Isaiah 22:2

“full of shouting, a tumultuous city, an exultant town? Your slain are not slain by the sword, nor dead in battle.”

Isaiah 22:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 22:2, word by word

fullמְלֵאָהmelea

be full

To be full of something, good or bad.

Where else “melea” appears
of shoutingתְּשֻׁאוֹתteshuot

noise, shouting

Uproar, great noise.

Where else “teshuot” appears
a tumultuousהוֹמִיָּהhomiya

roar

To make a great din, like the sea or a crowd.

Where else “homiya” appears
cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
an exultantעַלִּיזָהaliza

exultant, jubilant

Exultant, full of joy; also noisy with merrymaking.

Where else “aliza” appears
townקִרְיָהkirya

town, city

Town: a poetic way of saying "city."

Where else “kirya” appears
Your slainחֲלָלַיִchalalayi

slain

Someone killed or wounded in war.

Where else “chalalayi” appears
slain by the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears
deadמֵתֵיmete

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “mete” appears
in battleמִלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

Where else “milchama” appears

The context

1The burden of the valley of Vision. What is the matter with you now, that you have gone up, all of you, to the rooftops,

2 · This verse (above)

3All your rulers fled together; without the bow they were bound; all of you who were found were bound together; far away they had fled.

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