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Forכִּיthe yokeעֹלof its burdenסֻבֳּלוֹand the staffוְ מַטֵּהof its shoulder,שִׁכְמוֹthe rodשֵׁבֶטof its oppressor,הַנֹּגֵשׂ בּוֹyou have shatteredהַחִתֹּתָas on the dayכְּיוֹםof Midian.מִדְיָן
Isaiah 9:4
Study it in the app“For the yoke of its burden and the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its oppressor, you have shattered as on the day of Midian.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 9:4, word by word
- the yokeעֹלol
yoke
Yoke: the wooden piece joining two oxen; figuratively, being subject to another.
Where else “ol” appears- of its burdenסֻבֳּלsubol
burden, load
A burden, a load that is carried.
Where else “subol” appears- and the staffמַטֵּהmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- of its shoulderשִׁכְמshichm
shoulder
The part of the body by the neck where a load is carried.
Where else “shichm” appears- the rodשֵׁבֶטshevet
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shevet” appears- of its oppressorנֹּגֵשׂnoges
taskmaster
One who forces others to work harshly.
Where else “noges” appears- you have shatteredהַחִתֹּתָhachitota
be shattered
To be broken in pieces, undone by a blow.
Where else “hachitota” appears- as on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of Midianמִדְיָןmidyan
Midian
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Places in this verse
Midian ?
Today: northwest Saudi Arabia, southern Jordan; debated
A region east of the Gulf of Aqaba, in what is now northwest Saudi Arabia; its borders are not certain.
Moses fled to Midian, married there and tended sheep (Exod 2:15-21). Centuries later the Midianites oppressed Israel until Gideon defeated them (Judg 6:1; 7:21).
The context
3You have multiplied the nation, you have increased the joy for it; they rejoice before you as with the joy at harvest, as people exult when they divide spoil.
4 · This verse (above)
5For every boot of the one tramping in tumult, and the cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.