Isaiah 58:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Those from among you will rebuildוּבָנ֤וּ
(u·va·nu)
1129: to builda prim. root
the ancientעֹולָ֔ם
(o·v·lam,)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
ruins;חָרְבֹ֣ות
(cha·re·vo·vt)
2723: waste, desolation, ruinfrom chareb
You will raiseתְּקֹומֵ֑ם
(te·ko·v·mem;)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
up the age-oldדֹור־
(do·vr-)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur
foundations; 
 
4144: foundationfrom yasad
And you will be calledוְקֹרָ֤א
(ve·ko·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
the repairerגֹּדֵ֣ר
(go·der)
1443: to wall up or off, to build a walla prim. root
of the breach,פֶּ֔רֶץ
(pe·retz,)
6556: a bursting forth, breachfrom parats
The restorerמְשֹׁבֵ֥ב
(me·sho·vev)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
of the streetsנְתִיבֹ֖ות
(ne·ti·vo·vt)
5410b: path, pathwayfrom the same as nathib
in which to dwell.לָשָֽׁבֶת׃
(la·sha·vet.)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they that shall be of thee shall build
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
the old
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
waste places
chorbah  (khor-baw')
drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation -- decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).
thou shalt raise up
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
the foundations
mowcadah  (mo-saw-daw')
a foundation -- foundation.
of many
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
generations
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
and thou shalt be called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
The repairer
gadar  (gaw-dar')
to wall in or around -- close up, fence up, hedge, inclose, make up (a wall), mason, repairer.
of the breach
perets  (peh'-rets)
a break -- breach, breaking forth (in), forth, gap.
The restorer
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
of paths
nathiyb  (naw-theeb')
a (beaten) track -- path(-way), travel(-ler), way.
to dwell in
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; You will raise up the age-old foundations; And you will be called the repairer of the breach, The restorer of the streets in which to dwell.

King James Bible
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the foundations laid long ago; you will be called the repairer of broken walls, the restorer of streets where people live."

International Standard Version
And your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; You'll raise up the age-old foundations, and people will call you 'Repairer of Broken Walls,' 'Restorer of Streets to Live In.'

NET Bible
Your perpetual ruins will be rebuilt; you will reestablish the ancient foundations. You will be called, 'The one who repairs broken walls, the one who makes the streets inhabitable again.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the foundations of past generations. You will be called the Rebuilder of Broken Walls and the Restorer of Streets Where People Live.

King James 2000 Bible
And they from among you shall build the old waste places: you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of streets to dwell in.
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