Isaiah 33:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire. | The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze. | And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they will be | וְהָי֥וּ | ve-ha-YU | 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) … |
| peoples | עַמִּ֖ים | 'a-MIM | H5971A | peopleעַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men |
| burnings of | מִשְׂרְפ֣וֹת | mis-re-FOT | H4955 | burningמִשְׂרָפָה (mis.ra.phah) a burning |
| lime | שִׂ֑יד | Sid | H7875 | limeשִׂיד (sid) 1) lime, whitewash 1a) made by burning bones |
| thornbushes | קוֹצִ֥ים | ko-TZIM | H6975 | thornקוֹץ (qots) 1) thorn, thornbush 1a) thornbush 1b) thorn |
| cut down | כְּסוּחִ֖ים | ke-su-CHIM | H3683 | to cutכָּסַח (ka.sach) 1) to cut down, cut away, cut off (of plants) 1a) (Qal) cut away (pass participle) 1a1) of judgment (fig.) |
| with the fire | בָּאֵ֥שׁ | ba-'ESH | H0784 | fireאֵשׁ (esh) 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: esh (אֶשָּׁא "fire" H0785) |
| they will be kindled | יִצַּֽתּוּ׃ ס | yi-TZA-tu | H3341 | to kindleיָצַת (ya.tsat) 1) to kindle, burn, set on fire 1a) (Qal) to kindle 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be kindled 1b2) to be left desolate 1c) (Hiphil) to set on fire, kindle |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.