Isaiah 28:22 Go deeper
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Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand therefore
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 1
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 2
תִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּtit.lo.Tza.tzuyou show yourself a mocker
Lemma: לִיץ (luts) · Strong's: H3887
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVtj2mp)
Meaning: to mock
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 42:23, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 16:20, Job 33:23, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 119:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3887; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 3
פֶּֽן\־pen-lest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 4
יֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.Kuthey should become strong
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 5
מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םmos.rei.Khemfetters your
Lemma: מוֹסֵר (mo.ser) · Strong's: H4147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: bond
Used 11 times. Also: Job 39:5, Psalms 2:3, Psalms 107:14, Psalms 116:16, Isaiah 52:2, Jeremiah 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4147; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 6
כִּֽי\־ki-for
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 28:22 word 7
כָלָ֨הkha.Lahcomplete destruction
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3617
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: consumption
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 18:21, Exodus 11:1, 2 Chronicles 12:12, Nehemiah 9:31, Isaiah 10:23, Jeremiah 4:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3617; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 8
וְנֶחֱרָצָ֜הve.ne.che.ra.Tzahand [what] has been decided
Lemma: חָרַץ (cha.rats) · Strong's: H2782
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)
Meaning: to decide
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, 2 Samuel 5:24, 1 Kings 20:40, Job 14:5, Isaiah 10:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2782; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 9
שָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiI have heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 10
מֵאֵ֨תme.'Etfrom with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 11
אֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 12
יְהוִ֛הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוִה (ye.ho.vih) · Strong's: H3069
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: YHWH/God
Used 306 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 9:26, Joshua 7:7, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3069; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 13
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: Hosts
Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 14
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 15
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 28:22 word 16
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 28:22 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| mock | → | לִיץ H3887 to mock |
| or | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| your shackles | → | מוֹסֵר H4147 bond |
| will become heavier | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| Indeed | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I have heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| from the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| GOD | → | יְהֹוִה H3069 YHWH/God |
| of Hosts | → | צָבָא H6635B Hosts |
| a decree | → | חָרַץ H2782 to decide |
| of destruction | → | כָּלָה H3617 consumption |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the whole | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
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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