H3588A–כִּי–ki

For from Jerusalem those who have been kept safe will go out, and those who are still living will go out of Mount Zion: by the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

In those days Hezekiah was ill and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, The Lord says, Put your house in order; for your death is near.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but you have kept back my soul from the underworld; for you have put all my sins out of your memory.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

For the underworld is not able to give you praise, death gives you no honour: for those who go down into the underworld there is no hope in your mercy.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

And Hezekiah said, What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the Lord?

כִּ֥י ki “that”

At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters with an offering to Hezekiah, because he had news that Hezekiah had been ill, and was well again.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which you have said. And he said in his heart, There will be peace and quiet in my days.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

Say kind words to the heart of Jerusalem, crying out to her that her time of trouble is ended, that her punishment is complete; that she has been rewarded by the Lord's hand twice over for all her sins.

כִּ֤י ki “that”כִּ֥י ki “for”כִּ֤י ki “that”

And the glory of the Lord will be made clear, and all flesh will see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has said it.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

The grass becomes dry, the flower is dead; because the breath of the Lord goes over it: truly the people is grass.

כִּ֛י ki “if”

Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For I, the Lord your God, have taken your right hand in mine, saying to you, Have no fear; I will be your helper.

כִּ֗י Ki “for”

So that they may see and be wise and give their mind to it, and that it may be clear to them all that the hand of the Lord has done this, and that the Holy One of Israel has made it.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

Give us word of what will be after this, so that we may be certain that you are gods: yes, do good or do evil, so that we may all see it and be surprised.

כִּ֥י ki “that”

But now, says the Lord your Maker, O Jacob, and your life-giver, O Israel: have no fear, for I have taken up your cause; naming you by your name, I have made you mine.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

When you go through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not go over you: when you go through the fire, you will not be burned; and the flame will have no power over you.

כִּֽי־ ki- “if”כִּֽי־ ki- “if”

For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your saviour; I have given Egypt as a price for you, Ethiopia and Seba for you.

כִּ֗י Ki “for”

Have no fear, for I am with you: I will take your seed from the east, and get you together from the west;

כִּ֣י ki “for”

You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and my servant whom I have taken for myself: so that you may see and have faith in me, and that it may be clear to you that I am he; before me there was no God formed, and there will not be after me.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

The beasts of the field will give me honour, the jackals and the ostriches: because I send out waters in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country, to give drink to the people whom I have taken for myself:

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

But you have made no prayer to me, O Jacob: and you have given no thought to me, O Israel.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his pictured image: he goes down on his face before it, giving worship to it, and making prayer to it, saying, Be my saviour; for you are my god.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Keep these things in mind, O Jacob; and you Israel, for you are my servant: I have made you; you are my servant; O Israel, I will not let you go out of my memory.

כִּ֣י ki “for”