And the groundוְ אַדְמַתof Judahיְהוּדָהwill becomeהָיְתָהa terrorלְחָגָּאto Egypt;לְמִצְרַיִםeveryoneכֹּלto whomאֲשֶׁרone mentions itיַזְכִּיר אֹתָהּ אֵלָיוwill be in dreadיִפְחָדbecauseמִפְּנֵיof the planעֲצַתof YHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתwhichאֲשֶׁרheהוּאis planningיוֹעֵץagainst it.עָלָיו
Isaiah 19:17
Study it in the app“And the ground of Judah will become a terror to Egypt; everyone to whom one mentions it will be in dread because of the plan of YHWH Tsevaot which he is planning against it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 19:17, word by word
- And the groundאַדְמַתadmat
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “admat” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- will becomeהָיְתָהhayta
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayta” appears- a terrorחָגָּאchaga
terror
Terror, dread.
Where else “chaga” appears- to Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- one mentions itיַזְכִּירyazkir
mention
To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.
Where else “yazkir” appears- will be in dreadיִפְחָדyifchad
dread
To tremble with fear before something that threatens.
Where else “yifchad” appears- becauseפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- of the planעֲצַתatsat
plan
What someone decides to do, above all YHWH, which stands.
Where else “atsat” appears- of 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- is planningיוֹעֵץyoets
plan
To form a plan in the mind and resolve to carry it out.
Where else “yoets” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
16On that day Egypt will be like women, and will tremble and be in dread before the waving of the hand of YHWH Tsevaot which he is waving over it.
17 · This verse (above)
18On that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear by YHWH Tsevaot; one will be called “City of Destruction.”