Isaiah 24:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. | The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away. | The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the lofty people of the earth do languish. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| it has dried up | אָבְלָ֤ה | 'a-ve-LAH | H0056 | to mournאָבַל (a.val) 1) to mourn, lament 1a) (Qal) to mourn, lament 1a1) of humans 1a2) of inanimate objects (fig.) 1a2a) of gates 1a2b) of land 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to mourn, cause to mourn (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to mourn 1c2) play the mourner |
| it has withered | נָֽבְלָה֙ | na-ve-LAH | H5034B | to witherנָבֵל (na.vel) 1) to sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sink or drop down 1a2) to fall, wither and fall, fade 1a3) to droop |
| the earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | ha-'A-retz | H0776G | land: country/planetאֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth … |
| it has languished | אֻמְלְלָ֥ה | 'um-le-LAH | H0535 | to weakenאָמַל (a.mal) 1) to be weak, to droop, to languish, to be exhausted 1a) (Qal) pass participle (of the heart) 1a1) to be weak 1a2) to droop 1b) (Pulal) 1b1) to be or grow feeble 1b2) to languish |
| it has withered | נָבְלָ֖ה | na-ve-LAH | H5034B | to witherנָבֵל (na.vel) 1) to sink or drop down, languish, wither and fall, fade 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sink or drop down 1a2) to fall, wither and fall, fade 1a3) to droop |
| [the] world | תֵּבֵ֑ל | te-VEL | H8398 | worldתֵּבֵל (te.vel) world |
| they have languished | אֻמְלָ֖לוּ | 'um-LA-lu | H0535 | to weakenאָמַל (a.mal) 1) to be weak, to droop, to languish, to be exhausted 1a) (Qal) pass participle (of the heart) 1a1) to be weak 1a2) to droop 1b) (Pulal) 1b1) to be or grow feeble 1b2) to languish |
| [the] noble[s] of | מְר֥וֹם | me-ROM | H4791 | heightמָרוֹם (ma.rom) 1) height 1a) height, elevation, elevated place 1a1) in a high place (adv) 1b) height 1c) proudly (adv) 1d) of nobles (fig.) |
| [the] people of | עַם־ | 'am- | H5971A | peopleעַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men |
| the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | ha-'A-retz | H0776G | land: country/planetאֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.