Isaiah 30:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. | Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still. | For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Egypt | וּמִצְרַ֕יִם | u-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 |
| futility | הֶ֥בֶל | HE-vel | H1892 | vanityהֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly |
| and vanity | וָרִ֖יק | va-RIK | H7385 | vainרִיק (riq) emptiness, vanity, empty, idle, vain |
| they will help | יַעְזֹ֑רוּ | ya'-ZO-ru | H5826 | to helpעָזַר (a.zar) 1) to help, succour, support 1a) (Qal) to help 1b) (Niphal) to be helped 1c) (Hiphil) to help |
| to therefore | לָכֵן֙ | la-KHEN | H3651C | rightכֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable |
| I call | קָרָ֣אתִי | ka-RA-ti | H7121H | to call: call toקָרָא (qa.ra) : call_to/invite/entreat 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen |
| to this [one] | לָזֹ֔את | la-ZOT | H2063 | thisזֹאת (zot) 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, such 1a) (alone) 1a1) this one 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another 1b) (appos to subst) 1b1) this 1c) (as predicate) 1c1) this, such 1d) (enclitically) 1d1) then 1d2) who, whom 1d3) how now, what now 1d4) what now 1d5) wherefore now 1d6) behold here 1d7) just now 1d8) now, now already 1e) (poetry) 1e1) wherein, which, those who 1f) (with prefixes) 1f1) in this (place) here, then 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter 1f3) thus and thus … |
| Rahab | רַ֥הַב | RA-hav | H7293 | Rahabרַ֫הַב (ra.hav) an emblematic name of Egypt Another name of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G) This name means pride, arrogance |
| they | הֵ֖ם | hem | H1992 | theyאִנּוּן (in.nun) these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992) |
| a sitting still | שָֽׁבֶת׃ | SHA-vet | H7674 | cessationשֶׁ֫בֶת (she.vet) 1) cessation, a sitting still 1a) meaning uncertain |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.