King James Version
Isaiah 3:25 in the King James Version says “Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. mighty: Heb. might” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. mighty: Heb. might”
Isaiah 3:25 · KJV
The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. mighty: Heb. might
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground. desolate: or, emptied: Heb. cleansed
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Thy men”
H4962properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)
“by the sword”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
“shall fall”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
“and thy mighty”
H1369force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
“in the war”
H4421a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
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