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Isaiah 18

Hebrew7 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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ה֥וֹיalas!אֶ֖רֶץO land ofצִלְצַ֣לwhirring ofכְּנָפָ֑יִםwingsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichמֵעֵ֖בֶרis from the other sideלְנַֽהֲרֵי־of the rivers ofכֽוּשׁ׃Cush
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הַשֹּׁלֵ֨חַwhich sendsבַּיָּ֜םon the seaצִירִ֗יםenvoysוּבִכְלֵי־and in vessels ofגֹמֶא֮papyrusעַל־onפְּנֵי־the surface ofמַיִם֒the watersלְכ֣וּ׀goמַלְאָכִ֣יםO messengersקַלִּ֗יםswiftאֶל־toגּוֹי֙a nationמְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְtallוּמוֹרָ֔טand smooth skinnedאֶל־toעַ֥םa peopleנוֹרָ֖אfearedמִן־fromה֣וּאitוָהָ֑לְאָהand beyondגּ֚וֹיa nation ofקַו־strength ofקָ֣וstrengthוּמְבוּסָ֔הand tramplingאֲשֶׁר־whichבָּזְא֥וּthey divideנְהָרִ֖יםriversאַרְצֽוֹ׃land its
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כָּל־O allיֹשְׁבֵ֥יthe inhabitants ofתֵבֵ֖לthe worldוְשֹׁ֣כְנֵיand those who dwellאָ֑רֶץof earthכִּנְשֹׂא־when lifts upנֵ֤סa standardהָרִים֙mountainsתִּרְא֔וּyou will see itוְכִתְקֹ֥עַand just as soundsשׁוֹפָ֖רa trumpetתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃ סyou will hear it
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כִּי֩forכֹ֨הthusאָמַ֤רhe saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֵלַ֔יto meאֶשְׁקֳטָ֖הI will remain quietוְאַבִּ֣יטָהand I will pay attentionבִמְכוֹנִ֑יin place myכְּחֹ֥םlike heatצַח֙dazzlingעֲלֵי־withא֔וֹרlightכְּעָ֥בlike a cloud ofטַ֖לdewבְּחֹ֥םin the heat ofקָצִֽיר׃harvest
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כִּֽי־forלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeקָצִיר֙harvestכְּתָם־when is finishedפֶּ֔רַחbudsוּבֹ֥סֶרand unripe grapesגֹּמֵ֖לripeningיִֽהְיֶ֣הit will becomeנִצָּ֑הblossomוְכָרַ֤תand he will cut offהַזַּלְזַלִּים֙the shootsבַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹתwith the pruning knivesוְאֶת־and obj.הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹתthe tendrilsהֵסִ֥ירhe will removeהֵתַֽז׃he will cut away
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יֵעָזְב֤וּthey will be abandonedיַחְדָּו֙alikeלְעֵ֣יטto birds of prey ofהָרִ֔יםthe mountainsוּֽלְבֶהֱמַ֖תand to the animals ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe earthוְקָ֤ץand it will pass the summerעָלָיו֙on itהָעַ֔יִטthe birds of preyוְכָל־and everyבֶּהֱמַ֥תthe animal ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe earthעָלָ֥יוon itתֶּחֱרָֽף׃it will pass the winter
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בָּעֵת֩at the timeהַהִ֨יאthe thatיֽוּבַל־it will be broughtשַׁ֜יa giftלַיהוָ֣הto Yahwehצְבָא֗וֹתof hostsעַ֚םa peopleמְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְtallוּמוֹרָ֔טand smooth skinnedוּמֵעַ֥םand from a peopleנוֹרָ֖אfearedמִן־fromה֣וּאitוָהָ֑לְאָהand beyondגּ֣וֹי׀a nation ofקַו־strength ofקָ֣וstrengthוּמְבוּסָ֗הand tramplingאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichבָּזְא֤וּthey divideנְהָרִים֙riversאַרְצ֔וֹland itsאֶל־toמְק֛וֹםthe place ofשֵׁם־the name ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehצְבָא֖וֹתof hostsהַר־the mountain ofצִיּֽוֹן׃ סZion

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