Isaiah 41:2
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.”
קֶשֶׁת
Bow, rainbow. Qesheth. I set my bow in the cloud as a sign of the covenant. The warrior's bow laid down. God promises never to destroy the earth again.
חֶרֶב
sword/ his
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חֶרֶב
A sword, a cutting weapon. Chereb. Reckless words wound like a sword. Wise words bring healing. The tongue is more powerful than any physical weapon.
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מִי
who?
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מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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רָדָה
he subdues
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רָדָה
Have dominion, rule, govern. Radah. God gave humanity dominion over creation. Not to exploit but to steward and care for what He made.
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קָרָא
he calls/ him
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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גּוֹי
nations
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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צֶדֶק
righteousness
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צֶדֶק
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
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נָתַן
he delivers up
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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עוּר
has he stirred up
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עוּר
to wake (literally or figuratively)
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נָדַף
driven about
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נָדַף
to shove asunder, i.e. disperse
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