King James Version

Isaiah 66:14

And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.

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וּרְאִיתֶם֙ureitemand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and see”, a completed action in a sequenceH7200to 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…וְשָׂ֣שׂvesasand be gladשׂוּשׂconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be glad”, a completed action in a sequenceH7797to be bright, i.e. cheerfulbe glad, [idiom] greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.לִבְּכֶ֔םlibkhemcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖םveatsmoteykhemand bodyעֶצֶםconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.כַּדֶּ֣שֶׁאkadesheas grassדֶּשֶׁאpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as grass”, the ordinary formH1877a sprout; by analogy, grass(tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.תִפְרַ֑חְנָהtifrachnahflourishפָּרַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “flourish”, an unfinished actionH6524to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish[idiom] abroad, [idiom] abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).וְנוֹדְעָ֤הvenodeahand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and know”, a completed action in a sequenceH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…יַדyadhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.עֲבָדָ֔יוavadayvservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.וְזָעַ֖םvezaamand abhorזָעַםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and abhor”, a completed action in a sequenceH2194properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enragedabhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֹיְבָֽיוoyevayvenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like young grass; and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward His servants, and He will have indignation against His enemies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And ye shall see it , and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.

Young’s Literal Translation

And ye have seen, and rejoiced hath your heart, And your bones as tender grass do flourish, And the hand of Jehovah hath been known unto His servants, And He hath been indignant with His enemies.

World English Bible

You will see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones will flourish like the tender grass. Yahweh’s hand will be known among his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.

Darby Translation

And ye shall see [this], and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the grass; and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants, and he will have indignation toward his enemies.

Douay-Rheims

You shall see and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb, and the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants, and he shall be angry with his enemies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And ye shall see, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall thrive like grass: and the hand of the Lord shall be known to them that fear him, and he shall threaten the disobedient.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὄψεσθε, καὶ χαρήσεται ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν, καὶ τὰ ὀστᾶ ὑμῶν ὡς βοτάνη ἀνατελεῖ· καὶ γνωσθήσεται ἡ χεὶρ Κυρίου τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτὸν, καὶ ἀπειλήσει τοῖς ἀπειθοῦσιν.