Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 64:1 Interlinear

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens that thou wouldest come down at thy presence that the mountains might flow down

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לוּאH3863Oha conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!
2קָרַ֤עְתָּH7167that thou wouldest rendto rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
3שָׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064the 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
4יָרַ֔דְתָּH3381that thou wouldest come 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
5מִפָּנֶ֖יךָH6440at thy presencethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
6הָרִ֥יםH2022that the mountainsa mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
7נָזֹֽלּוּ׃H2151might flow downfiguratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal

Verse Context

Isaiah 64:1 (current)Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens that thou wouldest come down at thy presence that the mountains might flow down
Isaiah 64:2burneth fire As when the melting causeth the waters to boil fire...

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