Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 17:2 Interlinear

“are forsaken The cities of Aroer they shall be for flocks which shall lie down and none shall make them afraid”

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Isaiah 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	עֲזֻב֖וֹת	H5800	are forsaken	to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc
2	עָרֵ֣י	H5892	The cities	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
3	עֲרֹעֵ֑ר	H6177	of Aroer	aror, the name of three places in or near palestine
4	לַעֲדָרִ֣ים	H5739	they shall be for flocks	an arrangement, i.e., muster (of animals)
5	תִּֽהְיֶ֔ינָה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
6	וְרָבְצ֖וּ	H7257	which shall lie down	to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
7	וְאֵ֥ין	H369		a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
8	מַחֲרִֽיד׃	H2729	and none shall make them afraid	to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)

Isaiah 17:2 (current)are forsaken The cities of Aroer they shall be for flocks which shall lie down and none shall make them afraid