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For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust. (KJV)
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כִּ֤יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 1
הֵשַׁח֙he.Shachhe will lay low
Lemma: שָׁחַח (sha.chach) · Strong's: H7817
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to bow
Used 21 times. Also: Job 9:13, Job 38:40, Psalms 10:10, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7817; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 2
יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants of
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 3
מָר֔וֹםma.Roma high place
Lemma: מָרוֹם (ma.rom) · Strong's: H4791
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: height
Used 54 times. Also: Judges 5:18, 2 Samuel 22:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:23, Job 5:11, Job 16:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4791; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 4
קִרְיָ֖הkir.Yaha town
Lemma: קִרְיָה (qir.yah) · Strong's: H7151
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: town
Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, 1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45, Job 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7151; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 5
נִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.Vahset on high
Lemma: שָׂגַב (sa.gav) · Strong's: H7682
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:36, Job 5:11, Job 36:22, Psalms 20:1, Psalms 59:1, Psalms 69:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7682; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 6
יַשְׁפִּילֶ֤נָּהyash.pi.Le.nahhe will bring low it
Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to abase
Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 7
יַשְׁפִּילָהּ֙yash.pi.Lahhe will bring low it
Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to abase
Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 8
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 9
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] ground
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 10
יַגִּיעֶ֖נָּהya.gi.'E.nahhe will make touch it
Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to touch
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 11
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 12
עָפָֽר\׃'a.Far[the] dust
Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dust
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Isaiah 26:5 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| He has humbled | → | שָׁחַח H7817 to bow |
| those who dwell | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| on high | → | מָרוֹם H4791 height |
| He lays | → | שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase |
| the lofty | → | שָׂגַב H7682 to exalt |
| city {low} | → | קִרְיָה H7151 town |
| He brings it down | → | שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase |
| to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
| He casts | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| it into | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the dust | → | עָפָר H6083 dust |
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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