Isaiah 29:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee. | I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you. | And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against thee. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and I will encamp | וְחָנִ֥יתִי | ve-cha-NI-ti | H2583 | to campחָנָה (cha.nah) 1) to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to decline 1a2) to encamp |
| like the circle | כַדּ֖וּר | kha-DUR | H1754A | circleדּוּר (dur) 1) circle, ball 1a) circle 1b) ball |
| on you | עָלָ֑יִךְ | 'a-LA-yikh | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| and I will lay siege | וְצַרְתִּ֤י | ve-tzar-TI | H6696A | be distressedיָצַר (ya.tsar) 1) to bind, be distressed, be in distress, be cramped, be narrow, be scant, be in straits, make narrow, cause distress, beseige 1a) (Qal) to suffer distress |
| on you | עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ | 'a-LA-yikh | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| siege-works | מֻצָּ֔ב | mu-TZAV | H4674 | entrenchmentמֻצָּב (muts.tsav) entrenchment, siege-work, palisade, post |
| and I will raise | וַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥י | va-ha-ki-mo-TI | H6965H | No entry |
| on you | עָלַ֖יִךְ | 'a-LA-yikh | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| fortifications | מְצֻרֹֽת׃ | me-tzu-ROT | H4694 | fortressמְצוּרָה (me.tsu.rah) 1) siege-works, stronghold, rampart 1a) siege-works 1b) rampart |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.