Isaiah 17:13

“The nations, like the uproar of many waters, resound; but he rebukes it, and it flees far away, and is chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like whirling dust before the storm wind.”

Isaiah 17:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 17:13, word by word

The nationsלְאֻמִּיםleumim

people, nation

People, nation.

Where else “leumim” appears
like the uproarשְׁאוֹןsheon

roar, uproar

Roar, uproar: a great noise, like that of waters or of a crowd; also the ruin that comes with it.

Where else “sheon” appears
of manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “rabim” appears
watersמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “mayim” appears
resoundיִשָּׁאוּyishau

resound

Crash like waters.

Where else “yishau” appears
but he rebukes itגָעַרgaar

rebuke

Rebuke, scold sternly.

Where else “gaar” appears
and it fleesנָסnas

flee

To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.

Where else “nas” appears
far awayמֶּרְחָקmerchak

distance, far place

Distance, a far place; "from afar".

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and is chasedרֻדַּףrudaf

pursue

To go after someone to catch them.

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like the chaffמֹץmots

chaff

Chaff: the husk of grain, which the wind carries away at winnowing.

Where else “mots” appears
of the mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “harim” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the windרוּחַruach

wind

Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.

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and like whirling dustגַלְגַּלgalgal

whirlwind

Something that whirls, like a whirlwind.

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the storm windסוּפָהsufa

whirlwind

A strong wind that sweeps away.

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The context

12Woe! The tumult of many peoples, like the roaring of the seas they roar; and the uproar of the nations, like the uproar of mighty waters they resound.

13 · This verse (above)

14At the time of evening, look, terror! Before morning it is no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who despoil us.

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