Isaiah 54:16
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
בָּרָא
bârâʼ
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
יָצָא
yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
כְּלִי
kᵉlîy
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
בָּרָא
bârâʼ
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
ὁ ὢν καί ὁ ἦν καί ὁ ἐρχόμενος
ho ṑn kaí ho ēn kaí ho erchómenos
the one being and the one that was and the one coming, i.e. the Eternal, as a divine epithet of Christ
שָׁחַת
shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
ὁ ὢν καί ὁ ἦν καί ὁ ἐρχόμενος ho ṑn kaí ho ēn kaí ho erchómenos
the one being and the one that was and the one coming, i.e. the Eternal, as a divine epithet of Christ
Study G3801 →כְּלִי kᵉlîy
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
Study H3627 →בָּרָא bârâʼ
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
Study H1254 →בָּרָא bârâʼ
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
Study H1254 →שָׁחַת shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
Study H7843 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →Cross References
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the ...
Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
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