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And its torrentsוְ נְחָלֶיהָwill be turnedנֶהֶפְכוּinto pitch,לְזֶפֶתand its dustוַעֲפָרָהּinto sulfur,לְגָפְרִיתand its landוְ אַרְצָהּwill becomeהָיְתָהburningבֹּעֵרָהpitch.לְזֶפֶת
Isaiah 34:9
Study it in the app“And its torrents will be turned into pitch, and its dust into sulfur, and its land will become burning pitch.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 34:9, word by word
- And its torrentsנְחָלֶיnechale
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nechale” appears- will be turnedנֶהֶפְכוּnehefchu
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “nehefchu” appears- into pitchזֶפֶתzefet
pitch
Pitch, thick tar that keeps water out.
Where else “zefet” appears- and its dustעֲפָרָafara
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afara” appears- into sulfurגָפְרִיתgafrit
sulfur
Sulfur: a mineral that burns with a flame and a strong smell.
Where else “gafrit” appears- and its landאַרְצָartsa
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsa” appears- will becomeהָיְתָהhayta
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayta” appears- burningבֹּעֵרָהboera
burn
For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.
Where else “boera” appears
The context
8For it is a day of vengeance for YHWH, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
9 · This verse (above)
10Night and day it will not be quenched; forever its smoke will rise; from generation to generation it will lie waste; for ever and ever no one will pass through it.