Isaiah

Isaiah 31:5

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.”

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.