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The burdenמַשָּׂאof the wildernessמִדְבַּרof the sea.יָםLike whirlwindsכְּסוּפוֹתin the Negevבַּנֶּגֶבsweeping through,לַחֲלֹףfrom the wildernessמִמִּדְבָּרit comes,בָּאfromמֵa fearsomeנוֹרָאָהland.אֶרֶץ
Isaiah 21:1
Study it in the app“The burden of the wilderness of the sea. Like whirlwinds in the Negev sweeping through, from the wilderness it comes, from a fearsome land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 21:1, word by word
- The burdenמַשָּׂאmasa
oracle
A weighty message from God that a prophet carries, an oracle.
Where else “masa” appears- of the wildernessמִדְבַּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- of the seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- Like whirlwindsסוּפוֹתsufot
whirlwind
A strong wind that sweeps away.
Where else “sufot” appears- in the Negevנֶּגֶבnegev
Negev
The dry land in the south of Israel.
Where else “negev” appears- sweeping throughחֲלֹףchalof
pass away
To sweep by and vanish, like the wind.
Where else “chalof” appears- it comesבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears- a fearsomeנוֹרָאָהnoraa
be fearsome
To be so great or powerful that one inspires awe and respect.
Where else “noraa” appears- landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2A harsh vision has been told to me: the traitor betrays, and the devastator devastates. Go up, Elam! Lay siege, Media! All its sighing I have brought to an end.