King James Version
Isaiah 33:24 in the King James Version says “And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.”
Isaiah 33:24 · KJV
For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us. lawgiver: Heb. statutemaker
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey. Thy: or, They have forsaken thy tacklings
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I am sick”
H2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to stroke (in flattering), entreat
“the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
“that dwell”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“therein shall be forgiven”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
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