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Isaiah 58:12

Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.

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ASV

And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places; thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

KJV

And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבָנ֤וּu.va.Nuand they will rebuildH1129 →
מִמְּךָ֙mi.me.Khasome of youH4480 →
חָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.Vot[the] ruins ofH2723 →
עוֹלָ֔םo.LamantiquityH5769 →
מוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.Dei[the] foundations ofH4144 →
דוֹר־dor-a generationH1755 →
וָד֖וֹרva.Dorand a generationH1755 →
תְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.Memyou will raise upH6965 →
וְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'and it will be calledH7121 →
לְךָ֙le.Khato you
גֹּדֵ֣רgo.Der[one who] walls upH1443 →
פֶּ֔רֶץPe.retza breachH6556 →
מְשֹׁבֵ֥בme.sho.Vev[one who] restoresH7725 →
נְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.VotpathsH5410 →
לָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetto dwell inH3427 →

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Psalms 11:3If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”Isaiah 61:4They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.Amos 9:14I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.Ezekiel 36:33This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.Amos 9:11“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,Nehemiah 2:17Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”Ezekiel 36:8–11But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.Isaiah 51:3For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.Jeremiah 31:38“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.Zechariah 9:11As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.Ezekiel 13:5You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD.Isaiah 49:8This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,Hebrews 12:13Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.Ezekiel 36:4therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.2 Kings 12:5Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”Isaiah 44:26who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’Nehemiah 2:6Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.Proverbs 28:2A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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