Isaiah 51:9
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?”
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.
עֹז
strength
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עֹז
Strength, might, power. Oz. Bold unyielding strength that does not tire or fail. The LORD is my strength and my song. His strength is made perfect in our weakness.
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זְרוֹעַ
O arm of
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זְרוֹעַ
Arm, strength, power. Zerowa. The arm of God is His active power intervening in human history. It is never too short to reach whatever needs reaching.
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קֶדֶם
antiquity
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קֶדֶם
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
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לָבַשׁ
put on
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לָבַשׁ
properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עוֹלָם
antiquities
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עוֹלָם
Forever, eternity, everlasting. Olam. God's love endures forever. It had no beginning and will have no end.
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דּוֹר
generations of
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דּוֹר
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
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תַּנִּין
the sea monster
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תַּנִּין
a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
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רַהַב
Rahab
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רַהַב
Rahab (i.e. boaster), an epithet of Egypt
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עוּר
awake
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עוּר
to wake (literally or figuratively)
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