Isaiah

Isaiah 21:2–4

²A dire vision is declared to me:

“The traitor still betrays,

and the destroyer still destroys.

Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media!

I will put an end to all her groaning.”

³Therefore my body is filled with anguish.

Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor.

I am bewildered to hear,

I am dismayed to see.

⁴My heart falters;

fear makes me tremble.

The twilight I desired

has turned to horror.

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Isaiah 21:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A dire	קָשָׁ֖ה	qā·šāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7186 hard, severe
vision	חָז֥וּת	ḥā·zūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2380 vision, conspicuousness
is declared	הֻגַּד־	hug·gaḏ-	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
to me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
The traitor	הַבּוֹגֵ֤ד׀	hab·bō·w·ḡêḏ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H898 act or deal treacherously
still betrays	בּוֹגֵד֙	bō·w·ḡêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H898 act or deal treacherously
and the destroyer	וְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד׀	wə·haš·šō·w·ḏêḏ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
still destroys	שׁוֹדֵ֔ד	šō·w·ḏêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
Go up	עֲלִ֤י	‘ă·lî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
O Elam	עֵילָם֙	‘ê·lām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5867 Elam
Lay siege	צוּרִ֣י	ṣū·rî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
O Media	מָדַ֔י	mā·ḏay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4074 Medes, Media
I will put an end	הִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃	hiš·bat·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H7673 cease, desist, rest
to all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
her groaning	אַנְחָתָ֖ה	’an·ḥā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H585 sighing, groaning

Isaiah 21:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my body	מָתְנַי֙	mā·ṯə·nay	Noun - masculine dual construct; first person common singular	H4975 waist, loins
is filled	מָלְא֤וּ	mā·lə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
with anguish	חַלְחָלָ֔ה	ḥal·ḥā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2479 anguish
Pain	צִירִ֣ים	ṣî·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6735 envoy, messenger
grips me	אֲחָז֔וּנִי	’ă·ḥā·zū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
like the pains	כְּצִירֵ֖י	kə·ṣî·rê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6735 envoy, messenger
of a woman in labor	יֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה	yō·w·lê·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
I am bewildered	נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי	na·‘ă·wê·ṯî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5753 bend, twist
to hear	מִשְּׁמֹ֔עַ	miš·šə·mō·a‘	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
I am dismayed	נִבְהַ֖לְתִּי	niḇ·hal·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H926 alarm, dismay
to see	מֵרְאֽוֹת׃	mê·rə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see

Isaiah 21:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My heart	לְבָבִ֔י	lə·ḇā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
falters	תָּעָ֣ה	tā·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8582 err
fear	פַּלָּצ֖וּת	pal·lā·ṣūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6427 shuddering
makes me tremble	בִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִי	bi·‘ă·ṯā·ṯə·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H1204 fall upon, startle, terrify
The twilight	נֶ֣שֶׁף	ne·šep̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5399 twilight
I desired	חִשְׁקִ֔י	ḥiš·qî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2837 desire
has turned	שָׂ֥ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
to horror	לַחֲרָדָֽה׃	la·ḥă·rā·ḏāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2731 trembling, fear, anxiety

Cross-references

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Isaiah 21:2 Jeremiah 49:34 · Isaiah 33:1 · Psalm 60:3 · Isaiah 24:16 · Revelation 13:10 · Daniel 5:28

Isaiah 21:3 Isaiah 13:8 · Psalm 48:6 · Isaiah 26:17 · Isaiah 16:11 · Jeremiah 48:41 · Micah 4:9–10 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Isaiah 21:4 Luke 21:34–36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.