And everyוְהָיָה כֹּלpassingמַעֲבַרof the appointedמוּסָדָהstaffמַטֵּהthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהlaysיָנִיחַupon himעָלָיוwill be with tambourinesבְּתֻפִּיםand with lyres;וּבְכִנֹּרוֹתand in battlesוּבְמִלְחֲמוֹתof brandishingתְּנוּפָהhe will fightנִלְחַםagainst them.בָּם
Isaiah 30:32
Study it in the app“And every passing of the appointed staff that YHWH lays upon him will be with tambourines and with lyres; and in battles of brandishing he will fight against them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 30:32, word by word
- And everyהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- passingמַעֲבַרmaavar
blow
The blow of a rod that passes and falls on someone.
Where else “maavar” appears- of the appointedמוּסָדָהmusada
appointed
Marked out beforehand for a purpose.
Where else “musada” appears- staffמַטֵּהmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” 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- laysיָנִיחַyaniach
set down
To place someone in a spot and leave him there.
Where else “yaniach” appears- will be with tambourinesתֻפִּיםtupim
tambourine
Tambourine: a small hand drum.
Where else “tupim” appears- and with lyresכִנֹּרוֹתchinorot
lyre
Lyre: a small stringed instrument.
Where else “chinorot” appears- and in battlesמִלְחֲמוֹתmilchamot
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchamot” appears- of brandishingתְּנוּפָהtenufa
wave
To move the hand or arm against someone, as a threat.
Where else “tenufa” appears- he will fightנִלְחַםnilcham
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilcham” appears
Translation note
So it is written; the traditional reading says “against her.”
The context
31For at the voice of YHWH Assyria will be shattered; with the rod he will strike.
32 · This verse (above)
33For Topheth has been prepared from long ago; it too for the king is made ready; he has made deep and wide its pyre, fire and wood in abundance; the breath of YHWH, like a torrent of sulfur, kindles it.