Isaiah
Isaiah 31:4–5
4For this is what the LORD has said to me:
“Like a lion roaring
or a young lion over its prey —
and though a band of shepherds is called out against it,
it is not terrified by their shouting
or subdued by their clamor —
so the LORD of Hosts will come down
to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
5Like birds hovering overhead,
so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem.
He will shield it and deliver it;
He will pass over it and preserve it.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 31:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | כֹ֣ה | ḵōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has said | אָֽמַר־ | ’ā·mar- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֡י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Like | כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| a lion | הָאַרְיֵ֨ה | hā·’ar·yêh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H738 lion |
| roaring | יֶהְגֶּה֩ | yeh·geh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse |
| or a young lion | וְהַכְּפִ֜יר | wə·hak·kə·p̄îr | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3715 young lion |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| its prey | טַרְפּ֗וֹ | ṭar·pōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2964 prey, food; leaf |
| and though | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| a band | מְלֹ֣א | mə·lō | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4393 fulness, that which fills |
| of shepherds | רֹעִ֔ים | rō·‘îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| is called out | יִקָּרֵ֤א | yiq·qā·rê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| against it | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| it is not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| terrified | יֵחָ֔ת | yê·ḥāṯ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2865 be shattered, dismayed |
| by their shouting | מִקּוֹלָם֙ | miq·qō·w·lām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6963 sound, voice |
| or subdued | יַֽעֲנֶ֑ה | ya·‘ă·neh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| by their clamor | וּמֵֽהֲמוֹנָ֖ם | ū·mê·hă·mō·w·nām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| so | כֵּ֗ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| will come down | יֵרֵד֙ | yê·rêḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to do battle | לִצְבֹּ֥א | liṣ·bō | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6633 wage war, serve |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Mount | הַר־ | har- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Zion | צִיּ֖וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| its heights | גִּבְעָתָֽהּ׃ | giḇ·‘ā·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1389 hill |
Isaiah 31:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like birds | כְּצִפֳּרִ֣ים | kə·ṣip·po·rîm | Preposition-k; Noun - common plural | H6833 bird |
| hovering overhead | עָפ֔וֹת | ‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H5774 fly |
| so | כֵּ֗ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֖וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| will protect | יָגֵ֛ן | yā·ḡên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1598 cover, surround, defend |
| Jerusalem | יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| He will shield it | גָּנ֥וֹן | gā·nō·wn | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H1598 cover, surround, defend |
| and deliver it | וְהִצִּ֖יל | wə·hiṣ·ṣîl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| He will pass over it | פָּסֹ֥חַ | pā·sō·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H6452 pass or spring over |
| and preserve it | וְהִמְלִֽיט׃ | wə·him·lîṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 31:4 Amos 3:8 · Hosea 11:10 · Zechariah 2:5 · Isaiah 42:13 · Zechariah 12:8 · Zechariah 14:3 · Revelation 5:5 · 2 Chronicles 20:15 · Numbers 24:8–9 · Isaiah 12:6 · Jeremiah 50:44 · Zechariah 9:8
Isaiah 31:5 Psalm 91:4 · Psalm 37:40 · Deuteronomy 32:11 · Isaiah 38:6 · Isaiah 37:35 · Exodus 19:4 · Psalm 46:5 · Isaiah 10:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.