Isaiah

Isaiah 17:13

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.

Word by word

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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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.