Isaiah
Isaiah 30:16
16“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.”
Therefore you will flee!
“We will ride swift horses,”
but your pursuers will be faster.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 31:1 · Jeremiah 4:13 · Deuteronomy 28:25 · Amos 9:1 · Psalm 33:17 · Isaiah 31:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.