And nowוְעַתָּהdo notאַלscoff,תִּתְלוֹצָצוּlestפֶּןyour bondsמוֹסְרֵיכֶםbe made strong;יֶחְזְקוּforכִּיan extermination,כָלָהand one decreed,וְנֶחֱרָצָהI have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיfromמֵאֵתAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתupon allעַל כָּלthe earth.הָאָרֶץ
Isaiah 28:22
Study it in the app“And now do not scoff, lest your bonds be made strong; for an extermination, and one decreed, I have heard from Adonai YHWH Tsevaot upon all the earth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 28:22, word by word
- scoffתִּתְלוֹצָצוּtitlotsatsu
scoff
To laugh at what is serious with contempt; the scoffer rejects correction.
Where else “titlotsatsu” appears- your bondsמוֹסְרֵיmosre
bond, fetter
A bond, a strap that holds; a chain.
Where else “mosre” appears- be made strongיֶחְזְקוּyechzku
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “yechzku” appears- an exterminationכָלָהchala
extermination
A complete destruction that leaves nothing.
Where else “chala” appears- and one decreedנֶחֱרָצָהnecheratsa
decree
To settle something in advance.
Where else “necheratsa” appears- I have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיshamati
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamati” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
21For as at Mount Perazim YHWH will rise up, as in the valley at Gibeon he will rage, to do his work, strange is his work, and to perform his labor, alien is his labor.
22 · This verse (above)
23Give ear and hear my voice; pay attention and hear my saying.