Isaiah 55:4
Strong's Lexicon
Behold,
הֵ֛ן (hên)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2005: interj 1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part 2) if

I have made him
נְתַתִּ֑יו (nə·ṯat·tîw)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

a witness
עֵ֥ד (‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5707: 1) witness 1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things) 1b) witness (of people)

to the nations,
לְאוּמִּ֖ים (lə·’ūm·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3816: 1) a people, nation

a leader
נָגִ֥יד (nā·ḡîḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5057: 1) leader, ruler, captain, prince 1a) ruler, prince 1b) prince-overseer 1c) ruler (in other capacities) 1d) princely things

and commander
וּמְצַוֵּ֖ה (ū·mə·ṣaw·wêh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: 1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 1a)(Piel) 1a1) to lay charge upon 1a2) to give charge to, give command to 1a3) to give charge unto 1a4) to give charge over, appoint 1a5) to give charge, command 1a6) to charge, command 1a7) to charge, commission 1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act) 1b) (Pual) to be commanded

of the peoples.
לְאֻמִּֽים׃ (lə·’um·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3816: 1) a people, nation

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, a witness to peoples I have given him, A leader and commander to peoples.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since I have made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples,

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I have made him a witness to the peoples, A leader and commander for the peoples.

King James Bible
Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples.

New Living Translation
See how I used him to display my power among the peoples. I made him a leader among the nations.

English Standard Version
Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I have made him a witness to the peoples, A leader and commander for the peoples.

King James Bible
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since I have made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples,

International Standard Version
"Look! I have made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander of the peoples.

NET Bible
Look, I made him a witness to nations, a ruler and commander of nations."

American Standard Version
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.

English Revised Version
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, a witness to peoples I have given him, A leader and commander to peoples.
















Cross References
Psalm 18:43
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

Isaiah 16:5
And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.

Jeremiah 30:9
But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

Ezekiel 34:24
And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.

Ezekiel 37:24
And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

Ezekiel 37:25
And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

Daniel 9:25
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

Hosea 3:5
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

Micah 5:2
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Isaiah 1:1
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
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