Isaiah
Isaiah 31:3
3But the Egyptians are men, not God;
their horses are flesh, not spirit.
When the LORD stretches out His hand,
the helper will stumble,
and the one he helps will fall;
both will perish together.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the Egyptians | וּמִצְרַ֤יִם | ū·miṣ·ra·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| are men | אָדָם֙ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| not | וְֽלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| God | אֵ֔ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| their horses | וְסוּסֵיהֶ֥ם | wə·sū·sê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
| are flesh | בָּשָׂ֖ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| spirit | ר֑וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| When the LORD | וַֽיהוָ֞ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| stretches out | יַטֶּ֣ה | yaṭ·ṭeh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| His hand | יָד֗וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| the helper | עוֹזֵר֙ | ‘ō·w·zêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5826 help, succour |
| will stumble | וְכָשַׁ֤ל | wə·ḵā·šal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3782 stumble, stagger, totter |
| and the one he helps | עָזֻ֔ר | ‘ā·zur | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H5826 help, succour |
| will fall | וְנָפַ֣ל | wə·nā·p̄al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| both | כֻּלָּ֥ם | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| will perish | יִכְלָיֽוּן׃ס | yiḵ·lā·yūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| together | וְיַחְדָּ֖ו | wə·yaḥ·dāw | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 9:17 · Ezekiel 20:33–34 · Ezekiel 28:9 · Jeremiah 15:6 · Psalm 33:17 · Isaiah 30:7 · Psalm 9:20 · Isaiah 30:5 · Psalm 146:3–5 · Deuteronomy 32:30–31 · Jeremiah 37:7–10 · Isaiah 36:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.