Isaiah 5:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat. | Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy. | Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they will graze | וְרָע֥וּ | ve-ra-'U | H7462B | to pastureרָעָה (ra.ah) 1) to pasture, tend, graze, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tend, pasture 1a1a) to shepherd 1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig) 1a1c) of people as flock (fig) 1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst) 1a2) to feed, graze 1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal) 1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig) 1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess Also means: ro.i (רֹעִי "to shepherd" H7473) |
| lambs | כְבָשִׂ֖ים | khe-va-SIM | H3532 | lambכֶּ֫בֶשׂ (ke.ve.s) lamb, sheep, young ram |
| like own pasture their | כְּדָבְרָ֑ם | ke-da-ve-RAM | H1699A | pastureדֹּ֫בֶר (do.ver) pasture |
| and [the] ruins of | וְחָרְב֥וֹת | ve-cha-re-VOT | H2723 | desolationחׇרְבָּה (chor.bah) a place laid waste, ruin, waste, desolation |
| fatlings | מֵחִ֖ים | me-CHIM | H4220 | fatlingמֵחַ (me.ach) fatling, fat one |
| sojourners | גָּרִ֥ים | ga-RIM | H1481A | to sojournגּוּר (gur) 1) to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sojourn, dwell for a time 1a2) to abide, stay, temporarily dwell 1b) (Hithpolel) 1b1) to seek hospitality with 1b2) to assemble oneself |
| they will eat | יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ | yo-KHE-lu | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.