Isaiah 10:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. | I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. | I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on a nation | בְּג֤וֹי | be-GOY | H1471A | nationגּוֹי (goy) 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) |
| godless | חָנֵף֙ | cha-NEF | H2611 | profaneחָנֵף (cha.neph) hypocritical, godless, profane, hypocrite, irreligious |
| I sent him | אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔נּוּ | 'a-shal-le-CHE-nu | H7971G | to send: departשָׁלַח (sha.lach) : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send |
| and on | וְעַל־ | ve-'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [the] people of | עַ֥ם | 'am | H5971A | peopleעַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men |
| wrath my | עֶבְרָתִ֖י | 'ev-ra-TI | H5678 | furyעֶבְרָה (ev.rah) 1) outpouring, overflow, excess, fury, wrath, arrogance 1a) overflow, excess, outburst 1b) arrogance 1c) overflowing rage or fury |
| I commanded him | אֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּ | 'a-tzav-VE-nu | H6680 | to commandצָוָה (tsa.vah) 1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 1a)(Piel) 1a1) to lay charge upon 1a2) to give charge to, give command to 1a3) to give charge unto 1a4) to give charge over, appoint 1a5) to give charge, command 1a6) to charge, command 1a7) to charge, commission 1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act) 1b) (Pual) to be commanded |
| to plunder | לִשְׁלֹ֤ל | lish-LOL | H7997B | to lootשָׁלַל (sha.lal) 1) to spoil, plunder, take spoil 1a) (Qal) to spoil, plunder 1b) (Hithpolel) to be spoiled, be plundered |
| plunder | שָׁלָל֙ | sha-LAL | H7998 | spoilשָׁלָל (sha.lal) 1) prey, plunder, spoil, booty 1a) prey 1b) booty, spoil, plunder (of war) 1c) plunder (private) 1d) gain (meaning uncertain) |
| and to take as spoil | וְלָבֹ֣ז | ve-la-VOZ | H0962 | to plunderבָּזַז (ba.zaz) 1) to spoil, plunder, prey upon, seize 1a) (Qal) to spoil, plunder, despoil 1b) (Niphal) to be spoiled, plundered 1c) (Pual) to be taken as spoil |
| spoil | בַּ֔ז | Baz | H0957 | spoilבַּג (bag) spoil, booty Another spelling of baz (בַּז "plunder" H0957) |
| and to make it | וּלְשׂוּמ֥וֹ | u-le-si-mov | H7760A | to set: makeשׂוּם (sum) : make/establish 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set |
| a trampling place | מִרְמָ֖ס | mir-MAS | H4823 | tramplingמִרְמָס (mir.mas) 1) trampling place, trampling 1a) trampling place 1b) trampling |
| like [the] mud of | כְּחֹ֥מֶר | ke-CHO-mer | H2563A | clayחֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) 1) cement, mortar, clay 1a) mortar, cement 1b) clay 1c) mire |
| [the] streets | חוּצֽוֹת׃ | chu-TZOT | H2351 | outsideחוּץ (chuts) outside, outward, street, the outside |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.