Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 52:4 Interlinear

For thus saith the Lord GOD into Egypt went down My people aforetime to sojourn there and the Assyrian them without cause oppressed

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1כִּ֣יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2כֹ֤הH3541properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
3אָמַר֙H559For thus saithto say (used with great latitude)
4אֲדֹנָ֣יH136the Lordthe lord (used as a proper name of god only)
5יְהוִ֔הH3069GODgod
6מִצְרַ֛יִםH4714into Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt
7יָֽרַדH3381went downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
8עַמִּ֥יH5971My peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
9בָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הH7223aforetimefirst, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
10לָג֣וּרH1481to sojournproperly, 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);
11שָׁ֑םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
12וְאַשּׁ֖וּרH804there and the Assyrianashshur, the second son of shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e., assyria), its region and its empire
13בְּאֶ֥פֶסH657them without causecessation, i.e., an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or f
14עֲשָׁקֽוֹ׃H6231oppressedto press upon, i.e., oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

Verse Context

Isaiah 52:3 For thus saith the LORD yourselves for nought Ye have sold...
Isaiah 52:4 (current) For thus saith the Lord GOD into Egypt went down My people aforetime to sojourn there and the Assyrian them without cause oppressed
Isaiah 52:5 Now therefore what have I here saith the LORD...

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