Isaiah
Isaiah 7:25
25For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For fear | יִרְאַ֖ת | yir·’aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3374 fear |
| of the briers | שָׁמִ֣יר | šā·mîr | Noun - masculine singular | H8068 thorn(s), adamant, flint |
| and thorns | וָשָׁ֑יִת | wā·šā·yiṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7898 thorn-bushes |
| you will no longer | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| traverse | תָב֣וֹא | ṯā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the hills | הֶהָרִ֗ים | he·hā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| once tilled | יֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּן | yê·‘ā·ḏê·rūn | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H5737 help |
| by the hoe | בַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ | bam·ma‘·dêr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4576 hoe |
| they will become | וְהָיָה֙ | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| for oxen | שׁ֔וֹר | šō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H7794 head of cattle |
| to graze | לְמִשְׁלַ֣ח | lə·miš·laḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4916 outstretching |
| and sheep | שֶֽׂה׃פ | śeh | Noun - masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
| to trample | וּלְמִרְמַ֖ס | ū·lə·mir·mas | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4823 trampling-place, trampling |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.