Isaiah 55:5
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Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
In other translations
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
Hebrew words
הֵןhenthere!H2005גּוֹיgoya nationH1471לֹא־lo'-[which] notH3808תֵדַעteda'you knowH3045תִּקְרָאtikra'you will callH7121וְגוֹיvegoyand a nationH1471לֹא־lo'-[which] notH3808יְדָעוּךָyeda'ukhathey have known youH3045אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413יָרוּצוּyarutzuthey will runH7323לְמַעַןlema'anon account ofH4616יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430וְלִקְדוֹשׁvelikdooshand to [the] holy [one] ofH6918יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478כִּיkiforH3588פֵאֲרָךְ׃ סfe'arakhhe has glorified youH6286
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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