Isaiah
Isaiah 21:1
1This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea:
Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev,
an invader comes from the desert,
from a land of terror.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the burden | מַשָּׂ֖א | maś·śā | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute |
| against the Desert | מִדְבַּר־ | miḏ·bar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4057 mouth |
| by the Sea | יָ֑ם | yām | Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| Like whirlwinds | כְּסוּפ֤וֹת | kə·sū·p̄ō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural | H5492 storm-wind |
| sweeping | לַֽחֲלֹ֔ף | la·ḥă·lōp̄ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2498 pass on or away, pass through |
| through the Negev | בַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ | ban·ne·ḡeḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
| comes | בָּ֔א | bā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from the desert | מִמִּדְבָּ֣ר | mim·miḏ·bār | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| from a land | מֵאֶ֖רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| of terror | נוֹרָאָֽה׃ | nō·w·rā·’āh | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H3372 fear |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 14:23 · Isaiah 13:1 · Jeremiah 51:42 · Zechariah 9:14 · Isaiah 17:1 · Isaiah 13:20–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.