Isaiah

Isaiah 31:8–9

8“Then Assyria will fall,

but not by the sword of man;

a sword will devour them,

but not one made by mortals.

They will flee before the sword,

and their young men will be put to forced labor.

9Their rock will pass away for fear,

and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,”

declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion,

whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

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Isaiah 31:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙’aš·šūrNoun - proper - feminine singularH804 Asshur, Assyria
will fallוְנָפַ֤לwə·nā·p̄alConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
but notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
by the swordבְּחֶ֣רֶבbə·ḥe·reḇPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
of manאִ֔ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
a swordוְחֶ֥רֶבwə·ḥe·reḇConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
will devour themתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּtō·ḵă·len·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singularH398 eat
but notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
one made by mortalsאָדָ֖ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
They will fleeוְנָ֥סwə·nāsConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5127 flee, escape
beforeמִפְּנֵי־mip·pə·nê-Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH6440 face, before
the swordחֶ֔רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
and their young menוּבַחוּרָ֖יוū·ḇa·ḥū·rāwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH970 young man
will be putיִהְיֽוּ׃yih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to forced laborלָמַ֥סlā·masPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH4522 body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang

Isaiah 31:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Their rockוְסַלְעוֹ֙wə·sal·‘ōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5553 crag, cliff
will pass awayיַֽעֲב֔וֹרya·‘ă·ḇō·wrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
for fearמִמָּג֣וֹרmim·mā·ḡō·wrPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH4032 fear, terror
and their princesשָׂרָ֑יוśā·rāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
will panicוְחַתּ֥וּwə·ḥat·tūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH2865 be shattered, dismayed
atמִנֵּ֖סmin·nêsPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH5251 standard, ensign, signal, sign
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
whoseאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
fireא֥וּר’ūrNoun - masculine singularH217 flame
is in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbə·ṣî·yō·wnPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6726 Zion
whose furnaceוְתַנּ֥וּרwə·ṯan·nūrConjunctive waw; Noun - common singularH8574 stove
is in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃סbî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

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Isaiah 31:8 Isaiah 14:25 · Genesis 49:15

Isaiah 31:9 Isaiah 29:6 · Malachi 4:1 · Leviticus 6:13 · Isaiah 10:17 · Isaiah 4:4 · Zechariah 2:5 · Isaiah 18:3 · Deuteronomy 32:37

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.