Isaiah 8:9

“Raise an uproar, peoples, and be shattered; and listen, all distant places of the earth: gird yourselves, and be shattered; gird yourselves, and be shattered.”

Isaiah 8:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 8:9, word by word

Raise an uproarרֹעוּrou

shatter

To break to pieces, shatter.

Where else “rou” appears
peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amim” appears
and be shatteredחֹתּוּchotu

be shattered

To be broken in pieces, undone by a blow.

Where else “chotu” appears
and listenהַאֲזִינוּhaazinu

listen, give ear

Give ear, listen carefully.

Where else “haazinu” appears
distant placesמֶרְחַקֵּיmerchake

distance, far place

Distance, a far place; "from afar".

Where else “merchake” appears
of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
gird yourselvesהִתְאַזְּרוּhitazru

gird

To gird: to fasten clothing or weapons at the waist for work or for battle; figuratively, to be filled with strength.

Where else “hitazru” appears

The context

8and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass through, it will reach up to the neck; and the spreading of its wings will be the fullness of the breadth of your land, Immanuel!”

9 · This verse (above)

10Make a plan, and it will be frustrated; speak a word, and it will not stand; for with us is El.

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