Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 9:18 Interlinear
“ burneth as the fire For wickedness the briers and thorns it shall devour and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | בָעֲרָ֤ה | H1197 | burneth | to be(-come) brutish |
| 3 | כָאֵשׁ֙ | H784 | as the fire | fire (literally or figuratively) |
| 4 | רִשְׁעָ֔ה | H7564 | For wickedness | wrong (especially moral) |
| 5 | שָׁמִ֥יר | H8068 | the briers | a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond |
| 6 | וָשַׁ֖יִת | H7898 | and thorns | scrub or trash, i.e., wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field) |
| 7 | תֹּאכֵ֑ל | H398 | it shall devour | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 8 | וַתִּצַּת֙ | H3341 | and shall kindle | to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate |
| 9 | בְּסִֽבְכֵ֣י | H5442 | in the thickets | a copse |
| 10 | הַיַּ֔עַר | H3293 | of the forest | a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) |
| 11 | וַיִּֽתְאַבְּכ֖וּ | H55 | and they shall mount up | probably to coil upward |
| 12 | גֵּא֥וּת | H1348 | like the lifting up | the same as h1346 |
| 13 | עָשָֽׁן׃ | H6227 | of smoke | smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger) |
Verse Context
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