Isaiah

Isaiah 29:5

⁵But your many foes will be like fine dust,

the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff.

Then suddenly, in an instant,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But your many	הֲמ֣וֹן	hă·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
foes	זָרָ֑יִךְ	zā·rā·yiḵ	Adjective - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H2114 be a stranger
will be	וְהָיָ֛ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like fine	דַּ֖ק	daq	Adjective - masculine singular	H1851 thin, small, fine
dust	כְּאָבָ֥ק	kə·’ā·ḇāq	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H80 dust
the multitude	הֲמ֣וֹן	hă·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
of the ruthless	עָֽרִיצִ֔ים	‘ā·rî·ṣîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6184 awe-inspiring, terror-striking
like blowing	עֹבֵר֙	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
chaff	וּכְמֹ֤ץ	ū·ḵə·mōṣ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H4671 chaff
Then suddenly	פִּתְאֹֽם׃	piṯ·’ōm	Adverb	H6597 suddenness
in an instant	לְפֶ֥תַע	lə·p̄e·ṯa‘	Preposition-l; Adverb	H6621 suddenness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.