Isaiah 59:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. | They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched. | They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eggs of | בֵּיצֵ֤י | bei-TZEI | H1000 | eggבֵּיצָה (be.tsah) egg |
| a viper | צִפְעוֹנִי֙ | tzif-'o-NI | H6848B | serpentצֶ֫פַע (tse.pah) 1) poisonous serpent 1a) a viper snake or adder |
| they have hatched | בִּקֵּ֔עוּ | bi-KE-'u | H1234 | to break up/openבָּקַע (ba.qa) 1) to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cleave, cleave open 1a2) to break through, break into 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cleft, be rent open, be split open 1b2) to be broken into 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open 1c2) to break through, break down 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be ripped open, be torn open 1d2) to be rent 1d3) to be broken into 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to break into 1e2) to break through 1f) (Hophal) to be broken into 1g) (Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder |
| and webs of | וְקוּרֵ֥י | ve-ku-REI | H6980 | webקוּר (qur) thread, film, web |
| a spider | עַכָּבִ֖ישׁ | 'a-ka-VISH | H5908 | spiderעַכָּבִישׁ (ak.ka.vish) 1) spider 1a) spider 1b) web (house of spider) |
| they weave | יֶאֱרֹ֑גוּ | ye-'e-RO-gu | H0707 | to weaveאָרַג (a.rag) 1) to weave 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to weave (cloth) 1a2) to braid (Samson's hair) 1a3) weaver (subst.) 1a4) intrigue (fig.) |
| the [one who] eats | הָאֹכֵ֤ל | ha-'o-KHEL | 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) |
| any of eggs their | מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙ | mi-bei-tzei-HEM | H1000 | eggבֵּיצָה (be.tsah) egg |
| he will die | יָמ֔וּת | ya-MUT | H4191 | to dieמוּת (mut) 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely |
| and the pressed [egg] | וְהַזּוּרֶ֖ה | ve-ha-zu-REH | H2116 | crushedזוּרֶה (zu.reh) a thing that is crushed |
| it is hatched | תִּבָּקַ֥ע | ti-ba-KA' | H1234 | to break up/openבָּקַע (ba.qa) 1) to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cleave, cleave open 1a2) to break through, break into 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cleft, be rent open, be split open 1b2) to be broken into 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open 1c2) to break through, break down 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be ripped open, be torn open 1d2) to be rent 1d3) to be broken into 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to break into 1e2) to break through 1f) (Hophal) to be broken into 1g) (Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder |
| a snake | אֶפְעֶֽה׃ | 'ef-'EH | H0660 | viperאֶפְעֶה (eph.eh) a viper, snake |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.