Isaiah 19:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. | The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty. | And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they will be dried up | וְנִשְּׁתוּ־ | ve-ni-she-tu- | H5405 | be dryנָשַׁת (na.shat) 1) to be dry, be parched 1a) (Qal) to be dry, be parched 1b) (Niphal) to be dried up |
| waters | מַ֖יִם | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| from the sea | מֵֽהַיָּ֑ם | me-hai-YAM | H3220G | seaיָם (yam) : sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward |
| and a river | וְנָהָ֖ר | ve-na-HAR | H5104H | riverנְהַר (ne.har) river Aramaic of na.har (נָהָר "river" H5104H) |
| it will become dry | יֶחֱרַ֥ב | ye-che-RAV | H2717A | to dryחָרֵב (cha.rev) 1) to be dry, be dried up 1a) (Qal) to be dried, be dried up 1b) (Pual) to be dried 1c) (Hiphil) to dry up 1d) (Hophal) to be dried up |
| and it will be dry | וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ | ve-ya-VESH | H3001 | to witherיָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) 1) to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture 1a2) to be dried up 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to dry up, make dry 1c1a) to dry up (water) 1c1b) to make dry, wither 1c1c) to exhibit dryness |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.