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Isaiah 53:1

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

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מִ֥יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.הֶאֱמִ֖יןheeminbelieveאָמַןverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “believe”, a completed actionH539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.לִשְׁמֻעָתֵ֑נוּlishmuatenvto bruitשְׁמוּעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to bruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8052something heard, i.e. an announcementbruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.וּזְר֥וֹעַuzeroaand armזְרוֹעַconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and arm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, forcearm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מִ֥יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.נִגְלָֽתָהniglatahexileגָּלָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “exile”, a completed actionH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Who would have believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the LORD been revealed?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed?

Young’s Literal Translation

Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed?

World English Bible

Who has believed our message? To whom has Yahweh’s arm been revealed?

Darby Translation

Who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed?

Douay-Rheims

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Who would have believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the LORD been revealed?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O Lord, who has believed our report? and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριε τίς ἐπίστευσε τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν; καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη;

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John 12:38 John 12:38 · King James VersionThat the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?John 12:38 · King James VersionOpen the Source
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled · suffering servant: report not believed · NT explicit, early church
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Romans 10:16 Romans 10:16 · King James VersionBut they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?Romans 10:16 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Esaias saith · suffering servant: report not believed · NT explicit, early church
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?