Isaiah

Isaiah 18:5

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.

Word by word

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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

Cross-references

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.