Isaiah 29:8

“And it will be as when the hungry man dreams, and look, he is eating, and he awakes, and his soul is empty; and as when the thirsty man dreams, and look, he is drinking, and he awakes, and look, he is faint, and his soul longs; so will be the multitude of all the nations that wage war against Mount Zion.”

Isaiah 29:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 29:8, word by word

And it will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
the hungry manרָעֵבraev

hungry

Hungry, suffering hunger.

Where else “raev” appears
dreamsיַחֲלֹםyachalom

dream

To see images and scenes while asleep.

Where else “yachalom” appears
he is eatingאוֹכֵלochel

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “ochel” appears
and he awakesהֵקִיץhekits

awake

To awake, to wake up from sleep.

Where else “hekits” appears
and his soulנַפְשׁnafsh

appetite

Hunger or craving; the throat.

Where else “nafsh” appears
is emptyרֵיקָהreka

empty

Empty; figuratively, worthless, idle.

Where else “reka” appears
the thirsty manצָּמֵאtsame

thirsty

Thirsty; said of land, dry.

Where else “tsame” appears
he is drinkingשֹׁתֶהshote

drink

Drink.

Where else “shote” appears
he is faintעָיֵףayef

weary, exhausted

Weary, exhausted, faint; also thirsty, dry.

Where else “ayef” appears
longsשׁוֹקֵקָהshokeka

rush about; long eagerly

To run back and forth eagerly, like an animal seeking its prey; from this, to desire greedily.

Where else “shokeka” appears
the multitudeהֲמוֹןhamon

multitude

Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.

Where else “hamon” appears
the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
that wage warצֹּבְאִיםtsovim

wage war

To make war against someone.

Where else “tsovim” appears
against Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears

Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

7And like a dream, a vision of the night, will be the multitude of all the nations that wage war against Ariel, and all who wage war against her and her fortress, and those who distress her.

8 · This verse (above)

9Linger and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; they sway, but not with intoxicating drink.

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