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The citiesעָרֵיof Aroerעֲרֹעֵרare abandoned;עֲזֻבוֹתthey will beתִּהְיֶינָהfor flocks,לַעֲדָרִיםand they will lie downוְרָבְצוּwith no oneוְאֵיןto make them afraid.מַחֲרִיד
Isaiah 17:2
Study it in the app“The cities of Aroer are abandoned; they will be for flocks, and they will lie down with no one to make them afraid.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 17:2, word by word
- The citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Aroerעֲרֹעֵרaroer
Aroer
Aroer, a city east of the Jordan, by the river Arnon; other places bear the name.
Where else “aroer” appears- are abandonedעֲזֻבוֹתazuvot
leave
To not take something along, or put it in another's care.
Where else “azuvot” appears- they will beתִּהְיֶינָהtihyena
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihyena” appears- for flocksעֲדָרִיםadarim
herd, flock
Herd, flock, drove.
Where else “adarim” appears- and they will lie downרָבְצוּravtsu
lie down, crouch
Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.
Where else “ravtsu” appears- to make them afraidמַחֲרִידmacharid
frighten
To put fear in others until they flee or lose heart.
Where else “macharid” appears
The context
1The burden of Damascus. Look, Damascus is removed from being a city, and it will be a heap of ruins.
2 · This verse (above)
3And the fortress will cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the sons of Israel, declares YHWH Tsevaot.