Isaiah 63:18

63:17 O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.

The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

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Your holy people possessed it but a little while. Our adversaries have trodden down your sanctuary.

The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

The people of your holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down your sanctuary.

63:19 We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name. they: Heb. thy name was not called upon them

What does Isaiah 63:18 mean?

Isaiah 63:18 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עַם (ʻam), קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh), יָרַשׁ (yârash).

Hebrew interlinear

The

peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

thy

holinessקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

have

possessedיָרַשׁyârash/yaw-rash'/H3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

but

little

while:מִצְעָרmitsʻâr/mits-awr'/H4705petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time)

our

adversariesצַרtsar/tsar/H6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)

have

trodden

downבּוּסbûwç/boos/H947to trample (literally or figuratively)

thy

sanctuary.מִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh/mik-dawsh'/H4720a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 63:18.

Psalms 44:5

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 63:18 say?

Isaiah 63:18 (King James Version) reads: "The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary."

Is Isaiah 63:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 63:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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