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Isaiah 16

Isa. 16:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And in mercy
checed (Hebrew #2617)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Pronounce: kheh'-sed
Origin: from 2616
shall the throne
kicce' (Hebrew #3678)
from 3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
KJV usage: seat, stool, throne.
Pronounce: kis-say'
Origin: or kicceh {kis-say'}
be σestablished
kuwn (Hebrew #3559)
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
KJV usage: certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-)stablish, stand, tarry, X very deed.
Pronounce: koon
Origin: a primitive root
: andm he shall sit
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
upon it in truth
'emeth (Hebrew #571)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
KJV usage: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
Pronounce: eh'-meth
Origin: contracted from 539
in the tabernacle
'ohel (Hebrew #168)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
KJV usage: covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
Pronounce: o'-hel
Origin: from 166
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
n, judging
shaphat (Hebrew #8199)
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.
Pronounce: shaw-fat'
Origin: a primitive root
, and seeking
darash (Hebrew #1875)
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
KJV usage: ask, X at all, care for, X diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-)mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), X surely.
Pronounce: daw-rash'
Origin: a primitive root
judgment
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
, and hasting
mahiyr (Hebrew #4106)
from 4116; quick; hence, skilful
KJV usage: diligent, hasty, ready.
Pronounce: maw-here'
Origin: or mahir {maw-here'}
righteousness
tsedeq (Hebrew #6664)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
KJV usage: X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).
Pronounce: tseh'-dek
Origin: from 6663
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or, prepared.
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Dan. 7:14,27• 14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
 27{i}But the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heavens, shall be given to{/i} the people of the saints of the Most High {i}places. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.{/i} (Dan. 7:14,27)
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Mic. 4:7• 7And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation; and Jehovah shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even forever. (Mic. 4:7)
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Luke 1:32‑33• 32He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father.
 33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages; and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. (Luke 1:32‑33)
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Psa. 72:2• 2He shall judge thy people with righteousness{HR}And thine afflicted with judgment. (Psa. 72:2)

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David,
Mercy,
Righteousness,
The Tabernacle,
Throne,
Truth

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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in mercy.
Psa. 61:6‑7• 6Thou wilt add days to the days of the king;{HR}His years shall be as many generations .
 7He shall abide (sit) before God forever:{HR}Mercy and truth afford;{HR}Let them preserve him. (Psa. 61:6‑7)
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Psa. 85:10• 10Mercy and truth are met together;{HR}Righteousness and peace have kissed. (Psa. 85:10)
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Psa. 89:1‑2,14• 1An instruction of Ethan the Ezrahite.{HR}I will sing of the mercies of Jehovah forever,{HR}With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness [from] generation to generation.
 2For I said, Forever shall mercy be built up;{HR}Thou wilt stablish thy faithfulness in the heavens.
 14Righteousness and judgment [are] the foundation of thy throne,{HR}Mercy and truth go before thy face. (Psa. 89:1‑2,14)
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Prov. 20:28• 28Mercy and truth preserve the king,{HR}And his throne is upholden by mercy. (Prov. 20:28)
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Prov. 29:14• 14{i}A king that faithfully judgeth the poor,{HR}His throne shall be established for ever.{/i} (Prov. 29:14)
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Luke 1:69‑75• 69and raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David, his servant.
 70{i}as he spoke by [the] mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;{/i}
 71that we should be delivered from our enemies, and out of the hand of all who hate us;
 72to fulfil mercy with our fathers, and remember his holy covenant;
 73[the] oath which he swore to Abraham, our father,
 74to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear,
 75in piety and righteousness before him all our days. (Luke 1:69‑75)
established.
or, prepared.
in the.
Isa. 9:6‑7• 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of eternity , Prince of Peace.
 7To the increase of the government and to peace [there shall be] no end upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The jealousy of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. (Isa. 9:6‑7)
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2 Sam. 5:9• 9{i}So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.{/i} (2 Sam. 5:9)
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2 Sam. 7:16• 16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: thy throne shall be established forever. (2 Sam. 7:16)
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Jer. 23:5‑6• 5Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
 6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer. 23:5‑6)
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Dan. 7:14,27• 14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
 27{i}But the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heavens, shall be given to{/i} the people of the saints of the Most High {i}places. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.{/i} (Dan. 7:14,27)
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Amos 9:11• 11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; {i}and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:{/i} (Amos 9:11)
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Mic. 4:7• 7And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation; and Jehovah shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even forever. (Mic. 4:7)
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Luke 1:31‑33• 31{i}and{/i} behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
 32He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father.
 33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages; and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. (Luke 1:31‑33)
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Acts 15:16‑17• 16After these things I will return and build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen, and will build again its ruins and will set it up,
 17so that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, and all the nations upon whom my name is called saith [the] Lord, who maketh [all] these things (Acts 15:16‑17)
judging.
Isa. 11:1‑5• 1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit:
 2and the spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah;
 3and his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah: and he will not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
 4but with righteousness will he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he will smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips will he slay the wicked [one].
 5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. (Isa. 11:1‑5)
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Isa. 32:1‑2• 1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
 2And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. (Isa. 32:1‑2)
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2 Sam. 23:3• 3The God of Israel said,{HR}The Rock of Israel spake to me,{HR}He that ruleth over men must be just,{HR}Ruling in the fear of God. (2 Sam. 23:3)
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1 Kings 10:9• 9{i}Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel forever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice.{/i} (1 Kings 10:9)
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2 Chron. 31:20• 20Thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before Jehovah his God. (2 Chron. 31:20)
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Psa. 72:2‑4• 2He shall judge thy people with righteousness{HR}And thine afflicted with judgment.
 3The mountains shall bring peace to the people,{HR}And the hills in righteousness.
 4He will judge the afflicted of the people,{HR}He will save the sons of the needy,{HR}And will crush the oppressor. (Psa. 72:2‑4)
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Psa. 96:13• 13Before Jehovah, for he cometh;{HR}For he cometh to judge the earth;{HR}He will judge the world in righteousness,{HR}And the peoples in his truth. (Psa. 96:13)
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Psa. 98:9• 9Before Jehovah, for he cometh to judge the earth;{HR}He will judge the world in righteousness{HR}And the peoples in equity. (Psa. 98:9)
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Psa. 99:4• 4And the king's strength loveth judgment:{HR}{i}Thou{/i} hast established equity;{HR}{i}Thou{/i} hast wrought judgment{HR}And righteousness in Jacob. (Psa. 99:4)
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Zech. 9:9• 9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zech. 9:9)
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Heb. 1:8‑9• 8but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
 9Thou lovedst righteousness and hatedst lawlessness: for this reason, God, thy God, anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions. (Heb. 1:8‑9)
hasting.
2 Peter 3:11‑12• 11All these things being thus to be dissolved, of what sort ought ye to be in holy ways and godliness,
 12waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which [day] heavens being on fire shall be dissolved and elements in fervent heat shall melt? (2 Peter 3:11‑12)
• Yet in part the prophecy also refers to the last days, for verse 5 looks on to a King “in the tabernacle of David”, whose throne will be established, and who will be “hasting righteousness.” (“Isaiah 16” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And a throne shall be established in mercya: and in the tent of David there shall sit upon it, in truth, one judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.

JND Translation Notes

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Chesed, loving-kindness. see 2 Chron. 6.42.

W. Kelly Translation

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And in mercy shall the throne be established; and one shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.