Study it in the app“And he will spread out his hands in its midst, as the swimmer spreads out his hands to swim; and he will bring low his pride together with the tricks of his hands.”
And he will spread outוּפֵרַשׂhis handsיָדָיוin its midst,בְּקִרְבּוֹasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe swimmerהַשֹּׂחֶהspreads out his handsיְפָרֵשׂto swim;לִשְׂחוֹתand he will bring lowוְהִשְׁפִּילhis prideגַּאֲוָתוֹtogether withעִםthe tricksאָרְבּוֹתof his hands.יָדָיו
spread out
To open out hands, wings or cloth.
Where else “feras” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yaday” appearsmidst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirb” appearsswim
To move through water with the arms, without touching bottom.
Where else “soche” appearsbring low, humble
To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.
Where else “hishpil” appearspride
Thinking oneself above others.
Where else “gaavat” appearstricks? (uncertain)
A word of uncertain sense: tricks, cunning, or the movements of the hands.
Where else “arbot” appearsThe Hebrew does not say who spreads out his hands: it may be Moab, trying to save himself like a swimmer, or YHWH. “Tricks” translates a word of doubtful meaning.
10For the hand of YHWH will rest on this mountain, and Moab will be trampled under him as straw is trampled in the dung pit.
11 · This verse (above)
12And the fortress, the high refuge of your walls, he will bring down, he will lay low, he will bring it to the ground, to the dust.
