Isaiah 21:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. | My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror. | My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| it has wandered | תָּעָ֣ה | ta-'AH | H8582 | to go astrayתָּעָה (ta.ah) 1) to err, wander, go astray, stagger 1a) (Qal) to err 1a1) to wander about (physically) 1a2) of intoxication 1a3) of sin (ethically) 1a4) wandering (of the mind) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made to wander about, be made to stagger (drunkard) 1b2) to be led astray (ethically) 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to wander 1c1) to cause to wander about (physically) 1c2) to cause to wander (of intoxication) 1c3) to cause to err, mislead (mentally and morally) |
| heart my | לְבָבִ֔י | le-va-VI | H3824 | heartלֵבָב (le.vav) 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage Aramaic equivalent: le.vav (לְבַב "heart" H3825) |
| shuddering | פַּלָּצ֖וּת | pa-la-TZUT | H6427 | shudderingפַּלָּצוּת (pal.la.tsut) shuddering, trembling |
| it has overwhelmed me | בִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִי | bi-'a-TA-te-ni | H1204 | to terrifyבָּעַת (ba.at) 1) to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror 1a) (Niphal) to be terrified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to fall upon, overwhelm 1b2) to terrify |
| [the] twilight of | נֶ֣שֶׁף | NE-shef | H5399 | twilightנֶ֫שֶׁף (ne.sheph) 1) twilight 1a) evening twilight 1b) morning twilight |
| desire my | חִשְׁקִ֔י | chish-KI | H2837 | desireחֵ֫שֶׁק (che.sheq) desire, thing desired |
| it has made | שָׂ֥ם | sam | 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 |
| into trembling | לַחֲרָדָֽה׃ | la-cha-ra-DAH | H2731 | tremblingחֲרָדָה (cha.ra.dah) 1) fear, anxiety, quaking, trembling, (extreme) anxiety, anxious care 1a) trembling, quaking 1b) anxious care |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.