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Isaiah 51:9

51:8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

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Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Are you not it that has cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

51:10 Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

What does Isaiah 51:9 mean?

Isaiah 51:9 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עוּר (ʻûwr), לָבַשׁ (lâbash), עֹז (ʻôz).

Hebrew interlinear

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Awake,עוּרʻûwr/oor/H5782to wake (literally or figuratively)
awake,עוּרʻûwr/oor/H5782to wake (literally or figuratively)
put
onלָבַשׁlâbash/law-bash'/H3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
strength,עֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
O
armזְרוֹעַzᵉrôwaʻ/zer-o'-ah/H2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
of
the
LORD;יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
awake,עוּרʻûwr/oor/H5782to wake (literally or figuratively)
as
in
the
ancientקֶדֶםqedem/keh'-dem/H6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
days,יוֹםyôwm/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)
in
the
generationsדּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
of
old.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Art
thou
not
it
that
hath
cutחָצַבchâtsab/khaw-tsab'/H2672to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
Rahab,רַהַבRahab/rah'-hab/H7294Rahab (i.e. boaster), an epithet of Egypt
and
woundedחָלַלchâlal/khaw-lal'/H2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
the
dragon?תַּנִּיןtannîyn/tan-neen'/H8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal

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Afflictions and AdversitiesProtectionRahabTitles and Names of Christ

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 51:9.

2 Chronicles 6:41

Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

Exodus 12:41

And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

Exodus 15:16

Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Job 26:2

How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

Leviticus 23:34

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.

Leviticus 23:39

Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 51:9 say?

Isaiah 51:9 (King James Version) reads: "Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?"

Is Isaiah 51:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 51:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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