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Isaiah 57:18

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

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דְּרָכָ֥יוderakhayvalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).רָאִ֖יתִיraitiseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…וְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּveerpaehvand cureרָפָאconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cure”, an unfinished actionH7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to curecure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).וְאַנְחֵ֕הוּveanchehvand guideנָחָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and guide”, an unfinished actionH5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧םvaashalemand make amendsשָׁלַםconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and make amends”, an unfinished actionH7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, [idiom] s…נִֽחֻמִ֛יםnichumimcomfortנִחוּםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “comfort”, the ordinary formH5150properly, consoled; abstractly, solacecomfort(-able), repenting.ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוְלַאֲבֵלָֽיוvelaavelayvand to mournאָבֵלconjunction, preposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to mourn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH57lamentingmourn(-er, -ing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will lead him also, and requite with comforts him and his mourners.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

Young’s Literal Translation

His ways I have seen, and I heal him, yea, I lead him, And recompense comforts to him and to his mourning ones.

World English Bible

I have seen his ways, and will heal him. I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

Darby Translation

I have seen his ways, and will heal him; and I will lead him, and will restore comforts unto him and to those of his that mourn.

Douay-Rheims

I saw his ways, and I healed him, and brought him back, and restored comforts to him, and to them that mourn for him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will lead him also, and requite with comforts him and his mourners.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I have seen his ways, and healed him, and comforted him, and given him true comfort;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ ἑώρακα, καὶ ἰασάμην αὐτὸν, καὶ παρεκάλεσα αὐτὸν, καὶ ἔδωκα αὐτῷ παράκλησιν ἀληθινὴν,