Isaiah

Isaiah 43:20

²⁰The beasts of the field will honor Me,

the jackals^c and the ostriches,^d

because I provide water in the wilderness

and rivers in the desert,

to give drink to My chosen people.

Footnotes

c 43:20 Or serpents or dragons
d 43:20 Literally and daughters of an ostrich or and daughters of an owl

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The beasts	חַיַּ֣ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
will honor Me	תְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙	tə·ḵab·bə·ḏê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
the jackals	תַּנִּ֖ים	tan·nîm	Noun - common plural	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
and	וּבְנ֣וֹת	ū·ḇə·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
the ostriches	יַֽעֲנָ֑ה	ya·‘ă·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3284 greed (?)
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I provide	נָתַ֨תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
water	מַ֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
in the wilderness	בַמִּדְבָּ֜ר	ḇam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
rivers	נְהָרוֹת֙	nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
in the desert	בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ן	bî·šî·mōn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3452 waste, wilderness
to give drink	לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת	lə·haš·qō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
to My chosen	בְחִירִֽי׃	ḇə·ḥî·rî	Adjective - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H972 chosen
people	עַמִּ֥י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people

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Isaiah 41:17 · Isaiah 48:21 · Isaiah 49:10 · John 4:14 · Isaiah 13:22 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Revelation 17:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.