Isaiah 18 interlinear
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Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
הוֹיalas!InterjectionH1945אֶרֶץO land ofnoun sg f cstrH776צִלְצַלwhirring ofnoun sg m cstrH6767כְּנָפָיִםwingsnoun du f absH3671אֲשֶׁרwhichRelative ParticleH834מֵעֵבֶר[is] from [the] other sideprep + noun sg m absH5676לְנַהֲרֵי־of [the] rivers ofprep + noun pl m cstrH5104כוּשׁ׃Cushname LocationH3568 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
הַשֹּׁלֵחַwhich sendsart + verb Qal ptc sg m absH7971בַּיָּםon the seaprep Definite + noun sg m absH3220צִירִיםenvoysnoun pl m absH6735וּבִכְלֵי־and in vessels ofconj + prep + noun pl m cstrH3627גֹמֶאpapyrusnoun sg m absH1573עַל־onprepH5921פְּנֵי־[the] surface ofnoun pl m cstrH6440מַיִם[the] watersnoun pl m absH4325לְכוּgoverb Qal impv 2 pl mH1980מַלְאָכִיםO messengersnoun pl m absH4397קַלִּיםswiftadj pl m absH7031אֶל־toprepH413גּוֹיa nationnoun sg m absH1471מְמֻשָּׁךְtallverb Pual ptc passive sg m absH4900וּמוֹרָטand smooth skinnedconj + verb Pual ptc passive sg m absH4803אֶל־toprepH413עַםa peoplenoun sg m absH5971נוֹרָאfearedverb Niphal ptc sg m absH3372מִן־fromprepH4480הוּאitpron 3 sg mH1931וָהָלְאָהand beyondconj + advH1973גּוֹיa nation ofnoun sg m cstrH1471קַו־strength ofnoun sg m cstrH6978קָוstrengthnoun sg m absH6978וּמְבוּסָהand tramplingconj + noun sg f absH4001אֲשֶׁר־whichRelative ParticleH834בָּזְאוּthey divideverb Qal perf 3 pl cH958נְהָרִיםriversnoun pl m absH5104אַרְצוֹ׃land itsnoun sg f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH776 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
כָּל־O allnoun sg m cstrH3605יֹשְׁבֵי[the] inhabitants ofverb Qal ptc pl m cstrH3427תֵבֵל[the] worldnoun sg f absH8398וְשֹׁכְנֵיand [those who] dwellconj + verb Qal ptc pl m cstrH7931אָרֶץof earthnoun sg f absH776כִּנְשֹׂא־when lifts upprep + verb Qal inf cstrH5375נֵסa standardnoun sg m absH5251הָרִיםmountainsnoun pl m absH2022תִּרְאוּyou will see [it]verb Qal impf 2 pl mH7200וְכִתְקֹעַand just as soundsconj + prep + verb Qal inf cstrH8628שׁוֹפָרa trumpetnoun sg m absH7782תִּשְׁמָעוּ׃ סyou will hear [it]verb Qal impf 2 pl mH8085 For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
כִּיforConditional ParticleH3588כֹהthusadvH3541אָמַרhe saidverb Qal perf 3 sg mH559יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068אֵלַיto meprep + sfx 1 sg cH413אֶשְׁקֳטָהI will remain quietverb Qal impf 1 sg cH8252וְאַבִּיטָהand I will pay attentionconj + verb Hiphil impf 1 sg cH5027בִמְכוֹנִיin place myprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH4349כְּחֹםlike heatprep + verb Qal inf cstrH2527צַחdazzlingadj sg m absH6703עֲלֵי־withprepH5921אוֹרlightnoun sg f absH216כְּעָבlike a cloud ofprep + noun sg m cstrH5645טַלdewnoun sg m absH2919בְּחֹםin [the] heat ofprep + verb Qal inf cstrH2527קָצִיר׃harvestnoun sg m absH7105 For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.
כִּי־forConditional ParticleH3588לִפְנֵיto beforeprep + noun pl m cstrH6440קָצִירharvestnoun sg m absH7105כְּתָם־when is finishedprep + verb Qal inf cstrH8552פֶּרַחbud[s]noun sg m absH6525וּבֹסֶרand unripe grape[s]conj + noun sg m absH1155גֹּמֵלripeningverb Qal ptc sg m absH1580יִהְיֶהit will becomeverb Qal impf 3 sg mH1961נִצָּהblossomnoun sg f absH5328וְכָרַתand he will cut offConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive perf 3 sg mH3772הַזַּלְזַלִּיםthe shootsart + noun pl m absH2150בַּמַּזְמֵרוֹתwith the pruning knivesprep Definite + noun pl f absH4211וְאֶת־and obj.conj + Object indicatorH853הַנְּטִישׁוֹתthe tendrilsart + noun pl f absH5189הֵסִירhe will removeverb Hiphil perf 3 sg mH5493הֵתַז׃he will cut awayverb Hiphil perf 3 sg mH8456 They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
יֵעָזְבוּthey will be abandonedverb Niphal impf 3 pl mH5800יַחְדָּוalikeadvH3162לְעֵיטto bird[s] of prey ofprep + noun sg m cstrH5861הָרִים[the] mountainsnoun pl m absH2022וּלְבֶהֱמַתand to [the] animal[s] ofconj + prep + noun sg f cstrH929הָאָרֶץthe earthart + noun sg f absH776וְקָץand it will pass [the] summerConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive perf 3 sg mH6972עָלָיוon itprep + sfx 3 sg mH5921הָעַיִטthe bird[s] of preyart + noun sg m absH5861וְכָל־and everyconj + noun sg m cstrH3605בֶּהֱמַתthe animal ofnoun sg f cstrH929הָאָרֶץthe earthart + noun sg f absH776עָלָיוon itprep + sfx 3 sg mH5921תֶּחֱרָף׃it will pass [the] winterverb Qal impf 3 sg fH2778 In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.
בָּעֵתat the timeprep Definite + noun sg c absH6256הַהִיאthe thatart + pron 3 sg fH1931יוּבַל־it will be broughtverb Hophal impf 3 sg mH2986שַׁיa giftnoun sg m absH7862לַיהוָהto Yahwehprep + name TitleH3068צְבָאוֹתof hostsnoun pl f absH6635עַםa peoplenoun sg m absH5971מְמֻשָּׁךְtallverb Pual ptc passive sg m absH4900וּמוֹרָטand smooth skinnedconj + verb Pual ptc passive sg m absH4803וּמֵעַםand from a peopleconj + prep + noun sg m absH5971נוֹרָאfearedverb Niphal ptc sg m absH3372מִן־fromprepH4480הוּאitpron 3 sg mH1931וָהָלְאָהand beyondconj + advH1973גּוֹיa nation ofnoun sg m cstrH1471קַו־strength ofnoun sg m cstrH6978קָוstrengthnoun sg m absH6978וּמְבוּסָהand tramplingconj + noun sg f absH4001אֲשֶׁרwhichRelative ParticleH834בָּזְאוּthey divideverb Qal perf 3 pl cH958נְהָרִיםriversnoun pl m absH5104אַרְצוֹland itsnoun sg f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH776אֶל־toprepH413מְקוֹם[the] place ofnoun sg m cstrH4725שֵׁם־[the] name ofnoun sg m cstrH8034יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068צְבָאוֹתof hostsnoun pl f absH6635הַר־[the] mountain ofnoun sg m cstrH2022צִיּוֹן׃ סZionname LocationH6726
Hebrew: Leningrad Codex. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.