Isaiah 8:9 Go deeper
← Isaiah 8 · ← verse 8 · verse 10 →
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
רֹ֤עוּRo.'ube bad
Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to shatter
Used 8 times. Also: Job 34:24, Psalms 2:9, Proverbs 18:24, Isaiah 24:19, Jeremiah 11:16, Jeremiah 15:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7489B; TAHOT Isaiah 8:9 word 1
עַמִּים֙'a.MimO peoples
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 8:9 word 2
וָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuand be shattered
Lemma: חָתַת (cha.tat) · Strong's: H2865
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to to be dismayed
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:21, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:9, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 10:25, 1 Samuel 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2865; TAHOT Isaiah 8:9 word 3
וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuand give ear
Lemma: אָזַן (a.zan) · Strong's: H0238
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)
Meaning: to listen
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:18, Deuteronomy 1:45, Deuteronomy 32:1, Judges 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0238; TAHOT Isaiah 8:9 word 4
כֹּ֖לkolO 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 8:9 word 5
מֶרְחַקֵּי\־mer.cha.kei-[the] distant places of
Lemma: מֶרְחָק (mer.chaq) · Strong's: H4801
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: distance
Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:17, Psalms 138:6, Proverbs 25:25, Proverbs 31:14, Isaiah 10:3, Isaiah 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4801; TAHOT Isaiah 8:9 word 6
אָ֑רֶץ'A.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 8:9 word 7
הִתְאַזְּר֣וּhit.'a.ze.Rugird yourselves
Lemma: אָזַר (a.zar) · Strong's: H0247
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVtv2mp)
Meaning: to gird
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 22:40, 2 Kings 1:8, Job 30:18, Job 38:3, Job 40:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0247; TAHOT Isaiah 8:9 word 8
וָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuand be shattered
Lemma: חָתַת (cha.tat) · Strong's: H2865
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to to be dismayed
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:21, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:9, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 10:25, 1 Samuel 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2865; TAHOT Isaiah 8:9 word 9
הִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּhit.'a.ze.Rugird yourselves
Lemma: אָזַר (a.zar) · Strong's: H0247
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVtv2mp)
Meaning: to gird
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 22:40, 2 Kings 1:8, Job 30:18, Job 38:3, Job 40:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0247; TAHOT Isaiah 8:9 word 10
וָחֹֽתּוּ\׃va.Cho.tuand be shattered
Lemma: חָתַת (cha.tat) · Strong's: H2865
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to to be dismayed
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:21, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:9, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 10:25, 1 Samuel 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2865; TAHOT Isaiah 8:9 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Huddle together | → | רָעַע H7489B to shatter |
| O peoples | → | עַם H5971A people |
| and be shattered | → | חָתַת H2865 to to be dismayed |
| pay attention | → | אָזַן H0238 to listen |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| you distant | → | מֶרְחָק H4801 distance |
| lands | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| prepare for battle | → | אָזַר H0247 to gird |
| and be shattered | → | חָתַת H2865 to to be dismayed |
| prepare for battle | → | אָזַר H0247 to gird |
| and be shattered | → | חָתַת H2865 to to be dismayed |
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page