Isaiah 10:34
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. | He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. | And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he will cut down | וְנִקַּ֛ף | ve-ni-KAF | H5362A | to strikeנָקַף (na.qaph) 1) to strike, strike off 1a) (Piel) to strike off skin Aramaic equivalent: ne.qash (נְקַשׁ "to knock" H5368) |
| [the] thickets of | סִֽבְכֵ֥י | siv-KHEI | H5442 | thicketסְבַךְ (se.vakh) thicket |
| the forest | הַיַּ֖עַר | hai-YA-'ar | H3293A | woodיָעוֹר (ya.or) wood, forest, thicket, wooded height Another spelling of ya.ar (יַ֫עַר "wood" H3293A) |
| with the iron [axe] | בַּבַּרְזֶ֑ל | ba-bar-ZEL | H1270 | ironבַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) 1) iron 1a) iron 1a1) iron ore 1a2) as material of furniture, utensils, implements 2) tool of iron 3) harshness, strength, oppression (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: par.zel (פַּרְזֶל "iron" H6523) |
| and the Lebanon | וְהַלְּבָנ֖וֹן | ve-ha-le-va-NON | H3844G | Lebanonלְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) § Lebanon = "whiteness" a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel |
| by a mighty [one] | בְּאַדִּ֥יר | be-'a-DIR | H0117 | greatאַדִּיר (ad.dir) 1) great, majestic 1a) of waters of sea 1b) of a tree 1c) of kings, nations, gods 2) great one, majestic one 2a) of nobles, chieftains, servants |
| it will fall | יִפּֽוֹל׃ ס | yi-POL | H5307J | to fall: fallנָפַל (na.phal) : fall/drop/fail 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.