Isaiah 24:2

“And it will be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the female slave, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the one who owes him.”

Isaiah 24:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 24:2, word by word

And it will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
as with the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
so with the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohen” appears
as with the slaveעֶבֶדeved

slave

A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.

Where else “eved” appears
so with his masterאדֹנָיdonay

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

Where else “donay” appears
as with the female slaveשִּׁפְחָהshifcha

female slave, servant

Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.

Where else “shifcha” appears
so with her mistressגְּבִרְתָּgevirta

mistress

Mistress: the lady who owns a female slave; also a queen.

Where else “gevirta” appears
as with the buyerקּוֹנֶהkone

buy

To give silver in order to become the owner of something.

Where else “kone” appears
so with the sellerמּוֹכֵרmocher

sell

To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.

Where else “mocher” appears
as with the lenderמַּלְוֶהmalve

lend

To give something of one's own to someone in need, to be returned later.

Where else “malve” appears
as with the creditorנֹּשֶׁהnoshe

lend; creditor

Lend; one who lends and presses for payment, a creditor.

Where else “noshe” appears
owes himנֹשֶׁאnoshe

lend

Loan at interest; one who demands what is owed.

Where else “noshe” appears

The context

1Look, YHWH is emptying the earth and laying it waste; and he distorts its surface and scatters its inhabitants.

2 · This verse (above)

3Emptied, the earth will be emptied; and plundered, it will be plundered; for YHWH has spoken this word.

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