Isaiah
Isaiah 34:5
5When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens,
then it will come down upon Edom,
upon the people I have devoted to destruction.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| My sword | חַרְבִּ֑י | ḥar·bî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2719 sword |
| has drunk its fill | רִוְּתָ֥ה | riw·wə·ṯāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7301 be saturated, drink one's fill |
| in the heavens | בַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | ḇaš·šā·ma·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| then | הִנֵּה֙ | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| it will come down | תֵּרֵ֔ד | tê·rêḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Edom | אֱד֣וֹם | ’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
| upon | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| the people | עַ֥ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| I have devoted | חֶרְמִ֖י | ḥer·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2764 devoted thing |
| to destruction | לְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | lə·miš·pāṭ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4639 deed, work |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 46:10 · Amos 1:11–12 · Malachi 1:4 · Isaiah 63:1 · Jeremiah 49:7–22 · Ezekiel 25:12–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.