Isaiah 5:29
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. | Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance. | their roaring shall be like a lioness, they shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| roaring | שְׁאָגָ֥ה | she-'a-GAH | H7581 | roaringשְׁאָגָה (she.a.gah) 1) roaring 1a) of lion, the wicked, distress cry |
| [is] like the lion | כַּלָּבִ֑יא | ka-la-VI' | H3833C | lionessלְבִיָּא (le.viy.ya) lioness Another spelling of la.vi (לָבִיא "lion" H3833C) |
| it will roar | יִשְׁאַ֨ג | yi-sha-'ag | H7580 | to roarשָׁאַג (sha.ag) 1) (Qal) to roar 1a) of lion, conqueror, Jehovah, cry of distress |
| like the young lions | כַּכְּפִירִ֤ים | ka-ke-fi-RIM | H3715A | lionכְּפִיר (ke.phir) young lion |
| so it may growl | וְיִנְהֹם֙ | ve-yin-HOM | H5098 | to groanנָהַם (na.ham) 1) to growl, groan 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to growl (of lion) 1a2) to groan (of sufferer) |
| and it may seize | וְיֹאחֵ֣ז | ve-yo-CHEZ | H0270 | to graspאָחַז (a.chaz) 1) grasp, take hold, seize, take possession 1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of 1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled 1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay 1d) (Hophal) fastened |
| prey | טֶ֔רֶף | TE-ref | H2964 | preyטֶ֫רֶף (te.reph) 1) prey, food, leaf 1a) prey 1b) food 1c) leaf |
| so it may carry [it] off | וְיַפְלִ֖יט | ve-yaf-LIT | H6403 | to escapeפָּלַט (pa.lat) 1) to escape, save, deliver, slip away 1a) (Qal) to escape 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to bring into security, deliver 1b2) to cause to escape, cast forth 1b3) to be delivered 1b4) to slip away 1c) (Hiphil) to bring into security, bring to safety |
| and there not | וְאֵ֥ין | ve-'EIN | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| [is] a deliverer | מַצִּֽיל׃ | ma-TZIL | H5337 | to rescueנָצַל (na.tsal) 1) to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder 1a)(Niphal) 1a1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself 1a2) to be torn out or away, be delivered 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to strip off, spoil 1b2) to deliver 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to take away, snatch away 1c2) to rescue, recover 1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death) 1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt 1d) (Hophal) to be plucked out 1e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself Aramaic equivalent: ne.tsal (נְצַל "to rescue" H5338) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.