Isaiah

Isaiah 33:8

8The highways are deserted;

travel has ceased.

The treatyb has been broken,

the witnessesc are despised,

and human life is disregarded.

Footnotes

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

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The highwaysמְסִלּ֔וֹתmə·sil·lō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH4546 highway
are desertedנָשַׁ֣מּוּnā·šam·mūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8074 be desoleted, appalled
travelעֹבֵ֣ר‘ō·ḇêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
has ceasedשָׁבַ֖תšā·ḇaṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7673 cease, desist, rest
The treatyבְּרִית֙bə·rîṯNoun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
has been brokenהֵפֵ֤רhê·p̄êrVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6565 break, frustrate
the witnessesעָרִ֔ים‘ā·rîmNoun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
are despisedמָאַ֣סmā·’asVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3988 reject
and human lifeלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
is disregardedחָשַׁ֖בḥā·šaḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2803 think, account

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Judges 5:6 · Isaiah 35:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.