Isaiah 25:5

“Like heat in a dry land, the uproar of strangers you subdue; as heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the tyrants is brought low.”

Isaiah 25:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 25:5, word by word

Like heatחֹרֶבchorev

heat

The burning sun of the day.

Where else “chorev” appears
in a dry landצָיוֹןtsayon

dry land

Dry land, ground without water.

Where else “tsayon” appears
the uproarשְׁאוֹןsheon

roar, uproar

Roar, uproar: a great noise, like that of waters or of a crowd; also the ruin that comes with it.

Where else “sheon” appears
of strangersזָרִיםzarim

stranger

An outsider, not part of the group.

Where else “zarim” appears
you subdueתַּכְנִיעַtachnia

subdue

To master an enemy until he is under one's own power.

Where else “tachnia” appears
by the shadeצֵלtsel

shade

Protecting shade: "in the shadow of your wings".

Where else “tsel” appears
of a cloudעָבav

thick cloud

A dark, laden cloud that brings rain or storm.

Where else “av” appears
the songזְמִירzemir

song

A song, a psalm: a song accompanied with instruments. From the same root as "sing praise."

Where else “zemir” appears
of the tyrantsעָרִיצִיםaritsim

ruthless, tyrant

A ruthless man, a powerful one who strikes terror; violent.

Where else “aritsim” appears
is brought lowיַעֲנֶהyaane

General meaning: Answer.

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The context

4For you have been a stronghold for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in his distress, a refuge from the downpour, a shade from the heat; for the blast of the tyrants is like a downpour against a wall.

5 · This verse (above)

6And YHWH Tsevaot will make for all the peoples on this mountain a feast of rich foods, a feast of aged wines, of rich foods full of marrow, of aged wines well refined.

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