Isaiah
Isaiah 14:30
30Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture,
and the needy will lie down in safety,
but I will kill your root by famine,
and your remnant will be slain.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the firstborn | בְּכוֹרֵ֣י | bə·ḵō·w·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1060 first-born |
| of the poor | דַלִּ֔ים | ḏal·lîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H1800 low, weak, poor, thin |
| will find pasture | וְרָעוּ֙ | wə·rā·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| and the needy | וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים | wə·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H34 in want, needy, poor |
| will lie down | יִרְבָּ֑צוּ | yir·bā·ṣū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out |
| in safety | לָבֶ֣טַח | lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H983 security |
| but I will kill | וְהֵמַתִּ֤י | wə·hê·mat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H4191 die |
| your root | שָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְ | šā·rə·šêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H8328 root |
| by famine | בָֽרָעָב֙ | ḇā·rā·‘āḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| and your remnant | וּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְ | ū·šə·’ê·rî·ṯêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder |
| will be slain | יַהֲרֹֽג׃ | ya·hă·rōḡ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 7:21–22 · Zephaniah 2:4–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.