Isaiah

Isaiah 29:17

¹⁷In a very short time,

will not Lebanon become an orchard,

and the orchard seem like a forest?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In a very	עוֹד֙	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
short	מְעַ֣ט	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
time	מִזְעָ֔ר	miz·‘ār	Adverb	H4213 a little, a trifle, a few
Lebanon	לְבָנ֖וֹן	lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
become	וְשָׁ֥ב	wə·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
an orchard	לַכַּרְמֶ֑ל	lak·kar·mel	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3759 plantation, garden-land
and the orchard	וְהַכַּרְמֶ֖ל	wə·hak·kar·mel	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3759 plantation, garden-land
seem	יֵחָשֵֽׁב׃	yê·ḥā·šêḇ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2803 think, account
like a forest	לַיַּ֥עַר	lay·ya·‘ar	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.