Isaiah 17:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. | In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us. | At eventide, behold, terror; and before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that despoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to a time of | לְעֵ֥ת | le-'ET | H6256 | timeעֵת (et) 1) time 1a) time (of an event) 1b) time (usual) 1c) experiences, fortunes 1d) occurrence, occasion |
| evening | עֶ֙רֶב֙ | 'e-rev | H6153 | eveningעֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) 1) evening, night, sunset 1a) evening, sunset 1b) night |
| and there! | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | ve-hi-NEH | H2009 | beholdהִנֵּה (hin.neh) behold, lo, see, if |
| sudden terror | בַלָּהָ֔ה | va-la-HAH | H1091 | terrorבַּלָּהָה (bal.la.hah) terror, destruction, calamity, dreadful event |
| in before | בְּטֶ֥רֶם | be-TE-rem | H2962 | beforeטֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) before, not yet, before that |
| morning | בֹּ֖קֶר | BO-ker | H1242 | morningבֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) 1) morning, break of day 1a) morning 1a1) of end of night 1a2) of coming of daylight 1a3) of coming of sunrise 1a4) of beginning of day 1a5) of bright joy after night of distress (fig.) 1b) morrow, next day, next morning |
| there not [is] it | אֵינֶ֑נּוּ | 'ei-NE-nu | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| this | זֶ֚ה | zeh | H2088 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
| [will be] [the] portion of | חֵ֣לֶק | CHE-lek | H2506A | portionחֵ֫לֶק (che.leq) 1) portion, share, part, territory 1a) portion, share 1b) portion, tract, parcel (of land) 1c) one's portion, one's possession 1d) (chosen) portion 1e) portion, award (from God) Aramaic equivalent: cha.laq (חֲלָק "portion" H2508) |
| [those who] plunder us | שׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּ | sho-SEI-nu | H8154 | to plunderשָׁסָה (sha.sah) 1) to spoil, plunder, take spoil 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to plunder 1a2) plunderers (participle) 1b) (Poel) to plunder |
| and [the] lot | וְגוֹרָ֖ל | ve-go-RAL | H1486 | allottedגּוֹרָל (go.ral) 1) lot 1a) lot-pebbles used for systematically making decisions 2) portion 2a) lot, portion (thing assigned by casting lots) 2b) recompense, retribution |
| of [those who] despoil us | לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃ ס | le-vo-ze-ZEI-nu | 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 |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.