Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 5:17 Interlinear

feed Then shall the lambs after their manner and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְרָע֥וּH7462feedto tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
2כְבָשִׂ֖יםH3532Then shall the lambsa ram (just old enough to butt)
3כְּדָבְרָ֑םH1699after their mannera pasture (from its arrangement of the flock)
4וְחָרְב֥וֹתH2723and the waste placesproperly, drought, i.e., (by implication) a desolation
5מֵחִ֖יםH4220of the fat onesfat; figuratively, rich
6גָּרִ֥יםH1481shall strangersproperly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e., sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place);
7יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃H398eatto eat (literally or figuratively)

Verse Context

Isaiah 5:16shall be exalted But the LORD of hosts in judgment and God that is holy...
Isaiah 5:17 (current)feed Then shall the lambs after their manner and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat
Isaiah 5:18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity rope...

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