”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  12. לְא֥וֹתle.'ot“<into> a sign of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אוֹת · “indicator” · Strong's H0226H
  13. עוֹלָ֖םo.Lam“perpetuity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  14. לֹ֥אlo'“[which] not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. יִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.Ret“it will be cut down”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּרַת · “eliminate” · Strong's H3772I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)