Isaiah 34:13
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. | Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. | And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and it will grow up | וְעָלְתָ֤ה | ve-'al-TAH | H5927G | to ascend: riseעָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away … |
| fortresses its | אַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ | 'ar-me-no-TEI-ha | H0759H | citadel: palaceאַרְמוֹן (ar.mon) : palace citadel, palace, fortress Also means: ar.mon (אַרְמוֹן ": fortress" H0759H) |
| thorns | סִירִ֔ים | si-RIM | H5518B | thornסִיר (sir) 1) thorn, hook, brier 1a) thorns 1b) hooks |
| nettle[s] | קִמּ֥וֹשׂ | ki-MOS | H7057 | nettleקִמּוֹשׂ (qim.mosh) thistles or nettles, a thorny or useless plant Also means: qim.ma.shon (קִמָּשׂוֹן "thorn" H7063) |
| and thornbush[es] | וָח֖וֹחַ | va-CHO-ach | H2336 | thistleחוֹחַ (cho.ach) 1) thorn, brier, bramble, thornbush, thicket 2) hook, ring, fetter Also means: cha.vach (חָוָח "thicket" H2337) |
| [will be] on fortifications its | בְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָ | be-miv-tza-REI-ha | H4013 | fortificationמִבְצָר (miv.tsar) fortification, fortress, fortified city, stronghold |
| and it will be | וְהָיְתָה֙ | ve-ha-ye-TAH | 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) … |
| a habitation of | נְוֵ֣ה | ne-VEH | H5116A | pastureנָוֶה (na.veh) 1) abode, habitation, abode of shepherds or flocks, pasture 1a) abode (of sheep) 1b) abode (of shepherds) 1c) meadow 1d) habitation |
| jackals | תַנִּ֔ים | ta-NIM | H8577A | dragonתַּנָּה (tan.nah) 1) habitations, jackals, (TWOT) dragon, (TWOT) sea monster 1a) meaning uncertain |
| grass | חָצִ֖יר | cha-TZIR | H2681 | abodeחָצִיר (cha.tsir) a dwelling, an abode, settled abode, haunt |
| for daughters of | לִבְנ֥וֹת | liv-NOT | H1323G | daughterבַּת (bat) : daughter 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character Also means: bat (בַּת ": village" H1323H) |
| an ostrich | יַעֲנָֽה׃ | ya-'a-NAH | H3284 | ostrichיַעֲנָה (ya.a.nah) 1) an unclean bird 1a) owl, ostrich, literally translated as "daughters of the owl" 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.