Isaiah

Isaiah 28:18

¹⁸Your covenant with death will be dissolved,

and your agreement with Sheol will not stand.

When the overwhelming scourge passes through,

you will be trampled by it.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your covenant	בְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙	bə·rî·ṯə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H1285 covenant
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
death	מָ֔וֶת	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
will be dissolved	וְכֻפַּ֤ר	wə·ḵup·par	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
and your agreement	וְחָזוּתְכֶ֥ם	wə·ḥā·zū·ṯə·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H2380 vision, conspicuousness
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
Sheol	שְׁא֖וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stand	תָק֑וּם	ṯā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
When	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the overwhelming	שׁוֹטֵף֙	šō·w·ṭêp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off
scourge	שׁ֤וֹט	šō·wṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H7752 scourge, whip
passes through	יַֽעֲבֹ֔ר	ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
you will be	וִהְיִ֥יתֶם	wih·yî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
trampled by it	לְמִרְמָֽס׃	lə·mir·mās	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4823 trampling-place, trampling

Cross-references

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

Isaiah 7:7 · Isaiah 8:10 · Isaiah 28:15 · Daniel 11:40 · Isaiah 28:3 · Malachi 4:1–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.