Isaiah 31
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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ה֣וֹיwoe to!הַיֹּרְדִ֤יםthose who go downמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptלְעֶזְרָ֔הfor helpעַל־onסוּסִ֖יםhorsesיִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּthey dependוַיִּבְטְח֨וּand they have reliedעַל־onרֶ֜כֶבchariotryכִּ֣יforרָ֗בit is manyוְעַ֤לand onפָּֽרָשִׁים֙horsemenכִּֽי־forעָצְמ֣וּthey are numerousמְאֹ֔דexceedinglyוְלֹ֤אand notשָׁעוּ֙they lookעַל־onקְד֣וֹשׁthe holy one ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְאֶת־and obj.יְהוָ֖הYahwehלֹ֥אnotדָרָֽשׁוּ׃they seek
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וּמִצְרַ֤יִםand Egyptאָדָם֙is humankindוְֽלֹא־and notאֵ֔לGodוְסוּסֵיהֶ֥םand horses theirבָּשָׂ֖רare fleshוְלֹא־and notר֑וּחַspiritוַֽיהוָ֞הand Yahwehיַטֶּ֣הhe will stretch outיָד֗וֹhand hisוְכָשַׁ֤לand he will stumbleעוֹזֵר֙one who helpsוְנָפַ֣לand he will fallעָזֻ֔רone who is helpedוְיַחְדָּ֖וand togetherכֻּלָּ֥םall of themיִכְלָיֽוּן׃ סthey will come to an end !
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כִּ֣יforכֹ֣הthusאָֽמַר־he has saidיְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehאֵלַ֡יto meכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asיֶהְגֶּה֩it growlsהָאַרְיֵ֨הthe lionוְהַכְּפִ֜ירand the young lionעַל־overטַרְפּ֗וֹprey itsאֲשֶׁ֨רthatיִקָּרֵ֤אit is summonedעָלָיו֙on itמְלֹ֣אa multitude ofרֹעִ֔יםshepherdsמִקּוֹלָם֙from voice theirלֹ֣אnotיֵחָ֔תit is dismayedוּמֵֽהֲמוֹנָ֖םand from tumult theirלֹ֣אnotיַֽעֲנֶ֑הit cringesכֵּ֗ןsoיֵרֵד֙he will come downיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsלִצְבֹּ֥אto wage warעַל־onהַר־the mountain ofצִיּ֖וֹןZionוְעַל־and onגִּבְעָתָֽהּ׃hill its
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וְסַלְעוֹ֙and rock itsמִמָּג֣וֹרfrom terrorיַֽעֲב֔וֹרit will pass awayוְחַתּ֥וּand they will be dismayedמִנֵּ֖סfrom a standardשָׂרָ֑יוcommanders itsנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֲשֶׁר־whoא֥וּרfireלוֹ֙belongs to himבְּצִיּ֔וֹןin Zionוְתַנּ֥וּרand an ovenל֖וֹbelongs to himבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סin Jerusalem
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