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Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהthe Lord,הָאָדוֹןYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתis removingמֵסִירfrom Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַםand from Judahוּמִיהוּדָהsupportמַשְׁעֵןand prop,וּמַשְׁעֵנָהallכֹּלsupportמִשְׁעַןof breadלֶחֶםand allוְכֹלsupportמִשְׁעַןof water;מָיִם
Isaiah 3:1
Study it in the app“For look, the Lord, YHWH Tsevaot, is removing from Jerusalem and from Judah support and prop, all support of bread and all support of water;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 3:1, word by word
- the Lordאָדוֹןadon
Lord
The Lord, said of God.
Where else “adon” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- is removingמֵסִירmesir
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “mesir” appears- from Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- and from Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appears- supportמַשְׁעֵןmashen
support
Support, stay: what someone leans on. It is said of God as the one who sustains.
Where else “mashen” appears- and propמַשְׁעֵנָהmashena
prop
Whatever supports a people.
Where else “mashena” appears- of breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- of waterמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2mighty man and man of war, judge and prophet, and diviner and elder,