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Forכִּיthe tyrantעָרִיץhas come to nothing,אָפֵסand the scofferוְ לֵץis finished,כָלָהand allכָּלwho watch forשֹׁקְדֵיwickednessאָוֶןwill be cut off,וְנִכְרְתוּ
Isaiah 29:20
Study it in the app“For the tyrant has come to nothing, and the scoffer is finished, and all who watch for wickedness will be cut off,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 29:20, word by word
- the tyrantעָרִיץarits
ruthless, tyrant
A ruthless man, a powerful one who strikes terror; violent.
Where else “arits” appears- has come to nothingאָפֵסafes
run out, cease
Run out, come to an end, fail; be gone.
Where else “afes” appears- and the scofferלֵץlets
scoff
To laugh at what is serious with contempt; the scoffer rejects correction.
Where else “lets” appears- is finishedכָלָהchala
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “chala” appears- who watch forשֹׁקְדֵיshokde
keep watch, be awake
To keep watch, to stay awake and alert in order to guard something.
Where else “shokde” appears- wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears- will be cut offנִכְרְתוּnichrtu
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “nichrtu” appears
The context
19And the humble will increase gladness in YHWH, and the needy among human beings will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 · This verse (above)
21who make a person sin by a word, and for him who reproves in the gate lay snares, and turn aside the righteous with emptiness.