Isaiah 47:6
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.”
חָלַל
Pierced, wounded, profaned. Chalal. To be fatally pierced through. This is the word used for Jesus being pierced on the cross. He was pierced because of what we did, not because of anything He did.
מְאֹד
exceedingly
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מְאֹד
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
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רַחַם
compassions
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רַחַם
Compassion, tender mercy. Racham. The deep womb-love of a mother for her child. God's compassion is the fierce tender love of a parent who cannot abandon their child.
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כָּבַד
you made heavy
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כָּבַד
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
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שׂוּם
you appointed
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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נַחֲלָה
inheritance/ my
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נַחֲלָה
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
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עַל
towards
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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עַם
people/ my
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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עֹל
yoke/ your
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עֹל
a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
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קָצַף
I was angry
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קָצַף
to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage
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