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A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. (KJV)
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חָז֥וּתcha.Zuta vision
Lemma: חָזוּת (cha.zut) · Strong's: H2380
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: vision
Used 5 times. Also: Isaiah 28:18, Isaiah 29:11, Daniel 8:5, Daniel 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2380; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 1
קָשָׁ֖הka.Shahsevere
Lemma: קָשֶׁה (qa.sheh) · Strong's: H7186
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: severe
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:30, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 6:9, Exodus 18:26, Exodus 32:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7186; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 2
הֻגַּד\־hu.gad-it has been told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHp3ms)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 3
הַבּוֹגֵ֤ד\׀ha.bo.Gedthe traitor
Lemma: בָּגַד (ba.gad) · Strong's: H0898
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to act treacherously
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 21:8, Judges 9:23, 1 Samuel 14:33, Job 6:15, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 59:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0898; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 4
בּוֹגֵד֙bo.Ged[is] acting treacherously
Lemma: בָּגַד (ba.gad) · Strong's: H0898
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to act treacherously
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 21:8, Judges 9:23, 1 Samuel 14:33, Job 6:15, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 59:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0898; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 5
וְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד\׀ve.ha.sho.Dedand the destroyer
Lemma: שָׁדַד (sha.dad) · Strong's: H7703
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 56 times. Also: Judges 5:27, Job 12:6, Job 15:21, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 137:8, Proverbs 19:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7703; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 6
שׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.Ded[is] destroying
Lemma: שָׁדַד (sha.dad) · Strong's: H7703
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 56 times. Also: Judges 5:27, Job 12:6, Job 15:21, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 137:8, Proverbs 19:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7703; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 7
עֲלִ֤י'a.Ligo up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 8
עֵילָם֙'ei.LamO Elam
Lemma: עֵילָם (e.lam) · Strong's: H5867A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Elam
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:9, Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 22:6, Jeremiah 25:25, Jeremiah 49:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5867A; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 9
צוּרִ֣יtzu.Rilay siege
Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6696A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to confine
Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 14:25, Deuteronomy 20:12, Deuteronomy 20:19, Judges 9:31, 1 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6696A; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 10
מָדַ֔יma.DaiO Media
Lemma: מָדַי (ma.day) · Strong's: H4074H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Media
Used 7 times. Also: Esther 1:3, Esther 1:14, Esther 1:18, Esther 10:2, Jeremiah 25:25, Daniel 8:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4074H; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 11
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 12
אַנְחָתָ֖ה'an.cha.Tahgroaning its
Lemma: אֲנָחָה (a.na.chah) · Strong's: H0585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sighing
Used 11 times. Also: Job 3:24, Job 23:2, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 31:10, Psalms 38:9, Psalms 102:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0585; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 13
הִשְׁבַּֽתִּי\׃hish.Ba.tiI will cause to cease
Lemma: שָׁבַת (sha.vat) · Strong's: H7673A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)
Meaning: to cease
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:22, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7673A; TAHOT Isaiah 21:2 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A dire | → | קָשֶׁה H7186 severe |
| vision | → | חָזוּת H2380 vision |
| is declared | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| to me | → | |
| The traitor | → | בָּגַד H0898 to act treacherously |
| still betrays | → | בָּגַד H0898 to act treacherously |
| and the destroyer | → | שָׁדַד H7703 to ruin |
| still destroys | → | שָׁדַד H7703 to ruin |
| Go up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| O Elam | → | עֵילָם H5867A Elam |
| Lay siege | → | צוּר H6696A to confine |
| O Media | → | מָדַי H4074H Media |
| I will put an end | → | שָׁבַת H7673A to cease |
| to all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| her groaning | → | אֲנָחָה H0585 sighing |
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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