Isaiah 17:2

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid."

Word-by-Word Analysis

The

עִיר

ʻîyr

H5892

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

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of

עֲרוֹעֵר

ʻĂrôwʻêr

H6177

Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine

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are

עָזַב

ʻâzab

H5800

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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they shall be for

צֹאן

tsôʼn

H6629

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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which shall

שָׁכַב

shâkab

H7901

to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

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down and

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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shall

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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them

יָרֵא

yârêʼ

H3372

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

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Key Terms in This Verse

Aroer H6177

עֲרוֹעֵר ʻĂrôwʻêr

Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine

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forsaken H5800

עָזַב ʻâzab

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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flocks H6629

צֹאן tsôʼn

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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lie H7901

שָׁכַב shâkab

to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

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afraid H3372

יָרֵא yârêʼ

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

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none H376

אִישׁ ʼîysh

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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cities H5892

עִיר ʻîyr

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

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make H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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Cross References

Ezekiel 25:5 cross-reference

And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Jeremiah 7:33 cross-reference

And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

Numbers 32:34 cross-reference

And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

Deuteronomy 2:36 cross-reference

From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:

Zephaniah 2:6 cross-reference

And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

Micah 4:4 cross-reference

But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.

Jeremiah 48:19 cross-reference

O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?

Deuteronomy 3:12 cross-reference

And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

Joshua 13:16 cross-reference

And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;

Isaiah 7:21 cross-reference

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

Isaiah 5:17 cross-reference

Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

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