Isaiah 10:33

“Look, the Lord, YHWH Tsevaot, lops the boughs with terror; and the high of stature are hewn down, and the lofty will be brought low.”

Isaiah 10:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 10:33, word by word

the Lordאָדוֹןadon

Lord

The Lord, said of God.

Where else “adon” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

Where else “tsevaot” appears
lopsמְסָעֵףmesaef

lop off (branches)

To lop off branches from a tree.

Where else “mesaef” appears
the boughsפֻּארָהpura

boughs, branches

Boughs, the leafy branches of a tree.

Where else “pura” appears
with terrorמַעֲרָצָהmaaratsa

terror, terrifying power

Terror, a force that frightens.

Where else “maaratsa” appears
and the highרָמֵיrame

be high

To be up above, raised in honor.

Where else “rame” appears
of statureקּוֹמָהkoma

height

Height.

Where else “koma” appears
are hewn downגְּדוּעִיםgeduim

cut down, hew

Cut down: fell a tree or a pole; also to cut off or break.

Where else “geduim” appears
and the loftyגְּבֹהִיםgevohim

tall

Rising far above the ground: a mountain, a wall, a tree, a horn.

Where else “gevohim” appears
will be brought lowיִשְׁפָּלוּyishpalu

bring low, humble

To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.

Where else “yishpalu” appears

The context

32Yet today at Nob he will halt; he will shake his hand at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

33 · This verse (above)

34And the thickets of the forest will be cut down with iron, and Lebanon will fall by a magnificent one.

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