And it will beוְהָיָהas whenכַּאֲשֶׁרthe hungry manהָרָעֵבdreams,יַחֲלֹםand look,וְהִנֵּהhe is eating,אוֹכֵלand he awakes,וְהֵקִיץand his soulוְ נַפְשׁוֹis empty;רֵיקָהand as whenוְכַאֲשֶׁרthe thirsty manהַצָּמֵאdreams,יַחֲלֹםand look,וְהִנֵּהhe is drinking,שֹׁתֶהand he awakes,וְהֵקִיץand look,וְהִנֵּהhe is faint,עָיֵףand his soulוְנַפְשׁוֹlongs;שׁוֹקֵקָהsoכֵּןwill beיִהְיֶהthe multitudeהֲמוֹןof allכָּלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםthat wage warהַצֹּבְאִיםagainst Mountעַל הַרZion.צִיּוֹן
Isaiah 29:8
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears
Places in this verse
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).
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.