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And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Isaiah 8:22 word 1

אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth

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 8:22 word 2

יַבִּ֑יטya.Bitit will look

Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to look

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:26, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Isaiah 8:22 word 3

וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Isaiah 8:22 word 4

צָרָ֤הtza.Rahtrouble

Lemma: צָרָה (tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6869B

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

Meaning: distress

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 35:3, Genesis 42:21, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Judges 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6869B; TAHOT Isaiah 8:22 word 5

וַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.Khahand darkness

Lemma: חֲשֵׁכָה (cha.she.khah) · Strong's: H2825

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

Meaning: darkness

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Psalms 82:5, Psalms 139:12, Isaiah 50:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2825; TAHOT Isaiah 8:22 word 6

מְע֣וּףme.'Ufgloom of

Lemma: מָעוּף (ma.uph) · Strong's: H4588

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: gloom

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4588; TAHOT Isaiah 8:22 word 7

צוּקָ֔הtzu.Kahdistress

Lemma: צוּקָה (tsu.qah) · Strong's: H6695B

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

Meaning: anguish

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 1:27, Isaiah 30:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6695B; TAHOT Isaiah 8:22 word 8

וַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.Lahand gloom

Lemma: אֲפֵלָה (a.phe.lah) · Strong's: H0653

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

Meaning: darkness

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 10:22, Deuteronomy 28:29, Proverbs 4:19, Proverbs 7:9, Isaiah 58:10, Isaiah 59:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0653; TAHOT Isaiah 8:22 word 9

מְנֻדָּֽח\׃me.nu.Dach[it is] thrust out

Lemma: נָדַח (na.dach) · Strong's: H5080

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)

Meaning: to banish

Used 54 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 13:5, Deuteronomy 13:10, Deuteronomy 13:13, Deuteronomy 19:5, Deuteronomy 20:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5080; TAHOT Isaiah 8:22 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Then they will look	→	נָבַט H5027 to look
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
and see	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
only distress	→	צָרָה H6869B distress
and darkness	→	חֲשֵׁכָה H2825 darkness
and the gloom	→	מָעוּף H4588 gloom
of anguish	→	צוּקָה H6695B anguish
And they will be driven	→	נָדַח H5080 to banish
into utter darkness	→	אֲפֵלָה H0653 darkness

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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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