Isaiah
Isaiah 13:4
4Listen, a tumult on the mountains,
like that of a great multitude!
Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms,
like nations gathered together!
The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing
an army for war.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listen | ק֥וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| a tumult | הָמ֛וֹן | hā·mō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| on the mountains | בֶּֽהָרִ֖ים | be·hā·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| like that | דְּמ֣וּת | də·mūṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1823 likeness, similitude |
| of a great | רָ֑ב | rāḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| multitude | עַם־ | ‘am- | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| Listen | ק֠וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| an uproar | שְׁא֞וֹן | šə·’ō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7588 roar |
| among the kingdoms | מַמְלְכ֤וֹת | mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| like nations | גּוֹיִם֙ | gō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| gathered together | נֶֽאֱסָפִ֔ים | ne·’ĕ·sā·p̄îm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H622 gather, remove |
| The LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| is mobilizing | מְפַקֵּ֖ד | mə·p̄aq·qêḏ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| an army | צְבָ֥א | ṣə·ḇā | Noun - common singular construct | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| for war | מִלְחָמָֽה׃ | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joel 3:14 · Revelation 19:11–21 · Joel 2:25 · Ezekiel 38:3–23 · Joel 2:1–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.