Isaiah 28:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. | I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place. | And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and I will make | וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י | ve-sam-TI | 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 |
| justice | מִשְׁפָּט֙ | mish-PAT | H4941H | justice: judgementמִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) : judgement/punishment 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan |
| into a measuring-line | לְקָ֔ו | le-KAV | H6957B | lineקַו (qav) 1) cord, line, measuring-line 1a) cord 1b) measuring-line |
| and righteousness | וּצְדָקָ֖ה | u-tze-da-KAH | H6666 | righteousnessצִדְקָה (tsid.qah) right doing, doing right, righteousness Aramaic of tse.da.qah (צְדָקָה "righteousness" H6666) |
| into a leveling tool | לְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶת | le-mish-KA-let | H4949 | levelמִשְׁקֶ֫לֶת (mish.qe.let) level, levelling tool or instrument, plummet |
| and it will sweep away | וְיָעָ֤ה | ve-ya-'AH | H3261 | to sweep awayיָעָה (ya.ah) (Qal) to sweep, sweep away, sweep together |
| hail | בָרָד֙ | va-RAD | H1259 | hailבָּרָד (ba.rad) 1) hail 1a) of God's judgment (fig.) |
| [the] refuge of | מַחְסֵ֣ה | mach-SEH | H4268 | refugeמַחְסֶּה (ma.cha.seh) 1) refuge, shelter 1a) from rain or storm, from danger 1b) of falsehood |
| falsehood | כָזָ֔ב | kha-ZAV | H3577 | lieכָּזָב (ka.zav) a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing |
| and [the] shelter | וְסֵ֥תֶר | ve-SE-ter | H5643A | secrecyסֵ֫תֶר (se.ter) 1) covering, shelter, hiding place, secrecy 1a) covering, cover 1b) hiding place, shelter, secret place 1c) secrecy 1c1) secrecy (of tongue being slanderous) |
| 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.) |
| they will overflow | יִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃ | yish-TO-fu | H7857 | to overflowשָׁטַף (sha.taph) 1) to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to overflow 1a2) to flow, run 1a3) to rinse or wash off 1b) (Niphal) to be swept away, be rinsed out 1c) (Pual) to be rinsed, be scoured and rinsed |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.