Isaiah 51:13

51:12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? were: or, made himself ready

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Have you forgotten Yahweh your Maker, who stretched out the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth? Do you live in fear continually all day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he prepares to destroy? Where is the fury of the oppressor?

And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

And forget the LORD your maker, that has stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and have feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

51:14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

What does Isaiah 51:13 mean?

Isaiah 51:13 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁכַח (shâkach), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh).

Hebrew interlinear

And

forgettestשָׁכַחshâkach/shaw-kakh'/H7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

thy

maker,עָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

that

hath

stretched

forthנָטָהnâṭâh/naw-taw'/H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application

the

heavens,שָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

and

laid

the

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

the

earth;אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

and

hast

fearedפָּחַדpâchad/paw-kkad'/H6342to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general

continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd/taw-meed'/H8548properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice

every

dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

becauseפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

the

furyחֵמָהchêmâh/khay-maw'/H2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

the

oppressor,צוּקtsûwq/tsook/H6693to compress, i.e. (figuratively) oppress, distress

ifאֲשֶׁרʼăsher/ash-er'/H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

were

readyכּוּןkûwn/koon/H3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)

destroy?שָׁחַתshâchath/shaw-khath'/H7843to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

and

where

the

furyחֵמָהchêmâh/khay-maw'/H2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

the

oppressor?צוּקtsûwq/tsook/H6693to compress, i.e. (figuratively) oppress, distress

were:

or,

made

himself

ready

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Afflictions and Adversities Cowardice Forgetting God

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 51:13.

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 6:6

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:15

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 51:13 say?

Isaiah 51:13 (King James Version) reads: "And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? were: or, made himself ready"

Is Isaiah 51:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 51:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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