Isaiah 63:5 KJV

And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.

Matthew Henry

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Thompson Chains

  • LonelinessSee the chain from Psalms 38:11 · 4 links
  • No HelperSee the chain from Psalms 22:11 · 5 links
  • Divine ArmSee the chain from Exodus 6:6 · 10 links

Parallel Passages

  • Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Psalms 44:3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
  • Psalms 98:1 <A Psalm.> O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
  • Isaiah 40:10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
  • Isaiah 41:28 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
  • Isaiah 52:10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And I looked וְאַבִּיט wĕʾabbîṭ נָבַט Verb · hiphil imperfect, first person common singular · with and
  • and there was none to help וְאֵין wĕʾên Negative · with and עֹזֵר ʿōzēr עָזַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • and I wondered וְאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵם wĕʾeštômēm שָׁמֵם Verb · hithpolel imperfect, first person common singular · with and
  • that there was none to uphold וְאֵין wĕʾên Negative · with and סוֹמֵךְ sômēk סָמַךְ Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • therefore mine own arm לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular זְרֹעִי zĕrōʿî זְרוֹעַ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • brought salvation וַתּוֹשַׁע wattôšaʿ יָשַׁע Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
  • unto me; and my fury וַחֲמָתִי waḥămātî חֵמָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: first person common singular
  • it upheld הִיא hîʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular סְמָכָתְנִי sĕmākātĕnî סָמַךְ Verb · qal perfect, third person feminine singular · with suffix: first person common singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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