Isaiah 57:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? | who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? | ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who inflame yourselves | הַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ | ha-ne-cha-MIM | H2552 | to warmחָמַם (cha.mam) 1) to be hot, become warm 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or grow warm 1a2) of passion (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) to become aroused, inflame oneself with 1c) (Piel) to warm 1d) (Hithpael) to warm oneself |
| among the oaks | בָּֽאֵלִ֔ים | ba-'e-LIM | H0352D | terebinthאַ֫יִל (a.yil) mighty tree, terebinth Aramaic equivalent: i.lan (אִילָן "tree" H0363) |
| under | תַּ֖חַת | TA-chat | H8478G | underתְּחוֹת (te.chot) under Aramaic of ta.chat (תַּחַת ": under" H8478) |
| every | כָּל־ | kol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| tree | עֵ֣ץ | 'etz | H6086H | tree: woodעֵץ (ets) : wood 1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows 1a) tree, trees 1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax |
| luxuriant | רַעֲנָ֑ן | ra-'a-NAN | H7488B | luxuriantרַעֲנַן (ra.a.nan) flourishing Aramaic of ra.a.nan (רַעֲנָן "luxuriant" H7488B) |
| [who] slaughter | שֹׁחֲטֵ֤י | sho-cha-TEI | H7819A | to slaughterשָׁחַט (sha.chat) v 1) to kill, slaughter, beat 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to slaughter 1a1a) beast for food 1a1b) sacrifice 1a1c) person in human sacrifice 1a1d) beaten, hammered (of shekels) 1b) (Niphal) to be slaughtered, be slain (of food or sacrifice) Also means: sha.chat (שָׁחוּט "beaten" H7820) |
| of the children | הַיְלָדִים֙ | hay-la-DIM | H3206 | youthיֶ֫לֶד (ye.led) 1) child, son, boy, offspring, youth 1a) child, son, boy 1b) child, children 1c) descendants 1d) youth 1e) apostate Israelites (fig.) |
| in the wadis | בַּנְּחָלִ֔ים | ba-ne-cha-LIM | H5158N | No entry |
| under | תַּ֖חַת | TA-chat | H8478G | underתְּחוֹת (te.chot) under Aramaic of ta.chat (תַּחַת ": under" H8478) |
| [the] clefts of | סְעִפֵ֥י | se-'i-FEI | H5585 | cleftסָעִיף (sa.iph) 1) cleft, branch 1a) cleft (of a crag) 1b) branches, boughs |
| the cliffs | הַסְּלָעִֽים׃ | ha-se-la-'IM | H5553H | cragסֶ֫לַע (se.la) 1) crag, cliff, rock 1a) crag, cliff 1b) as stronghold of Jehovah, of security (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.