Isaiah

Isaiah 18:4

⁴For this is what the LORD has told me:

“I will quietly look on from My dwelling place,

like shimmering heat in the sunshine,

like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹ֨ה	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has told	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
I will quietly	אֶשְׁקוֹטָה	ʾɛš·qō·ṭå̄h	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H8252 be quiet, undisturbed
look on	וְאַבִּ֣יטָה	wə·’ab·bî·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5027 look
from My dwelling place	בִמְכוֹנִ֑י	ḇim·ḵō·w·nî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4349 fixed or established place, foundation
like shimmering	צַח֙	ṣaḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H6703 dazzling, glowing, clear
heat	כְּחֹ֥ם	kə·ḥōm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2527 heat
in	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	Preposition	H5921 height
the sunshine	א֔וֹר	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light
like a cloud	כְּעָ֥ב	kə·‘āḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
of dew	טַ֖ל	ṭal	Noun - masculine singular	H2919 night-mist, dew
in the heat	בְּחֹ֥ם	bə·ḥōm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2527 heat
of harvest	קָצִֽיר׃	qā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest

Cross-references

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

Hosea 5:15 · Isaiah 26:21 · Isaiah 18:7 · Psalm 132:13–14 · Isaiah 12:6 · Isaiah 14:32 · 2 Samuel 23:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.