Like a swallow,כְּסוּסlike a crane,עָגוּרsoכֵּןI chirped;אֲצַפְצֵףI moanedאֶהְגֶּהlike the dove;כַּיּוֹנָהmy eyesעֵינַיgrew weakדַּלּוּlooking on high.לַמָּרוֹםAdonai,אֲדֹנָיoppression is on me;עָשְׁקָה לִּיbe surety for me.עָרְבֵנִי
Isaiah 38:14
Study it in the app“Like a swallow, like a crane, so I chirped; I moaned like the dove; my eyes grew weak looking on high. Adonai, oppression is on me; be surety for me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 38:14, word by word
- Like a swallowסוּסsus
swallow
Another word spelled the same: a small fast-flying bird.
Where else “sus” appears- like a craneעָגוּרagur
swallow? crane? (uncertain)
A bird; the identification is uncertain (crane or swallow).
Where else “agur” appears- I chirpedאֲצַפְצֵףatsaftsef
chirp, whisper
To chirp, to twitter like a bird; also to whisper or mutter.
Where else “atsaftsef” appears- I moanedאֶהְגֶּהehge
moan
To make a low sound, like a dove or a lion.
Where else “ehge” appears- like the doveיּוֹנָהyona
dove
A gentle bird that flies out and returns to the place it came from.
Where else “yona” appears- my eyesעֵינַena
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appears- grew weakדַּלּוּdalu
grow weak
To grow feeble or poor; shrink.
Where else “dalu” appears- looking on highמָּרוֹםmarom
height
What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.
Where else “marom” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- oppression is on meעָשְׁקָהashka
oppression, distress
Oppression, the anguish of one who is hard pressed.
Where else “ashka” appears- be surety for meעָרְבֵarve
be surety
To guarantee another's debt.
Where else “arve” appears
The context
13I calmed myself until morning; like a lion, so he breaks all my bones; from day to night you will make an end of me.
14 · This verse (above)
15What shall I say? He said it to me, and he himself has done it; I shall walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.