Isaiah 17:4 Go deeper
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And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. (KJV)
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וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 17:4 word 1
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomin the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:4 word 2
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Isaiah 17:4 word 3
יִדַּ֖לyi.Dalit will become low
Lemma: דָּלַל (da.lal) · Strong's: H1809
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to languish
Used 9 times. Also: Judges 6:6, Job 28:4, Psalms 79:8, Psalms 116:6, Psalms 142:6, Proverbs 26:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1809; TAHOT Isaiah 17:4 word 4
כְּב֣וֹדke.Vod[the] glory of
Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: glory
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Isaiah 17:4 word 5
יַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Isaiah 17:4 word 6
וּמִשְׁמַ֥ןu.mish.Manand [the] fatness of
Lemma: מִשְׁמָן (mish.man) · Strong's: H4924B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fatness
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 78:31, Isaiah 10:16, Daniel 11:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4924B; TAHOT Isaiah 17:4 word 7
בְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.Roflesh its
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Isaiah 17:4 word 8
יֵרָזֶֽה\׃ye.ra.Zehit will be made lean
Lemma: רָזָה (ra.zah) · Strong's: H7329
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to starve
Used 2 times. Also: Zephaniah 2:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7329; TAHOT Isaiah 17:4 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| the splendor | → | כָּבוֹד H3519 glory |
| of Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| will fade | → | דָּלַל H1809 to languish |
| and the fat | → | מִשְׁמָן H4924B fatness |
| of his body | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| will waste away | → | רָזָה H7329 to starve |
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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