New American Standard Bible 1995

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Isaiah

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For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, "I dwell on a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
For thus thus, here Adverb H3541 כֹ֨ה choh
says to utter, say Verb H559 אָמַ֜ר a·mar
the high to be high or exalted, rise Verb H7311 רָ֣ם ram
and exalted to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 וְנִשָּׂ֗א ve·nis·sa
One Who lives to settle down, abide, dwell Verb H7931 שֹׁכֵ֥ן sho·chen
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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forever, perpetuity Noun H5703 עַד֙ ad
whose name a name Noun H8034 שְׁמֹ֔ו she·mov,
is Holy, sacred, holy Adjective H6918 וְקָדֹ֣ושׁ ve·ka·do·vsh
"I dwell to settle down, abide, dwell Verb H7931 אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ון esh·ko·vn;
[on] a high height Noun H4791 מָרֹ֥ום ma·ro·vm
and holy sacred, holy Adjective H6918 וְקָדֹ֖ושׁ ve·ka·do·vsh
place, And [also] with the contrite contrite Adjective H1793 דַּכָּא֙ dak·ka
and lowly low Adjective H8217 וּשְׁפַל־ u·she·fal-
of spirit breath, wind, spirit Noun H7307 ר֔וּחַ ru·ach,
In order to revive to live Verb H2421 לְהַחֲיֹות֙ le·ha·cha·yo·vt
the spirit breath, wind, spirit Noun H7307 ר֣וּחַ ru·ach
of the lowly low Adjective H8217 שְׁפָלִ֔ים she·fa·lim,
And to revive to live Verb H2421 וּֽלְהַחֲיֹ֖ות u·le·ha·cha·yo·vt
the heart inner man, mind, will, heart Noun H3820 לֵ֥ב lev
of the contrite. to crush Verb H1792 נִדְכָּאִֽים׃ nid·ka·'im.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, "I dwell on a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.
King James Bible For thus says saith the high and exalted lofty One Who lives forever, that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy, "I Holy; I dwell on a in the high and holy place, And with him also with the that is of a contrite and lowly of spirit In order humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly And humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.contrite ones.
Hebrew Greek English For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, "I dwell on a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.