Isaiah

Isaiah 33:18–20

¹⁸Your mind will ponder the former terror:

“Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs?

Where is he who counts the towers?”

¹⁹You will no longer see the insolent,

a people whose speech is unintelligible,

who stammer in a language you cannot understand.

²⁰Look upon Zion,

the city of our appointed feasts.

Your eyes will see Jerusalem,

a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander;

its tent pegs will not be pulled up,

nor will any of its cords be broken.

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Isaiah 33:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your mind	לִבְּךָ֖	lib·bə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
will ponder	יֶהְגֶּ֣ה	yeh·geh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse
the former terror	אֵימָ֑ה	’ê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H367 terror, dread
Where	אַיֵּ֤ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is he who tallies	סֹפֵר֙	sō·p̄êr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5608 count
Where	אַיֵּ֣ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is he who weighs	שֹׁקֵ֔ל	šō·qêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8254 weigh
Where	אַיֵּ֖ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is he who counts	סֹפֵ֥ר	sō·p̄êr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5608 count
the towers	הַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃	ham·miḡ·dā·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4026 tower

Isaiah 33:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer see	תִרְאֶ֑ה	ṯir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
the insolent	נוֹעָ֖ז	nō·w·‘āz	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3267 bold, obstinate
a people	עַ֣ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
whose speech	שָׂפָה֙	śā·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
is unintelligible	עִמְקֵ֤י	‘im·qê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H6012 deep, unfathomable
who stammer	נִלְעַ֥ג	nil·‘aḡ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3932 mock, deride
in a language	לָשׁ֖וֹן	lā·šō·wn	Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue
you cannot	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
understand	בִּינָֽה׃	bî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H998 understanding

Isaiah 33:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	חֲזֵ֣ה	ḥă·zêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2372 see, behold
upon Zion	צִיּ֔וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
the city	קִרְיַ֖ת	qir·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7151 town, city
of our appointed feasts	מֽוֹעֲדֵ֑נוּ	mō·w·‘ă·ḏê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
Your eyes	עֵינֶיךָ֩	‘ê·ne·ḵā	Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
will see	תִרְאֶ֨ינָה	ṯir·’e·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7200 see
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
a peaceful	שַׁאֲנָ֗ן	ša·’ă·nān	Adjective - masculine singular	H7600 at ease, secure
pasture	נָוֶ֣ה	nā·weh	Noun - masculine singular	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
a tent	אֹ֤הֶל	’ō·hel	Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
that does not	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
wander	יִצְעָן֙	yiṣ·‘ān	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6813 wander, travel
its tent pegs	יְתֵֽדֹתָיו֙	yə·ṯê·ḏō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3489 peg, pin
will not	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
be pulled up	יִסַּ֤ע	yis·sa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
nor	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
will any	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of its cords	חֲבָלָ֖יו	ḥă·ḇā·lāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2256 cord, territory, band
be broken	יִנָּתֵֽקוּ׃	yin·nā·ṯê·qū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off

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Isaiah 33:18 1 Corinthians 1:20

Isaiah 33:19 Isaiah 28:11 · Deuteronomy 28:49–50 · Jeremiah 5:15 · Exodus 14:13 · Ezekiel 3:5–6 · 2 Kings 19:32 · 1 Corinthians 14:21

Isaiah 33:20 Psalm 46:5 · Isaiah 54:2 · Isaiah 32:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.