Isaiah 63:5

I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.
Isaiah 63:5
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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)

וְאַבִּיט֙ וְאֵ֣ין עֹזֵ֔ר וְאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין סוֹמֵ֑ךְ וַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁע לִי֙ זְרֹעִ֔י וַחֲמָתִ֖י הִ֥יא סְמָכָֽתְנִי׃

  1. וְאַבִּיט֙ve.'a.Bit“and I may look”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, 1st person, common, singular · from נָבַט · “to look” · Strong's H5027
  2. וְאֵ֣יןve.'Ein“and there not”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  3. עֹזֵ֔ר'o.Zer“[was] a helper”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָזַר · “to help” · Strong's H5826
  4. וְאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖םve.'esh.to.Mem“and I may be appalled”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁמֵם · “appalled” · Strong's H8074H
  5. וְאֵ֣יןve.'Ein“and there not”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  6. סוֹמֵ֑ךְso.Mekh“[was] a sustainer”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָמַךְ · “to support” · Strong's H5564
  7. וַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁעva.To.o.sha'“and it gave victory”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
  8. לִי֙li“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  9. זְרֹעִ֔יze.ro.'I“arm my”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, feminine, singular · from זְרוֹעַ · “arm” · Strong's H2220
  10. וַחֲמָתִ֖יva.cha.ma.Ti“and rage my”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חֵמָה · “rage” · Strong's H2534
  11. הִ֥יאhi'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  12. סְמָכָֽתְנִי׃se.ma.Kha.te.ni“it sustained me”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from סָמַךְ · “to support” · Strong's H5564
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)