Isaiah

Isaiah 17:12–13

¹²Alas, the tumult of many peoples;

they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations;

they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.

¹³The nations rage like the rush of many waters.

He rebukes them, and they flee far away,

driven before the wind like chaff on the hills,

like tumbleweeds before a gale.

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Isaiah 17:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Alas	ה֗וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
the tumult	הֲמוֹן֙	hă·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
of many	רַבִּ֔ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
peoples	עַמִּ֣ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
they rage	כַּהֲמ֥וֹת	ka·hă·mō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
like the roaring	יֶהֱמָי֑וּן	ye·hĕ·mā·yūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
seas	יַמִּ֖ים	yam·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3220 sea
and clamoring	וּשְׁא֣וֹן	ū·šə·’ō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7588 roar
nations	לְאֻמִּ֔ים	lə·’um·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
they rumble	כִּשְׁא֛וֹן	kiš·’ō·wn	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7588 roar
like the crashing	יִשָּׁאֽוּן׃	yiš·šā·’ūn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7582 make a din or crash, crash into ruins
of mighty	כַּבִּירִ֖ים	kab·bî·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3524 great, mighty, much
waters	מַ֥יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

Isaiah 17:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The nations	לְאֻמִּ֗ים	lə·’um·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
rage	יִשָּׁא֔וּן	yiš·šā·’ūn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7582 make a din or crash, crash into ruins
like the rush	כִּשְׁא֞וֹן	kiš·’ō·wn	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7588 roar
of many	רַבִּים֙	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
waters	מַ֤יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
He rebukes	וְגָ֥עַר	wə·ḡā·‘ar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1605 rebuke
them	בּ֖וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and they flee	וְנָ֣ס	wə·nās	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
far away	מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק	mim·mer·ḥāq	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4801 distant place, distance
driven	וְרֻדַּ֗ף	wə·rud·dap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
before	לִפְנֵי־	lip̄·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
the wind	ר֔וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
like chaff	כְּמֹ֤ץ	kə·mōṣ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4671 chaff
on the hills	הָרִים֙	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
like tumbleweeds	וּכְגַלְגַּ֖ל	ū·ḵə·ḡal·gal	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H1534 wheel, whirl, whirlwind
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
a gale	סוּפָֽה׃	sū·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H5492 storm-wind

Cross-references

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Isaiah 17:12 Luke 21:25 · Psalm 18:4 · Jeremiah 6:23 · Revelation 17:1 · Ezekiel 43:2 · Revelation 17:15

Isaiah 17:13 Psalm 9:5 · Job 21:18 · Psalm 1:4 · Isaiah 41:15–16 · Isaiah 29:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.