Isaiah 49:9
to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
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ASV
saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.
KJV
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֵאמֹ֤ר | le.Mor | to say | H559 → |
| לַֽאֲסוּרִים֙ | la.'a.su.Rim | to [the] prisoners | H631 → |
| צֵ֔אוּ | Tze.'u | come out | H3318 → |
| לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | la.'a.Sher | to [those] who | H834 → |
| בַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְ | ba.Cho.shekh | [are] in <the> darkness | H2822 → |
| הִגָּל֑וּ | hi.ga.Lu | reveal yourselves | H1540 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| דְּרָכִ֣ים | de.ra.Khim | roads | H1870 → |
| יִרְע֔וּ | yir.'U | they will graze | H7462 → |
| וּבְכָל־ | u.ve.Khol- | and [will be] on all | H3605 → |
| שְׁפָיִ֖ים | she.fa.Yim | bare heights | H8205 → |
| מַרְעִיתָֽם׃ | mar.'i.Tam | pasture their | H4830 → |
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