Isaiah

Isaiah 30:28

²⁸His breath is like a rushing torrent

that rises to the neck.

He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction;

He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His breath	וְרוּח֞וֹ	wə·rū·ḥōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
is like a rushing	שׁוֹטֵף֙	šō·w·ṭêp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off
torrent	כְּנַ֤חַל	kə·na·ḥal	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
that rises	יֶֽחֱצֶ֔ה	ye·ḥĕ·ṣeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2673 divide
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the neck	צַוָּ֣אר	ṣaw·wār	Noun - masculine singular	H6677 neck, back of neck
He comes to sift	לַהֲנָפָ֥ה	la·hă·nā·p̄āh	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H5130 move to and fro, wave, besprinkle
the nations	גוֹיִ֖ם	ḡō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
in a sieve	בְּנָ֣פַת	bə·nā·p̄aṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5299 sieve
of destruction	שָׁ֑וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
He bridles	וְרֶ֣סֶן	wə·re·sen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7448 halter
the jaws	לְחָיֵ֥י	lə·ḥā·yê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3895 jaw, cheek
of the peoples	עַמִּֽים׃	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
to lead them astray	מַתְעֶ֔ה	maṯ·‘eh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H8582 err

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 37:29 · 2 Thessalonians 2:8 · Isaiah 11:4 · Isaiah 8:8 · 2 Kings 19:28 · Luke 22:31 · Amos 9:9 · Revelation 2:16 · Hebrews 4:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.