Woeהוֹיto those who go downהַיֹּרְדִיםto Egyptמִצְרַיִםfor help,לְעֶזְרָהand relyיִשָּׁעֵנוּon horses,עַל סוּסִיםand trustוַיִּבְטְחוּin chariotsעַל רֶכֶבbecauseכִּיthey are many,רָבand in horsemenוְעַל פָּרָשִׁיםbecauseכִּיthey are very strong,עָצְמוּ מְאֹדbut do notוְלֹאlookשָׁעוּto the Holy Oneעַל קְדוֹשׁof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand YHWHוְ יְהוָהthey do notלֹאseek!דָרָשׁוּ
Isaiah 31:1
Study it in the app“Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and YHWH they do not seek!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 31:1, word by word
- Woeהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- to those who go downיֹּרְדִיםyordim
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yordim” appears- to Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- for helpעֶזְרָהezra
help
Help, aid.
Where else “ezra” appears- and relyיִשָּׁעֵנוּyishaenu
rely
To trust in YHWH, or in supports that fail.
Where else “yishaenu” appears- on horsesסוּסִיםsusim
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appears- and trustיִּבְטְחוּyivtchu
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “yivtchu” appears- in chariotsרֶכֶבrechev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appears- they are manyרָבrav
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rav” appears- and in horsemenפָּרָשִׁיםparashim
horseman
A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.
Where else “parashim” appears- they are very strongעָצְמוּatsmu
grow mighty
To become mighty and grow in strength.
Where else “atsmu” appears- they are very strongמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- lookשָׁעוּshau
look
To gaze closely or with favor; seek help.
Where else “shau” appears- to the Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁkedosh
Holy One
God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.
Where else “kedosh” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and 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- seekדָרָשׁוּdarashu
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “darashu” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And yet he is wise, and he brings evil, and his words he does not take back; and he will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who work wickedness.