Isaiah 5:25

“Therefore the anger of YHWH burned against his people, and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them, and the mountains quaked, and their corpses were like refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger has not turned back, and his hand is still stretched out.”

Isaiah 5:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 5:25, word by word

the angerאַףaf

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

Where else “af” appears
of 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
burnedחָרָהchara

burn

For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.

Where else “chara” appears
against his peopleעַמּam

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “am” appears
and he stretched outיֵּטyet

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

Where else “yet” appears
his handיָדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears
and struck themיַּכֵּyake

punish

God punishes with a plague.

Where else “yake” appears
and the mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “harim” appears
quakedיִּרְגְּזוּyirgzu

tremble

For the body or the earth to shake from fear, pain or a very great force.

Where else “yirgzu” appears
and their corpsesנִבְלָתָnivlata

carcass, dead body

A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.

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wereתְּהִיtehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tehi” appears
like refuseסּוּחָהsucha

refuse

Refuse, what is swept away.

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in the midstקֶרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kerev” appears
of the streetsחוּצוֹתchutsot

street

The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.

Where else “chutsot” appears
turned backשָׁבshav

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shav” appears

The context

24Therefore, as a tongue of fire devours stubble, and dry grass sinks down in the flame, their root will be like rot, and their blossom will go up like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of YHWH Tsevaot and spurned the saying of the Holy One of Israel.

25 · This verse (above)

26And he will raise a banner for the nations from afar, and whistle for it from the end of the earth; and look, swiftly, speedily it comes.

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