Isaiah 33:23

“Your ropes hang loose; they cannot hold firm the base of their mast, they cannot spread out the sail. Then prey, abundant spoil, will be divided; the lame will plunder the plunder.”

Isaiah 33:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 33:23, word by word

Your ropesחֲבָלָיִchavalayi

cord

A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.

Where else “chavalayi” appears
hang looseנִטְּשׁוּnitshu

abandon

To turn away from someone or something and leave it behind.

Where else “nitshu” appears
they cannotבַּלbal

not

Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").

Where else “bal” appears
holdיְחַזְּקוּyechazku

seize

To take hold of something or someone and not let go.

Where else “yechazku” appears
firmכֵןchen

stand

What holds something up from below: foot, base or pedestal.

Where else “chen” appears
the base of their mastתָּרְנָtarna

mast, pole

A mast, a tall pole such as a flagstaff.

Where else “tarna” appears
spread outפָּרְשׂוּparsu

spread out

To open out hands, wings or cloth.

Where else “parsu” appears
the sailנֵסnes

sail

The cloth spread on a ship's mast to catch the wind.

Where else “nes” appears
preyעַדad

prey, plunder

Prey, plunder.

Where else “ad” appears
abundantמַרְבֶּהmarbe

abundance

A great quantity of something: abundant plunder.

Where else “marbe” appears
spoilשָׁלָלshalal

spoil, plunder

Spoil: what is taken from a defeated enemy.

Where else “shalal” appears
will be dividedחֻלַּקchulak

divide

To give each one their part.

Where else “chulak” appears
the lameפִּסְחִיםpischim

lame

Lame.

Where else “pischim” appears
will plunderבָּזְזוּbazzu

plunder

Plunder, take spoil.

Where else “bazzu” appears
the plunderבַזvaz

plunder, booty

Plunder: what the victor carries off from the defeated.

Where else “vaz” appears

The context

22For YHWH is our judge, YHWH is our lawgiver, YHWH is our King; he will save us.

23 · This verse (above)

24And no resident will say, “I am sick”; the people who dwell in it will have their iniquity taken away.

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