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Isaiah 65:18

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
Isaiah 65:18
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Original language and places

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)

כִּֽי־אִם־שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְגִ֙ילוּ֙ עֲדֵי־עַ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֣י בוֹרֵ֑א כִּי֩ הִנְנִ֨י בוֹרֵ֧א אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם גִּילָ֖ה וְעַמָּ֥הּ מָשֽׂוֹשׂ׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  3. שִׂ֤ישׂוּSi.su“rejoice”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שׂוּשׂ · “to rejoice” · Strong's H7797
  4. וְגִ֙ילוּ֙ve.Gi.lu“and be glad”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from גִּיל · “to rejoice” · Strong's H1523
  5. עֲדֵי־'a.dei-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  6. עַ֔ד'Ad“perpetuity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַד · “perpetuity” · Strong's H5703
  7. אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“[that] which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  9. בוֹרֵ֑אvo.Re'“[am] about to create”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּרָא · “to create” · Strong's H1254A
  10. כִּי֩ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. הִנְנִ֨יhi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  12. בוֹרֵ֧אvo.Re'“[am] about to create”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּרָא · “to create” · Strong's H1254A
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.Lim“Jerusalem”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  15. גִּילָ֖הgi.Lah“gladness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גִּילָה · “rejoicing” · Strong's H1525
  16. וְעַמָּ֥הּve.'a.Mah“and people its”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  17. מָשֽׂוֹשׂ׃ma.Sos“rejoicing”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָשׂוֹשׂ · “rejoicing” · Strong's H4885
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)