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The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. (KJV)
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לְאֻמִּ֗יםle.'u.Mimnations
Lemma: לְאֹם (le.om) · Strong's: H3816
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 44:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3816; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 1
כִּשְׁא֞וֹןkish.'onlike [the] uproar of
Lemma: שָׁאוֹן (sha.on) · Strong's: H7588
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: roar
Used 18 times. Also: Psalms 40:2, Psalms 65:7, Psalms 74:23, Isaiah 5:14, Isaiah 13:4, Isaiah 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7588; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 2
מַ֤יִםMa.yimwaters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 3
רַבִּים֙ra.Bimmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 4
יִשָּׁא֔וּןyi.sha.'Unthey are in an uproar !
Lemma: שָׁאָה (sha.ah) · Strong's: H7582
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to crash
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:25, Isaiah 6:11, Isaiah 17:12, Isaiah 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7582; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 5
וְגָ֥עַרve.Ga.'arand he will rebuke
Lemma: גָּעַר (ga.ar) · Strong's: H1605
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to rebuke
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 37:10, Ruth 2:16, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 106:9, Psalms 119:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1605; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 6
וְנָ֣סve.Nasand it will flee
Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to flee
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 7
מִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.Chakfrom a distance
Lemma: מֶרְחָק (mer.chaq) · Strong's: H4801
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: distance
Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:17, Psalms 138:6, Proverbs 25:25, Proverbs 31:14, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4801; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 8
וְרֻדַּ֗ףve.ru.Dafand it will be chased
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPq3ms)
Meaning: to pursue
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 9
כְּמֹ֤ץke.Motzlike chaff of
Lemma: מוֹץ (mots) · Strong's: H4671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: chaff
Used 8 times. Also: Job 21:18, Psalms 1:4, Psalms 35:5, Isaiah 29:5, Isaiah 41:15, Hosea 13:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4671; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 10
הָרִים֙ha.Rimmountains
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 11
לִפְנֵי\־lif.nei-<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 12
ר֔וּחַRu.acha wind
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: spirit: breath
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 13
וּכְגַלְגַּ֖לu.khe.gal.Galand like whirling dust
Lemma: גַּלְגַּל (gal.gal) · Strong's: H1534
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wheel
Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 77:18, Psalms 83:13, Ecclesiastes 12:6, Isaiah 5:28, Jeremiah 47:3, Ezekiel 10:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1534; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 14
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 15
סוּפָֽה\׃su.Faha storm-wind
Lemma: סוּפָה (su.phah) · Strong's: H5492A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: whirlwind
Used 15 times. Also: Job 21:18, Job 27:20, Job 37:9, Psalms 83:15, Proverbs 1:27, Proverbs 10:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5492A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:13 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The nations | → | לְאֹם H3816 people |
| rage | → | שָׁאָה H7582 to crash |
| like the rush | → | שָׁאוֹן H7588 roar |
| of many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| waters | → | מַי H4325G water |
| He rebukes | → | גָּעַר H1605 to rebuke |
| them | → | |
| and they flee | → | נוּס H5127 to flee |
| far away | → | מֶרְחָק H4801 distance |
| driven | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the wind | → | רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath |
| like chaff | → | מוֹץ H4671 chaff |
| on the hills | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| like tumbleweeds | → | גַּלְגַּל H1534 wheel |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| a gale | → | סוּפָה H5492A whirlwind |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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