Lexical Summary domi: Silence, stillness Original Word: דְּמִי Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cutting off, rest, silence Or domiy {dom-ee'}; from damah; quiet -- cutting off, rest, silence. see HEBREW damah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom damah Definition cessation, a pause, a quiet, a rest NASB Translation middle (1), quiet (1), rest (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs דֳּמִי noun [masculine] cessation, pause, quiet, rest; ׳ד Isaiah 62:6 2t.; construct דְּמִי Isaiah 38:10 (but see below); — 1 quiet, in phrase לָכֶם ׳אַלדֿ Isaiah 62:6 keep not quiet (let there be no quiet to you); in prayer to God לָךְ ׳אַלדֿ Psalm 83:2 keep not quiet (inactive; "" חרשׂ, שׁקט); compare לוֺ ׳וְאַלתִּֿתְּנוּ ד Isaiah 62:7 and give no rest to him (׳י). 2 in phrase בִּדְמִי יָמַי, apparently quiet, peacefulness, even tenour, of my days (so De Or SS); others, as Hi Ew Che Di, pause, resting-time, i.e. noon-day (compare ᵑ6 ᵑ9, & height ᵐ5), figurative of middle life, but usage dubious; KloSK 1884, 157 cessation, pause, of natural end of life, Hezekiah's natural expectation, in, contrast with the speedy death implied in vb; but parallelism of Isaiah 62:11a is ag. this; Brd emends בְּרֻם after ᵐ5; Klol.c. suggests בְּתֹם or כְּתֹם as possible, though not necessary; — but view stated first is on the whole best. Topical Lexicon General Sense and Theological NuanceThe noun conveys a state of silence, quiet, or cessation of activity. Scripture employs it both as a plea that God would break silence and as an exhortation that His people refuse silence in prayer. Thus it moves between the danger of divine inaction, the terror of deathly stillness, and the holy urgency of persistent intercession. Occurrences in Scripture Psalm 83:1; Isaiah 38:10; Isaiah 62:6; Isaiah 62:7. Silence and Divine Action (Psalm 83:1) “O God, do not keep silent; do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.” The psalmist finds divine silence intolerable while enemies threaten Israel. The word underscores covenant expectations: the LORD must act. In worship this verse shapes lament, encouraging believers to protest divine silence with bold petition rooted in His promises. Stillness and the Shadow of Death (Isaiah 38:10) “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.” Hezekiah laments the enforced stillness of death—the cessation of earthly praise and fellowship. The account exposes human impotence before death and anticipates the later revelation of the Servant who breaks that silence forever (Isaiah 53; 1 Corinthians 15:54-57). Persistent Intercession and Watchfulness (Isaiah 62:6-7) “On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; all day and all night they will never be silent. You who call upon the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give Him no rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.” Here the noun is negated to exhort ceaseless prayer. Watchmen function as covenant intercessors, illustrating the principle that prayer is the ordained means by which God advances His purposes. The passage foreshadows the New Testament call to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Messianic and Eschatological Dimensions Isaiah 62 points beyond the post-exilic period to the ultimate vindication of Zion under the Messiah. The refusal of silence by prophetic watchmen parallels the ministry of the Church, whose prayers rise like incense (Revelation 5:8) until the New Jerusalem descends (Revelation 21:2). The term therefore embodies the tension between the “already” and the “not yet” of redemptive history. Practical Ministry Applications 1. Lament and Complaint: Believers may voice distress when God seems inactive, confident that Scripture legitimizes such cries. Summary דְּמִי traces a line from the peril of divine silence, through the hush of mortal fragility, to the holy resolve of unrelenting prayer that hastens God’s redemptive action. Its four appearances summon the faithful to reject complacent stillness, lament honestly, watch vigilantly, and hope confidently in the God who ultimately breaks every silence. Forms and Transliterations בִּדְמִ֥י בדמי דֳּמִ֖י דֳּמִי־ דֳמִ֖י דמי דמי־ biḏ·mî bidMi biḏmî do·mî ḏo·mî do·mî- domi domî ḏomî domî-Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Psalm 83:1 HEB: אֱלֹהִ֥ים אַל־ דֳּמִי־ לָ֑ךְ אַל־ NAS: A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, do not remain quiet; Do not be silent KJV: Keep not thou silence, O God: INT: God not quiet not be silent Isaiah 38:10 Isaiah 62:6 Isaiah 62:7 4 Occurrences |
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