Isaiah 22:5

“For it is a day of panic and of trampling and of confusion from Adonai YHWH Tsevaot in the valley of Vision, a battering down of the wall and a cry to the mountain.”

Isaiah 22:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 22:5, word by word

it is a dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
of panicמְהוּמָהmehuma

confusion, panic

Confusion: disorder and panic that make an army flee.

Where else “mehuma” appears
and of tramplingמְבוּסָהmevusa

trampling

Trampling, trampling down.

Where else “mevusa” appears
and of confusionמְבוּכָהmevucha

confusion, perplexity

Confusion, the bewilderment of one who does not know what to do.

Where else “mevucha” appears
from Adonaiאדֹנָdona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “dona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

Where else “tsevaot” appears
in the valleyגֵיאge

valley

Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.

Where else “ge” appears
of Visionחִזָּיוֹןchizayon

vision

A vision: what God shows or communicates, sometimes at night or in dreams.

Where else “chizayon” appears
a battering downמְקַרְקַרmekarkar

tear down

Knock down, demolish.

Where else “mekarkar” appears
of the wallקִרkir

wall

The wall of a house or a city.

Where else “kir” appears
and a cryשׁוֹעַshoa

cry for help

A call for help.

Where else “shoa” appears
to the mountainהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears

The context

4Therefore I said, “Look away from me; let me be bitter in weeping; do not hurry to comfort me over the devastation of the daughter of my people.”

5 · This verse (above)

6And Elam took up the quiver with chariots of men, horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

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