Isaiah 30:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. | But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. | Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and it will become | וְהָיָ֥ה | 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) … |
| [the] refuge of | מָע֥וֹז | ma-'oz | H4581 | securityמָעוֹז (ma.oz) 1) place or means of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold 1a) place of safety, fastness, harbour, stronghold 1b) refuge (of God) (fig.) 1c) human protection (fig.) |
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֖ה | par-'OH | H6547L | Pharaohפַּרְעֹה (par.oh) A man of the Egyptians living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.21 § Pharaoh = "great house" the common title of the king of Egypt |
| into shame | לְבֹ֑שֶׁת | le-VO-shet | H1322 | shameבֹּ֫שֶׁת (bo.shet) 1) shame 1a) shame 1b) shameful thing |
| and the refuge | וְהֶחָס֥וּת | ve-he-cha-SUT | H2622 | refugeחָסוּת (cha.sut) refuge, shelter |
| in [the] shadow of | בְּצֵל־ | 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) |
| Egypt | מִצְרַ֖יִם | mitz-RA-yim | H4714G | Egyptמָצוֹר (ma.tsor) "Matsor", a name for Egypt Another spelling of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G) This name means siege, entrenchment |
| into ignominy | לִכְלִמָּֽה׃ | likh-li-MAH | H3639 | shameכְּלִמָּה (ke.lim.mah) 1) disgrace, reproach, shame, confusion, dishonour, insult, ignominy 1a) insult, reproach 1b) reproach, ignominy |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.