Isaiah
Isaiah 38:14
14I chirp like a swallow or crane;
I moan like a dove.
My eyes grow weak as I look upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I chirp | אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף | ’ă·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6850 chirp, peep |
| like a swallow | כְּס֤וּס | kə·sūs | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5483 swallow or swift |
| or crane | עָגוּר֙ | ‘ā·ḡūr | Noun - masculine singular | H5693 crane |
| I moan | אֶהְגֶּ֖ה | ’eh·geh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse |
| like a dove | כַּיּוֹנָ֑ה | kay·yō·w·nāh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3123 dove |
| My eyes | עֵינַי֙ | ‘ê·nay | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| grow weak | דַּלּ֤וּ | dal·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1809 hang, be low, languish |
| upward | לַמָּר֔וֹם | lam·mā·rō·wm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4791 height |
| O Lord | אֲדֹנָ֖י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| I am oppressed | עָֽשְׁקָה־ | ‘ā·šə·qāh- | Noun - feminine singular | H6234 anguish |
| be my security | עָרְבֵֽנִי׃ | ‘ā·rə·ḇê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 59:11 · Psalm 69:3 · Job 30:29 · Ezekiel 7:16 · Nahum 2:7 · Psalm 119:122–123 · Psalm 123:1–4 · Psalm 119:82 · Lamentations 4:17 · Job 17:3 · Psalm 102:4–7 · Psalm 143:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.