Isaiah 30:28 Go deeper

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And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. (KJV)

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וְרוּח֞וֹve.ru.Choand breath his

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 1

כְּנַ֤חַלke.Na.chal[is] like a torrent

Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: torrent: river

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 32:23, Leviticus 11:9, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5158A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 2

שׁוֹטֵף֙sho.Tefoverflowing

Lemma: שָׁטַף (sha.taph) · Strong's: H7857

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to overflow

Used 31 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:11, Leviticus 15:12, 1 Kings 22:38, 2 Chronicles 32:4, Job 14:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7857; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 3

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 30:28 word 4

צַוָּ֣ארtza.Var[the] neck

Lemma: צַוָּאר (tsav.var) · Strong's: H6677A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: neck

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:16, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 41:42, Genesis 45:14, Genesis 46:29, Deuteronomy 28:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6677A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 5

יֶֽחֱצֶ֔הye.che.Tzehit reaches

Lemma: חָצָה (cha.tsah) · Strong's: H2673

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to divide

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 32:7, Genesis 33:1, Exodus 21:35, Numbers 31:27, Numbers 31:42, Judges 7:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2673; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 6

לַהֲנָפָ֥הla.ha.na.Fahfor shaking

Lemma: נוּף (nuph) · Strong's: H5130B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: to wave

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 20:25, Exodus 29:24, Exodus 29:26, Exodus 29:27, Exodus 35:22, Leviticus 7:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5130B; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 7

גוֹיִ֖םgo.Yimnations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 8

בְּנָ֣פַתbe.Na.fatin a sieve of

Lemma: נָפָה (na.phah) · Strong's: H5299A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sieve

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5299A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 9

שָׁ֑וְאShav'worthlessness

Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity: vain

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11, Job 7:3, Job 15:31, Job 35:13, Psalms 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7723H; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 10

וְרֶ֣סֶןve.Re.senand a halter

Lemma: רֶ֫סֶן (re.sen) · Strong's: H7448

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: bridle

Used 4 times. Also: Job 30:11, Job 41:13, Psalms 32:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7448; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 11

מַתְעֶ֔הmat.'Eh[which] leads astray

Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to go astray

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 37:15, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 12

עַ֖ל'al[is] 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 30:28 word 13

לְחָיֵ֥יle.cha.Yei[the] jaws of

Lemma: לְחִי (le.chi) · Strong's: H3895H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: jaw

Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 18:3, Judges 15:15, Judges 15:16, Judges 15:17, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3895H; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 14

עַמִּֽים\׃'a.Mimpeoples

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:28 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

His breath	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
is like a rushing	→	שָׁטַף H7857 to overflow
torrent	→	נַ֫חַל H5158A torrent: river
that rises	→	חָצָה H2673 to divide
to	→	עַד H5704 till
the neck	→	צַוָּאר H6677A neck
He comes to sift	→	נוּף H5130B to wave
the nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
in a sieve	→	נָפָה H5299A sieve
of destruction	→	שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain
He bridles	→	רֶ֫סֶן H7448 bridle
the jaws	→	לְחִי H3895H jaw
of the peoples	→	עַם H5971A people
to lead them astray	→	תָּעָה H8582 to go astray

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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