Isaiah 61:4
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.”
קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
שָׁמֵם
the desolate places
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שָׁמֵם
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
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עוֹלָם
antiquity
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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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עִיר
the cities of
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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דּוֹר
a generation
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דּוֹר
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
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חׇרְבָּה
the ruins of
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חׇרְבָּה
properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
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רִאשׁוֹן
former
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רִאשׁוֹן
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
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חֹרֶב
devastation
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חֹרֶב
drought or desolation
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