Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
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ASV
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
KJV
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| מַה־ | mah- | how! | H4100 → |
| נָּאו֨וּ | na.Vu | they are beautiful | H4998 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הֶהָרִ֜ים | he.ha.Rim | the mountains | H2022 → |
| רַגְלֵ֣י | rag.Lei | [the] feet of | H7272 → |
| מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר | me.va.Ser | [one who] bears news | H1319 → |
| מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ | mash.Mi.a' | [one who] proclaims | H8085 → |
| שָׁל֛וֹם | sha.Lom | peace | H7965 → |
| מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר | me.va.Ser | [one who] bears news | H1319 → |
| ט֖וֹב | Tov | good | H2896 → |
| מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ | mash.Mi.a' | [one who] proclaims | H8085 → |
| יְשׁוּעָ֑ה | ye.shu.'Ah | salvation | H3444 → |
| אֹמֵ֥ר | 'o.Mer | [one who] says | H559 → |
| לְצִיּ֖וֹן | le.tzi.Yon | to Zion | H6726 → |
| מָלַ֥ךְ | ma.Lakh | he reigns | H4427 → |
| אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ | 'e.lo.Ha.yikh | God your | H430 → |
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