Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 49:23 Interlinear
“ And kings shall be thy nursing fathers and their queens thy nursing mothers to thee with their face toward the earth they shall bow down the dust of thy feet and lick up and thou shalt know that I am the LORD for they shall not be ashamed that wait”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְהָי֨וּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | מְלָכִ֜ים | H4428 | And kings | a king |
| 3 | אֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ | H539 | shall be thy nursing fathers | properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen |
| 4 | וְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ | H8282 | and their queens | a mistress, i.e., female noble |
| 5 | מֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְ | H3243 | thy nursing mothers | to suck; causatively, to give milk |
| 6 | אַפַּ֗יִם | H639 | to thee with their face | properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire |
| 7 | אֶ֚רֶץ | H776 | toward the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 8 | יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ | H7812 | they shall bow down | to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god) |
| 9 | לָ֔ךְ | H0 | ||
| 10 | וַעֲפַ֥ר | H6083 | the dust | dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud |
| 11 | רַגְלַ֖יִךְ | H7272 | of thy feet | a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda |
| 12 | יְלַחֵ֑כוּ | H3897 | and lick up | to lick |
| 13 | וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ | H3045 | and thou shalt know | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 14 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 15 | אֲנִ֣י | H589 | i | |
| 16 | יְהוָ֔ה | H3068 | that I am the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 17 | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 18 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 19 | יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ | H954 | for they shall not be ashamed | properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed |
| 20 | קוָֹֽי׃ | H6960 | that wait | to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e., collect; (figuratively) to expect |
Verse Context
Isaiah 49:22 Thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I will lift up...
Isaiah 49:23 (current) And kings shall be thy nursing fathers and their queens thy nursing mothers to thee with their face toward the earth they shall bow down the dust of thy feet and lick up and thou shalt know that I am the LORD for they shall not be ashamed that wait
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