Forכִּיthe fieldsשַׁדְמוֹתof Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןlanguish,אֻמְלָלthe vineגֶּפֶןof Sibmah;שִׂבְמָהthe lordsבַּעֲלֵיof the nationsגוֹיִםhave struck downהָלְמוּits choice branches;שְׂרוּקֶּיהָas far as Jazerעַד יַעְזֵרthey reached,נָגָעוּthey wanderedתָּעוּinto the wilderness;מִדְבָּרits shootsשְׁלֻחוֹתֶיהָspread out,נִטְּשׁוּthey crossed overעָבְרוּthe sea.יָם
Isaiah 16:8
Study it in the app“For the fields of Heshbon languish, the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have struck down its choice branches; as far as Jazer they reached, they wandered into the wilderness; its shoots spread out, they crossed over the sea.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 16:8, word by word
- the fieldsשַׁדְמוֹתshadmot
terraced field
A cultivated field, a terrace for growing crops.
Where else “shadmot” appears- of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon
Heshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appears- languishאֻמְלָלumlal
languish
Languish, wither, lose strength.
Where else “umlal” appears- the vineגֶּפֶןgefen
vine
Vine: the plant that bears grapes.
Where else “gefen” appears- of Sibmahשִׂבְמָהsivma
Sebam, Sibmah
Sebam or Sibmah, a city east of the Jordan, in the land of Moab.
Where else “sivma” appears- the lordsבַּעֲלֵיbaale
lord
The leaders or chief men of a city.
Where else “baale” appears- of the nationsגוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- have struck downהָלְמוּhalmu
strike, hammer
Hammer, strike hard, trample. Used of the blow of a hammer and of horses' hoofs on the ground.
Where else “halmu” appears- its choice branchesשְׂרוּקֶּיseruke
choice vine
A choice vine, a red vine.
Where else “seruke” appears- as far as Jazerיַעְזֵרyazer
Jazer
Jazer, a city east of the Jordan. The name means "he helps."
Where else “yazer” appears- they reachedנָגָעוּnagau
reach
To reach a place or a moment.
Where else “nagau” appears- they wanderedתָּעוּtau
wander, go astray
Wander, go astray, be lost; in the causative form, make wander, lead astray.
Where else “tau” appears- into the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- its shootsשְׁלֻחוֹתֶיsheluchote
branch, shoot
A branch, a shoot of a vine.
Where else “sheluchote” appears- spread outנִטְּשׁוּnitshu
spread out
For an army to spread out over a place, occupying it.
Where else “nitshu” appears- they crossed overעָבְרוּavru
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avru” appears- the seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears
The context
7Therefore Moab will wail for Moab, all of it will wail; for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth you will murmur, utterly stricken.
8 · This verse (above)
9Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I will drench you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh; for on your summer fruit and on your harvest the shout has fallen.