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In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. (KJV)
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בַּיּ֨וֹםbai.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 17:9 word 1
הַה֜וּאha.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 17:9 word 2
יִהְי֣וּ\׀yih.Yuthey will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 17:9 word 3
עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities of
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 4
מָעֻזּ֗וֹma.'u.Zorefuge his
Lemma: מָעוֹז (ma.oz) · Strong's: H4581
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: security
Used 35 times. Also: Judges 6:26, 2 Samuel 22:33, Nehemiah 8:10, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 28:8, Psalms 31:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4581; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 5
כַּעֲזוּבַ֤תka.'a.zu.Vatlike [the] forsaken [place] of
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HVqsfsc)
Meaning: to leave: forsake
Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 6
הַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.reshthe forest
Lemma: חֹ֫רֶשׁ (cho.resh) · Strong's: H2793H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wood
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 27:4, Ezekiel 31:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2793H; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 7
וְהָ֣אָמִ֔ירve.Ha.'a.Mirand the tree-top
Lemma: אָמִיר (a.mir) · Strong's: H0534
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: top
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 17:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0534; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 8
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 9
עָזְב֔וּ'a.ze.Vuthey abandoned
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to leave: forsake
Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 10
מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Nei<from> because of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: because
Used 85 times. Also: Genesis 6:13, Genesis 27:46, Genesis 36:7, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 47:13, Exodus 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440I; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 11
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 12
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 13
וְהָיְתָ֖הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
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 17:9 word 14
שְׁמָמָֽה\׃she.ma.Maha desolation
Lemma: שְׁמָמָה (she.ma.mah) · Strong's: H8077A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: devastation
Used 55 times. Also: Exodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:33, Joshua 8:28, Isaiah 1:7, Isaiah 6:11, Isaiah 64:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8077A; TAHOT Isaiah 17:9 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| their strong | → | מָעוֹז H4581 security |
| cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| will be like | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| forsaken | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| thickets | → | חֹ֫רֶשׁ H2793H wood |
| and summits | → | אָמִיר H0534 top |
| abandoned | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| to the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| and to utter | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| desolation | → | שְׁמָמָה H8077A devastation |
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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