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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְעָ֥בַר | H5674 | And they shall pass | to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in |
| 2 | בָּ֖הּ | H0 | ||
| 3 | נִקְשֶׁ֣ה | H7185 | through it hardly bestead | properly, to be dense, i.e., tough or severe (in various applications) |
| 4 | וְרָעֵ֑ב | H7457 | and hungry | hungry (more or less intensely) |
| 5 | וְהָיָ֨ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 6 | כִֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 7 | יִרְעַ֜ב | H7456 | and it shall come to pass that when they shall be hungry | to hunger |
| 8 | וְהִתְקַצַּ֗ף | H7107 | they shall fret | to crack off, i.e., (figuratively) burst out in rage |
| 9 | וְקִלֵּ֧ל | H7043 | themselves and curse | to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.) |
| 10 | בְּמַלְכּ֛וֹ | H4428 | their king | a king |
| 11 | וּבֵאלֹהָ֖יו | H430 | and their God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 12 | וּפָנָ֥ה | H6437 | and look | to turn; by implication, to face, i.e., appear, look, etc |
| 13 | לְמָֽעְלָה׃ | H4605 | upward | properly,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...