Isaiah

Isaiah 33:8–9

⁸The highways are deserted;

travel has ceased.

The treaty^b has been broken,

the witnesses^c are despised,

and human life is disregarded.

⁹The land mourns and languishes;

Lebanon is ashamed and decayed.

Sharon is like a desert;

Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

Footnotes

b 33:8 Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant.
c 33:8 DSS; MT the cities

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The highways	מְסִלּ֔וֹת	mə·sil·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4546 highway
are deserted	נָשַׁ֣מּוּ	nā·šam·mū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
travel	עֹבֵ֣ר	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
has ceased	שָׁבַ֖ת	šā·ḇaṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7673 cease, desist, rest
The treaty	בְּרִית֙	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
has been broken	הֵפֵ֤ר	hê·p̄êr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6565 break, frustrate
the witnesses	עָרִ֔ים	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
are despised	מָאַ֣ס	mā·’as	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3988 reject
and human life	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
is disregarded	חָשַׁ֖ב	ḥā·šaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2803 think, account

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The land	אָ֔רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
mourns	אָבַ֤ל	’ā·ḇal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H56 mourn
languishes	אֻמְלְלָה֙	’um·lə·lāh	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H535 be weak, languish
Lebanon	לְבָנ֖וֹן	lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
is ashamed	הֶחְפִּ֥יר	heḥ·pîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2659 be abashed, ashamed
and decayed	קָמַ֑ל	qā·mal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7060 be decayed
Sharon	הַשָּׁרוֹן֙	haš·šā·rō·wn	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8289 Sharon
is	הָיָ֤ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a desert	כָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה	kā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
Bashan	בָּשָׁ֖ן	bā·šān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan
and Carmel	וְכַרְמֶֽל׃	wə·ḵar·mel	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3760 Carmel
shake off their leaves	וְנֹעֵ֥ר	wə·nō·‘êr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5287 shake, shake out or off

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

Isaiah 33:8 Judges 5:6 · Isaiah 35:8

Isaiah 33:9 Isaiah 35:2 · Nahum 1:4 · Isaiah 65:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.