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And it will happen,וְהָיָהon that day,בַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat YHWHיְהוָהwill punishיִפְקֹד עַלthe armyצְבָאof the heightהַמָּרוֹםon high,בַּמָּרוֹםand the kingsוְעַל מַלְכֵיof the groundהָאֲדָמָהon the ground.עַל הָאֲדָמָה
Isaiah 24:21
Study it in the app“And it will happen, on that day, that YHWH will punish the army of the height on high, and the kings of the ground on the ground.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 24:21, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- that 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- will punishיִפְקֹדyifkod
punish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “yifkod” appears- the armyצְבָאtseva
army
An army.
Where else “tseva” appears- of the heightמָּרוֹםmarom
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “marom” appears- and the kingsמַלְכֵיmalche
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appears- of the groundאֲדָמָהadama
land
A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.
Where else “adama” appears
The context
20Staggering, the earth staggers like a drunkard, and it sways like a hut; and its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it will fall and will not rise again.
21 · This verse (above)
22And they will be gathered in a gathering as prisoners in the pit, and they will be shut up in the prison, and after many days they will be visited.