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Forכִּיhe has brought downהֵשַׁחthose who dwellיֹשְׁבֵיon high,מָרוֹםthe townקִרְיָהset on high;נִשְׂגָּבָהhe lays it low,יַשְׁפִּילֶנָּהhe lays it lowיַשְׁפִּילָהּto the ground,עַד אֶרֶץhe brings itיַגִּיעֶנָּהto the dust.עַד עָפָר
Isaiah 26:5
Study it in the app“For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the town set on high; he lays it low, he lays it low to the ground, he brings it to the dust.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 26:5, word by word
- he has brought downהֵשַׁחheshach
be brought low
To be brought low: the proud are humbled and the grieving feel crushed.
Where else “heshach” appears- those who dwellיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- on highמָרוֹםmarom
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “marom” appears- the townקִרְיָהkirya
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kirya” appears- set on highנִשְׂגָּבָהnisgava
set on high
To set safely above, out of danger.
Where else “nisgava” appears- he lays it lowיַשְׁפִּילֶyashpile
bring low, humble
To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.
Where else “yashpile” appears- to the groundאֶרֶץerets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “erets” appears- he brings itיַגִּיעֶyagie
reach
To reach a place or a moment.
Where else “yagie” appears- to the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears
The context
4Trust in YHWH forever, for in Yah YHWH there is a Rock of the ages.
5 · This verse (above)
6The foot tramples it, the feet of the afflicted, the steps of the poor.”