Isaiah 41:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I have arousedהַעִירֹ֤ותִי
(ha·'i·ro·v·ti)
5782: to rouse oneself, awakea prim. root
one from the north,מִצָּפֹון֙
(mi·tza·fo·vn)
6828: northfrom tsaphan
and he has come;וַיַּ֔את
(vai·yat,)
857: to comea prim. root
From the risingמִמִּזְרַח־
(mim·miz·rach-)
4217: place of sunrise, the eastfrom zarach
of the sunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁ
(she·mesh)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
he will callיִקְרָ֣א
(yik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
on My name;בִשְׁמִ֑י
(vish·mi;)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
And he will comeוְיָבֹ֤א
(ve·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
upon rulersסְגָנִים֙
(se·ga·nim)
5461: a prefect, rulerof foreign origin
as [upon] mortar,חֹ֔מֶר
(cho·mer,)
2563a: cement, mortar, clayfrom chamar
Even as the potterיֹוצֵ֖ר
(yo·v·tzer)
3335: to form, fashiona prim. root
treadsיִרְמָס־
(yir·mas-)
7429: to tramplea prim. root
clay." 
 
2563a: cement, mortar, clayfrom chamar


















KJV Lexicon
I have raised up
`uwr  (oor)
to wake -- (a-)wake(-n, up), lift up (self), master, raise (up), stir up (self).
one from the north
tsaphown  (tsaw-fone')
hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) -- north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
and he shall come
'athah  (aw-thaw')
to arrive -- (be-, things to) come (upon), bring.
from the rising
mizrach  (miz-rawkh')
sunrise, i.e. the east -- east (side, -ward), (sun-)rising (of the sun).
of the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
shall he call
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
upon my name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
and he shall come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
upon princes
cagan  (saw-gawn')
a prefect of a province -- prince, ruler.
as upon morter
chomer  (kho'mer)
a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure -- clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
and as the potter
yatsar  (yaw-tsar')
to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution) -- earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
treadeth
ramac  (raw-mas')
to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively) -- oppressor, stamp upon, trample (under feet), tread (down, upon).
clay
tiyt  (teet)
mud or clay; figuratively, calamity -- clay, dirt, mire.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I have aroused one from the north, and he has come; From the rising of the sun he will call on My name; And he will come upon rulers as upon mortar, Even as the potter treads clay."

King James Bible
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have raised up one from the north, and he has come, one from the east who invokes My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mud, like a potter who treads the clay.

International Standard Version
"You are stirring up one from the north, and they are coming from the rising of the sun; and he will be called by his name. Rulers will arrive like mud; just like a potter, he will trample the clay.

NET Bible
I have stirred up one out of the north and he advances, one from the eastern horizon who prays in my name. He steps on rulers as if they were clay, like a potter treading the clay.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I have raised up someone from the north, and he has come. He will call on my name from the east. He will attack rulers as if they were mud, as if he were treading on clay like a potter.

King James 2000 Bible
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon mortar, and as the potter treads clay.
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