Isaiah

Isaiah 16:3–4

3“Give us counsel;

render a decision.

Shelter us at noonday

with shade as dark as night.

Hide the refugees;

do not betray the one who flees.

4Let my fugitives stay with you;

be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.”

When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased,

and the oppressors have vanished from the land,

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Isaiah 16:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Give usהָבִיאוּhå̄·ḇī·ʾūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
counselעֵצָה֙‘ê·ṣāhNoun - feminine singularH6098 counsel, advice
renderעֲשׂ֣וּ‘ă·śūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH6213 do, make
a decisionפְלִילָ֔הp̄ə·lî·lāhNoun - feminine singularH6415 office of judge or umpire
Shelter us at noondayצָהֳרָ֑יִםṣā·ho·rā·yimNoun - masculine pluralH6672 midday, noon
with shadeצִלֵּ֖ךְṣil·lêḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH6738 shadow
as dark as nightכַלַּ֛יִלḵal·la·yilPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
Hideסַתְּרִי֙sat·tə·rîVerb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singularH5641 hide, conceal
the refugeesנִדָּחִ֔יםnid·dā·ḥîmVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH5080 impel, thrust, banish
do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
betrayתְּגַלִּֽי׃tə·ḡal·lîVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH1540 uncover, remove
the one who fleesנֹדֵ֖דnō·ḏêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter

Isaiah 16:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Let my fugitivesנִדָּחַ֔יnid·dā·ḥayVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH5080 impel, thrust, banish
stayיָג֤וּרוּyā·ḡū·rūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1481 sojourn
with youבָךְ֙ḇāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
beהֱוִי־hĕ·wî-Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH1933 fall
a refugeסֵ֥תֶרsê·ṯerNoun - masculine singularH5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
for Moabמוֹאָ֛בmō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֑דšō·w·ḏêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
Whenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the oppressorהַמֵּץ֙ham·mêṣArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4160 squeezer
has goneאָפֵ֤ס’ā·p̄êsVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH656 cease, fail, come to an end
destructionשֹׁ֔דšōḏNoun - masculine singularH7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
has ceasedכָּ֣לָהkā·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
and the oppressorsרֹמֵ֖סrō·mêsVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7429 trample
have vanishedתַּ֥מּוּtam·mūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8552 be complete, finished
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃hā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Isaiah 16:3 Isaiah 32:2 · 1 Kings 18:4

Isaiah 16:4 Isaiah 14:4 · Isaiah 51:13 · Malachi 4:3 · Isaiah 9:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.