Isaiah

Isaiah 32:1–2

¹Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,

and princes will rule with justice.

²Each will be like a shelter from the wind,

a refuge from the storm,

like streams of water in a dry land,

like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הֵ֥ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
a king	מֶ֑לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
will reign	יִמְלָךְ־	yim·lāḵ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in righteousness	לְצֶ֖דֶק	lə·ṣe·ḏeq	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
and princes	וּלְשָׂרִ֖ים	ū·lə·śā·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
will rule	יָשֹֽׂרוּ׃	yā·śō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8323 be, or act as, prince, rule
with justice	לְמִשְׁפָּ֥ט	lə·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Each	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
will be	וְהָיָה־	wə·hā·yāh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a shelter	כְּמַֽחֲבֵא־	kə·ma·ḥă·ḇê-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4224 hiding-place
from the wind	ר֖וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
a refuge	וְסֵ֣תֶר	wə·sê·ṯer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
from the storm	זָ֑רֶם	zā·rem	Noun - masculine singular	H2230 flood of rain, rain-storm, downpour
like streams	כְּפַלְגֵי־	kə·p̄al·ḡê-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6388 channel
of water	מַ֣יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
in a dry land	בְּצָי֔וֹן	bə·ṣā·yō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6724 dryness, parched ground
like the shadow	כְּצֵ֥ל	kə·ṣêl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6738 shadow
of a great	כָּבֵ֖ד	kā·ḇêḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy
rock	סֶֽלַע־	se·la‘-	Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
in an arid	עֲיֵפָֽה׃	‘ă·yê·p̄āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H5889 faint, weary
land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 32:1 Isaiah 9:6–7 · Hebrews 1:8–9 · Jeremiah 33:15 · Revelation 19:11 · 2 Samuel 23:3

Isaiah 32:2 Isaiah 25:4 · Isaiah 9:6 · Isaiah 44:3 · Isaiah 43:20 · Micah 5:4–5 · Zechariah 13:7 · Psalm 143:9 · Isaiah 41:18 · Isaiah 7:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.