Isaiah 14:23
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
אֲחֻזָּה
ʼăchuzzâh
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
קִפּוֹד
qippôwd
a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form)
מִקְוֶה
miqveh
something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
מַטְאֲטֵא
maṭʼăṭêʼ
a broom (as removing dirt (compare English 'to dust', i.e. remove dust))
שֶׁבֶר
sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
צָבָא
tsâbâʼ
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specif...
Key Terms in This Verse
מַטְאֲטֵא maṭʼăṭêʼ
a broom (as removing dirt (compare English 'to dust', i.e. remove dust))
Study H4292 →קִפּוֹד qippôwd
a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form)
Study H7090 →מִקְוֶה miqveh
something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove
Study H4723 →שֶׁבֶר sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Study H7667 →אֲחֻזָּה ʼăchuzzâh
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
Study H272 →צָבָא tsâbâʼ
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
Study H6635 →Cross References
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Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the re...
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and ha...
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