Isaiah
Isaiah 31:8
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Assyria | אַשּׁוּר֙ | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| will fall | וְנָפַ֤ל | wə·nā·p̄al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| but not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| by the sword | בְּחֶ֣רֶב | bə·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| of man | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| a sword | וְחֶ֥רֶב | wə·ḥe·reḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| will devour them | תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ | tō·ḵă·len·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| but not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one made by mortals | אָדָ֖ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| They will flee | וְנָ֥ס | wə·nās | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5127 flee, escape |
| before | מִפְּנֵי־ | mip·pə·nê- | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the sword | חֶ֔רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and their young men | וּבַחוּרָ֖יו | ū·ḇa·ḥū·rāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H970 young man |
| will be put | יִהְיֽוּ׃ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to forced labor | לָמַ֥ס | lā·mas | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4522 body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.