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Isaiah 51:17

51:16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.

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Awake, awake! Stand up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk from Yahweh’s hand the cup of his wrath. You have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.

Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.

Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which have drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; you have drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.

51:18 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.

What does Isaiah 51:17 mean?

Isaiah 51:17 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עוּר (ʻûwr), קוּם (qûwm), יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim).

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Awake,עוּרʻûwr/oor/H5782to wake (literally or figuratively)
awake,עוּרʻûwr/oor/H5782to wake (literally or figuratively)
stand
up,קוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
O
Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaim/yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im/H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
which
hast
drunkשָׁתָהshâthâh/shaw-thaw'/H8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
at
the
handיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
the
cupכּוֹסkôwç/koce/H3563a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
of
his
fury;חֵמָהchêmâh/khay-maw'/H2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
thou
hast
drunkenשָׁתָהshâthâh/shaw-thaw'/H8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
the
dregsקֻבַּעַתqubbaʻath/koob-bah'-ath/H6907a goblet (as deep like a cover)
of
the
cupכּוֹסkôwç/koce/H3563a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
of
trembling,תַּרְעֵלָהtarʻêlâh/tar-ay-law'/H8653reeling
and
wrung
them
out.מָצָהmâtsâh/maw-tsaw'/H4680to suck out; by implication, to drain, to squeeze out

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 51:17.

Genesis 21:18

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 24:10

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. for: or, and

Genesis 24:18

And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

Genesis 24:22

And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; earring: or, jewel for the forehead

Genesis 24:54

And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 51:17 say?

Isaiah 51:17 (King James Version) reads: "Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out."

Is Isaiah 51:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 51:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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