What Does Isaiah 42:13 Mean in the King James?
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The same Hebrew root names the LORD’s might and his prevailing: here, strength is victory in motion.
THE MEANING
When you meet opposition, this verse presents the LORD as one who advances with force, awakens fierce zeal, cries out, and prevails. Its victory is forceful; the verse does not soften the clash or make the opposition unreal.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
It undoes the belief that the LORD’s power is only gentle or remote; here that power is loud, confrontational, and victorious.
THE ROOT
גִּבּוֹר
gibbor yitgabber
GROWS FROM
גבר
g-b-r
To be strong, become mighty, or prevail.
“mighty man; prevail” in this verse is gibbor yitgabber. Isaiah uses the same root for the warrior’s might and his prevailing. Hebrew links the LORD’s strength with its active expression: overcoming opposition.
ALSO GROWS
gibbor: Mighty one, warrior
גִּבּוֹר
This is the word describing the LORD as a mighty man in the verse.
gābar: Be strong, prevail
גָּבַר
This verbal form shares the root behind “he shall prevail,” joining might to victory.
gever: Man, strong man
גֶּבֶר
This branch echoes the verse’s “man of war” and shows the root’s connection to a person embodying strength.
קִנְאָה
qin’ah
GROWS FROM
קנא
q-n-ʾ
To be zealous or jealous; to act with ardent concern.
“jealousy; zeal” in this verse is qin’ah. The word translated “jealousy” also carries the sense of zeal. In this verse it is awakened as the LORD advances, so the emotion is bound to decisive action rather than detached feeling.
ALSO GROWS
qannā’: Jealous, zealous
קַנָּא
This adjective describes the intensity carried by the related noun in Isaiah.
qinnē’: Act zealously; be jealous for
קִנֵּא
This verb shows the root as active commitment, fitting the LORD’s forceful advance.
THE PATTERN
The LORD’s victory over opposition appears as active, forceful confrontation.
The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.THE THREAD
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.Psalm 24 uses gibbor, “mighty,” from the same גבר root Isaiah uses for the mighty warrior and “prevail.” The shared root joins the LORD’s identity as mighty with the action of overcoming.
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