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And your spoilשְׁלַלְכֶםis gatheredוְאֻסַּףas the hopping locustהֶחָסִילgathers;אֹסֶףlike the rushingכְּמַשַּׁקof locustsגֵּבִיםthey rushשׁוֹקֵקupon it.בּוֹ
Isaiah 33:4
Study it in the app“And your spoil is gathered as the hopping locust gathers; like the rushing of locusts they rush upon it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 33:4, word by word
- And your spoilשְׁלַלְshelal
spoil, plunder
Spoil: what is taken from a defeated enemy.
Where else “shelal” appears- is gatheredאֻסַּףusaf
gather
To bring together what was scattered, like the harvest.
Where else “usaf” appears- as the hopping locustחָסִילchasil
locust
Locust: a kind of locust, or the locust in one of its stages, that devours the crops.
Where else “chasil” appears- gathersאֹסֶףosef
gathering (of fruit)
The gathering of fruit at harvest.
Where else “osef” appears- like the rushingמַשַּׁקmashak
running to and fro
A running to and fro, rapid movement.
Where else “mashak” appears- of locustsגֵּבִיםgevim
locusts
Locusts.
Where else “gevim” appears- they rushשׁוֹקֵקshokek
rush about; long eagerly
To run back and forth eagerly, like an animal seeking its prey; from this, to desire greedily.
Where else “shokek” appears
The context
3At the sound of the tumult peoples flee; when you rise up nations scatter.
4 · This verse (above)
5YHWH is set on high, for he dwells on high; he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.