Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 8:21 Interlinear

And they shall pass through it hardly bestead and hungry and it shall come to pass that when they shall be hungry they shall fret themselves and curse their king and their God and look upward

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְעָ֥בַרH5674And they shall passto cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
2בָּ֖הּH0
3נִקְשֶׁ֣הH7185through it hardly besteadproperly, to be dense, i.e., tough or severe (in various applications)
4וְרָעֵ֑בH7457and hungryhungry (more or less intensely)
5וְהָיָ֨הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
6כִֽיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
7יִרְעַ֜בH7456and it shall come to pass that when they shall be hungryto hunger
8וְהִתְקַצַּ֗ףH7107they shall fretto crack off, i.e., (figuratively) burst out in rage
9וְקִלֵּ֧לH7043themselves and curseto be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
10בְּמַלְכּ֛וֹH4428their kinga king
11וּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוH430and their Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
12וּפָנָ֥הH6437and lookto turn; by implication, to face, i.e., appear, look, etc
13לְמָֽעְלָה׃H4605upwardproperly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc

Verse Context

Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony if they speak not according to this word...
Isaiah 8:21 (current)And they shall pass through it hardly bestead and hungry and it shall come to pass that when they shall be hungry they shall fret themselves and curse their king and their God and look upward
Isaiah 8:22 unto the earth And they shall look and behold trouble and darkness...

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