Isaiah 44:28

44:27 That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

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Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,’ even saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built;’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’”

That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

That says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.

What does Isaiah 44:28 mean?

Isaiah 44:28 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), כּוֹרֶשׁ (Kôwresh), רָעָה (râʻâh).

Hebrew interlinear

That

saithאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

Cyrus,כּוֹרֶשׁKôwresh/ko'-resh/H3566Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king

shepherd,רָעָהrâʻâh/raw-aw'/H7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

and

shall

performשָׁלַםshâlam/shaw-lam'/H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)

all

pleasure:חֵפֶץchêphets/khay'-fets/H2656pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)

even

sayingאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaim/yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im/H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine

Thou

shalt

built;בָּנָהbânâh/baw-naw'/H1129to build (literally and figuratively)

and

the

temple,הֵיכָלhêykâl/hay-kawl'/H1964a large public building, such as a palace or temple

Thy

foundation

shall

laid.יָסַדyâçad/yaw-sad'/H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult

Topics

Jerusalem Medo-Persian Kingdom Shepherds Temple, the Second

People & places in this verse

People

Cyrus

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 44:28.

2 Samuel 7:7

In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? any of: any of the judges

Joshua 10:1

Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

Judges 1:7

And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. their thumbs: Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet gathered: or, gleaned

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What does Isaiah 44:28 say?

Isaiah 44:28 (King James Version) reads: "That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid."

Is Isaiah 44:28 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 44:28 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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