Isaiah
Isaiah 29:8
8as when a hungry man dreams he is eating,
then awakens still hungry;
as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking,
then awakens faint and parched.
So will it be for all the many nations
who go to battle against Mount Zion.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| as when | כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| a hungry man | הָרָעֵ֜ב | hā·rā·‘êḇ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7457 hungry |
| dreams | יַחֲלֹ֨ם | ya·ḥă·lōm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2492 be healthy, strong |
| he is eating | אוֹכֵ֗ל | ’ō·w·ḵêl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H398 eat |
| then awakens | וְהֵקִיץ֮ | wə·hê·qîṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6974 awake |
| still hungry | וְרֵיקָ֣ה | wə·rê·qāh | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular | H7386 empty, vain |
| as when | וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר | wə·ḵa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| a thirsty man | הַצָּמֵא֙ | haṣ·ṣā·mê | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6771 thirsty |
| dreams | יַחֲלֹ֤ם | ya·ḥă·lōm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2492 be healthy, strong |
| he is drinking | שֹׁתֶ֔ה | šō·ṯeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8354 drink |
| then awakens | וְהֵקִיץ֙ | wə·hê·qîṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6974 awake |
| faint | עָיֵ֔ף | ‘ā·yêp̄ | Adjective - masculine singular | H5889 faint, weary |
| and parched | שׁוֹקֵקָ֑ה | šō·w·qê·qāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H8264 run, run about, rush |
| So | כֵּ֣ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| will it be | יִֽהְיֶ֗ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| for all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the many | הֲמוֹן֙ | hă·mō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| nations | הַגּוֹיִ֔ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| who go to battle | הַצֹּבְאִ֖ים | haṣ·ṣō·ḇə·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6633 wage war, serve |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Mount | הַ֥ר | har | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Zion | צִיּֽוֹן׃ס | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.