Isaiah

Isaiah 30:16–17

¹⁶“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.”

Therefore you will flee!

“We will ride swift horses,”

but your pursuers will be faster.

¹⁷A thousand will flee at the threat of one;

at the threat of five you will all flee,

until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop,

like a banner on a hill.

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Isaiah 30:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
you say	וַתֹּ֨אמְר֥וּ	wat·tō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
we will flee	נָנ֖וּס	nā·nūs	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H5127 flee, escape
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
horses	ס֥וּס	sūs	Noun - masculine singular	H5483 swallow or swift
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
you will flee	תְּנוּס֑וּן	tə·nū·sūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H5127 flee, escape
We will ride	נִרְכָּ֔ב	nir·kāḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H7392 mount and ride, ride
swift horses	קַ֣ל	qal	Adjective - masculine singular	H7031 light, swift, fleet
but your pursuers	רֹדְפֵיכֶֽם׃	rō·ḏə·p̄ê·ḵem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
will be faster	יִקַּ֥לּוּ	yiq·qal·lū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling

Isaiah 30:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A	אֶחָ֗ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
thousand	אֶ֣לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
at	מִפְּנֵי֙	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the threat	גַּעֲרַ֣ת	ga·‘ă·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1606 rebuke
of one	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
at	מִפְּנֵ֛י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the threat	גַּעֲרַ֥ת	ga·‘ă·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1606 rebuke
of five	חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה	ḥă·miš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H2568 five
you will all flee	תָּנֻ֑סוּ	tā·nu·sū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5127 flee, escape
until	עַ֣ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you are left alone	נוֹתַרְתֶּ֗ם	nō·w·ṯar·tem	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H3498 remain over
like a pole	כַּתֹּ֙רֶן֙	kat·tō·ren	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8650 mast
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a mountaintop	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
like a banner	וְכַנֵּ֖ס	wə·ḵan·nês	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5251 standard, ensign, signal, sign
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a hill	הַגִּבְעָֽה׃	hag·giḇ·‘āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1389 hill

Cross-references

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Isaiah 30:16 Isaiah 31:1 · Jeremiah 4:13 · Deuteronomy 28:25 · Amos 9:1 · Psalm 33:17 · Isaiah 31:3

Isaiah 30:17 Deuteronomy 28:25 · Joshua 23:10 · Leviticus 26:36 · Deuteronomy 32:30 · Leviticus 26:8 · John 15:2–6 · Proverbs 28:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.