Isaiah 42:21

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Isaiah 42:21


← Isaiah 42:20 Isaiah 42:21 (KJV) Isaiah 42:22 →
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The LORDH3068 is well pleasedH2654 for his righteousnessH6664' sake; he will magnifyH1431 the lawH8451, and make it honourableH142.


Original Hebrew

יְהוָה חָפֵץ לְמַעַן צִדְקֹו יַגְדִּיל תֹּורָה וְיַאְדִּיר׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
יְהוָ֥ה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp Yahweh
חָפֵ֖ץ
cha.Fetz H2654 HVqp3ms he was pleased
לְמַ֣עַן
le.Ma.'an H4616 HR for (the) sake of
צִדְק֑/וֹ
tzid.K/o H6664 HNcmsc/Sp3ms righteousness/ his
יַגְדִּ֥יל
yag.Dil H1431 HVhi3ms he will make great
תּוֹרָ֖ה
to.Rah H8451 HNcfsa (the) law
וְ/יַאְדִּֽיר
ve./ya'.Dir H142 HC/Vhi3ms so/ he may make (it) glorious
Strong's References
  • H142 — אָדַר (ʼâdar, aw-dar'): a primitive root; to expand, i.e. be great or (figuratively) magnificent; (become) glorious, honourable.
  • H1431 — גָּדַל (gâdal, gaw-dal'): a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare גְּדִל (gᵉdil) H1434), i.e.; to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride); advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
  • H2654 — חָפֵץ (châphêts, khaw-fates'): a primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire; [idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H6664 — צֶדֶק (tsedeq, tseh'-dek): from צָדַק (tsâdaq) H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity; [idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
  • H8451 — תּוֹרָה (tôwrâh, to-raw'): or תֹּרָה (tôrâh); from יָרָה (yârâh) H3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch; law.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H4616 — מַעַן (maʻan, mah'-an): from עָנָה (ʻânâh) H6030; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that; because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.
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