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And the peopleהָעָםwill be oppressed,וְנִגַּשׂmanאִישׁby man,בְּאִישׁand manוְאִישׁby his neighbor;בְּרֵעֵהוּthe youthהַנַּעַרwill be insolentיִרְהֲבוּtoward the elder,בַּזָּקֵןand the despisedוְהַנִּקְלֶהtoward the honored.בַּנִּכְבָּד
Isaiah 3:5
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Isaiah 3:5, word by word
- And the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- will be oppressedנִגַּשׂnigas
be oppressed
To be abused, suffer oppression.
Where else “nigas” appears- manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- by his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- the youthנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- will be insolentיִרְהֲבוּyirhavu
be insolent
Treat others with arrogance.
Where else “yirhavu” appears- toward the elderזָּקֵןzaken
old
A person of many years.
Where else “zaken” appears- and the despisedנִּקְלֶהnikle
be dishonored
Be held lightly, be treated with contempt or dishonor.
Where else “nikle” appears- toward the honoredנִּכְבָּדnichbad
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “nichbad” appears
The context
4And I will make boys their princes, and whims will rule over them.
5 · This verse (above)
6When a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, “You have a cloak; you shall be ruler for us, and this ruin shall be under your hand,”