Isaiah 25:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. | like heat in a dry land. You subdue the uproar of foreigners. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat, so the song of the ruthless is silenced. | As the heat in a dry place wilt thou bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones shall be brought low. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| like heat | כְּחֹ֣רֶב | ke-CHO-rev | H2721A | droughtחֹ֫רֶב (cho.rev) 1) dryness, drought, heat 1a) dryness 1b) drought 1c) parching heat |
| in a dry land | בְּצָי֔וֹן | be-tza-YON | H6724 | drynessצָיוֹן (tsi.von) dryness, parched land or ground |
| [the] uproar of | שְׁא֥וֹן | she-'on | H7588 | roarשָׁאוֹן (sha.on) 1) roar, din, crash, uproar 1a) roar (of water) 1b) uproar (of revellers) |
| strangers | זָרִ֖ים | za-RIM | H2114A | be a strangerזוּר (zur) 1) to be strange, be a stranger 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become estranged 1a2) strange, another, stranger, foreigner, an enemy (participle) 1a3) strange woman, prostitute, harlot (meton) 1b) (Niphal) to be estranged 1c) (Hophal) to be a stranger, be one alienated |
| you will subdue | תַּכְנִ֑יעַ | takh-NI-a' | H3665 | be humbleכָּנַע (ka.na) 1) to be humble, be humbled, be subdued, be brought down, be low, be under, be brought into subjection 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to humble oneself 1a2) to be humbled, be subdued 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to humble 1b2) to subdue |
| heat | חֹ֚רֶב | CHO-rev | H2721A | droughtחֹ֫רֶב (cho.rev) 1) dryness, drought, heat 1a) dryness 1b) drought 1c) parching heat |
| in [the] shade of | בְּצֵ֣ל | be-TZEL | H6738 | shadowצֵל (tsel) 1) shadow, shade 1a) shadow (on dial) 1b) shadow, shade (as protection) 1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life) Also means: tse.lel (צֵלֶל "shadow" H6752) |
| a cloud | עָ֔ב | 'Av | H5645 | cloudעָב (av) 1) darkness, cloud, thicket 1a) dark cloud 1b) cloud mass 1c) thicket (as refuge) |
| [the] song of | זְמִ֥יר | ze-MIR | H2158 | songזָמִיר (za.mir) song, psalm |
| ruthless [people] | עָֽרִיצִ֖ים | 'a-ri-TZIM | H6184 | ruthlessעָרִיץ (a.rits) awe-inspiring, terror-striking, awesome, terrifying, ruthless, mighty |
| he will quieten | יַעֲנֶֽה׃ פ | ya-'a-NEH | H6031B | to afflictעָנָה (a.nah) 1) to afflict, oppress, humble, be afflicted, be bowed down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be put down, become low 1a2) to be depressed, be downcast 1a3) to be afflicted 1a4) to stoop 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to humble oneself, bow down 1b2) to be afflicted, be humbled 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to humble, mishandle, afflict 1c2) to humble, be humiliated 1c3) to afflict 1d4) to humble, weaken oneself 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be afflicted 1d2) to be humbled 1e) (Hiphil) to afflict 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to humble oneself 1f2) to be afflicted Aramaic equivalent: a.nah (עֲנָי "to afflict" H6033) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.