Isaiah

Isaiah 18:5–6

⁵For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone

and the flower becomes a ripening grape,

He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife

and remove and discard the branches.

⁶They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey,

and to the beasts of the land.

The birds will feed on them in summer,

and all the wild animals in winter.

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Isaiah 18:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
before	לִפְנֵ֤י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the harvest	קָצִיר֙	qā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest
when the blossom	פֶּ֔רַח	pe·raḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H6525 bud, sprout
is gone	כְּתָם־	kə·ṯām-	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8552 be complete, finished
and the flower	נִצָּ֑ה	niṣ·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5328 blossom
becomes	יִֽהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a ripening	גֹּמֵ֖ל	gō·mêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to
grape	וּבֹ֥סֶר	ū·ḇō·ser	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1155 unripe or sour grapes
He will cut off	וְכָרַ֤ת	wə·ḵā·raṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
the shoots	הַזַּלְזַלִּים֙	haz·zal·zal·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2150 tendrils
with a pruning knife	בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹת	bam·maz·mê·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4211 pruning-knife
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
remove	הֵתַֽז׃	hê·ṯaz	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8456 strike away
and discard	הֵסִ֥יר	hê·sîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
the branches	הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹת	han·nə·ṭî·šō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5189 twig, tendril

Isaiah 18:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will all	יַחְדָּו֙	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
be left	יֵעָזְב֤וּ	yê·‘ā·zə·ḇū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
to the mountain	הָרִ֔ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
birds of prey	לְעֵ֣יט	lə·‘êṭ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5861 bird(s) of prey
and to the beasts	וּֽלְבֶהֱמַ֖ת	ū·lə·ḇe·hĕ·maṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H929 beast, animal, cattle
of the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
The birds	הָעַ֔יִט	hā·‘a·yiṭ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5861 bird(s) of prey
will feed on them in summer	וְקָ֤ץ	wə·qāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6972 summer, summer-fruit
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the wild animals	בֶּהֱמַ֥ת	be·hĕ·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H929 beast, animal, cattle
in winter	תֶּחֱרָֽף׃	te·ḥĕ·rāp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2778 reproach

Cross-references

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Isaiah 18:5 Isaiah 17:10–11 · Song of Solomon 2:13 · Song of Solomon 2:15

Isaiah 18:6 Jeremiah 7:33 · Ezekiel 39:17–20 · Ezekiel 32:4–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.