Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 50:3 Interlinear

I clothe the heavens with blackness sackcloth and I make their covering

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אַלְבִּ֥ישׁH3847I clotheproperly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
2שָׁמַ֖יִםH8064the heavensthe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
3קַדְר֑וּתH6940with blacknessduskiness
4וְשַׂ֖קH8242sackclothproperly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e., coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grai
5אָשִׂ֥יםH7760and I maketo put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
6כְּסוּתָֽם׃H3682their coveringa cover (garment); figuratively, a veiling

Verse Context

Isaiah 50:2 Wherefore when I came was there no man when I called ...
Isaiah 50:3 (current)I clothe the heavens with blackness sackcloth and I make their covering
Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue as the learned...

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