Isaiah 63:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. | For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary. | Thy holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for the little while | לַמִּצְעָ֕ר | la-mitz-'AR | H4705 | littleמִצְעָר (mits.ar) 1) a small thing 1a) small thing 1b) little while (of time) |
| they possessed | יָרְשׁ֖וּ | ya-re-SHU | H3423G | to possess: possessיָרַשׁ (ya.rash) : possess/inherit 1) to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take possession of 1a2) to inherit 1a3) to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor 1b) (Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty 1c) (Piel) to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to possess or inherit 1d2) to cause others to possess or inherit 1d3) to impoverish 1d4) to dispossess 1d5) to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit |
| [the] people of | עַם־ | 'am- | H5971A | peopleעַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men |
| holiness your | קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ | kod-SHE-cha | H6944G | holinessקֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) 1) apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness 1a) apartness, sacredness, holiness 1a1) of God 1a2) of places 1a3) of things 1b) set-apartness, separateness |
| opponents our | צָרֵ֕ינוּ | tza-REI-nu | H6862C | enemyצַר (tsar) adversary, foe, enemy, oppressor |
| they have trodden down | בּוֹסְס֖וּ | bo-SU | H0947 | to trampleבּוּס (bus) 1) to tread down, reject, trample down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tread down, trample (of warriors) 1a2) of rejection (fig.) 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to tread down (in bad sense) 1b2) to desecrate 1c) (Hithpolel) 1c1) to tread 1c2) to kick out 1c2a) of infants' blind movements 1c2b) of Jerusalem (fig.) 1d) (Hophal) to be trodden down |
| sanctuary your | מִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָ׃ | mik-da-SHE-cha | H4720 | sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ (miq.dash) 1) sacred place, sanctuary, holy place 1a) sanctuary 1a1) of the temple 1a2) of the tabernacle 1a3) of Ezekiel's temple 1a4) of Jehovah |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.