Isaiah 38:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me. | I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.” | Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my surety. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| like a swallow | כְּס֤וּס | ke-SUS | H5483A | swallowסוּס (sus) swallow, swift |
| a crane | עָגוּר֙ | 'a-GUR | H5693 | craneעָגוּר (a.gur) 1) name of a bird 1a) perhaps a thrush, swallow, crane |
| so | כֵּ֣ן | ken | H3651C | rightכֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable |
| I chirp | אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף | 'a-tzaf-TZEF | H6850 | to whisperצָפַף (tsa.phaph) 1) (Pilpel) to chirp, peep 1a) of birds 1b) of ghosts |
| I moan | אֶהְגֶּ֖ה | 'eh-GEH | H1897 | to mutterהָגָה (ha.gah) 1) to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to roar, growl, groan 1a2) to utter, speak 1a3) to meditate, devise, muse, imagine 1b) (Poal) to utter 1c) (Hiphil) to mutter |
| like the dove | כַּיּוֹנָ֑ה | kai-yo-NAH | H3123 | doveיוֹנָה (yo.nah) dove, pigeon |
| they are cast down | דַּלּ֤וּ | da-LU | H1809 | to languishדָּלַל (da.lal) 1) to hang, languish, hang down, be low 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hang low 1a2) to be low 1a3) of distress (fig.) 1a4) to languish, look weakly (of eyes) 1b) (Niphal) to be brought low, be laid low |
| eyes my | עֵינַי֙ | 'ei-NAI | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| to the height[s] | לַמָּר֔וֹם | la-ma-ROM | H4791 | heightמָרוֹם (ma.rom) 1) height 1a) height, elevation, elevated place 1a1) in a high place (adv) 1b) height 1c) proudly (adv) 1d) of nobles (fig.) |
| O Lord | אֲדֹנָ֖י | 'a-do-NAI | H0136 | Lordאֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| oppression | עָֽשְׁקָה־ | 'a-she-kah- | H6234 | oppressionעׇשְׁקָה (osh.qah) oppression, abuse, distress |
| stand surety for me | עָרְבֵֽנִי׃ | 'a-re-VE-ni | H6148 | to pledgeעָרַב (a.rav) 1) to pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, give pledges, be or become surety, take on pledge, give in pledge 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take on pledge, go surety for 1a2) to give in pledge 1a3) to exchange 1a4) to pledge 1b) (Hithpael) 1b1) to exchange pledges 1b2) to have fellowship with, share |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.