Isaiah 29:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly. | But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant, | But the multitude of thy foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be in an instant suddenly. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and it will be | וְהָיָ֛ה | ve-ha-YAH | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| like dust | כְּאָבָ֥ק | ke-'a-VAK | H0080 | dustאָבָק (a.vaq) 1) dust 1a) on ground 1b) clouds (fig.) |
| fine | דַּ֖ק | dak | H1851 | thinדַּק (daq) 1) thin, small, fine, gaunt 1a) thin 1b) small, fine |
| [the] multitude of | הֲמ֣וֹן | ha-MON | H1995A | crowdהָמוֹן (ha.mon) 1) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound 1a) sound, murmur, rush, roar 1b) tumult, confusion 1c) crowd, multitude 1d) great number, abundance 1e) abundance, wealth |
| strangers your | זָרָ֑יִךְ | za-RA-yikh | 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 |
| and like chaff | וּכְמֹ֤ץ | u-khe-MOTZ | H4671 | chaffמוֹץ (mots) 1) chaff 1a) always as driven by wind |
| [which] passes away | עֹבֵר֙ | 'o-VER | H5674A | to passעָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish … |
| [the] multitude of | הֲמ֣וֹן | ha-MON | H1995A | crowdהָמוֹן (ha.mon) 1) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound 1a) sound, murmur, rush, roar 1b) tumult, confusion 1c) crowd, multitude 1d) great number, abundance 1e) abundance, wealth |
| ruthless [people] | עָֽרִיצִ֔ים | 'a-ri-TZIM | H6184 | ruthlessעָרִיץ (a.rits) awe-inspiring, terror-striking, awesome, terrifying, ruthless, mighty |
| and it will happen | וְהָיָ֖ה | ve-ha-YAH | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| to suddenness | לְפֶ֥תַע | le-FE-ta' | H6621 | suddennessפֶּתַע (pe.ta) suddenness, in an instant |
| suddenly | פִּתְאֹֽם׃ | pit-'OM | H6597 | suddenlyפִּתְאֹם (pit.om) adv 1) suddenly, surprisingly subst 2) suddenness |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.