Isaiah 24:2
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
אָדוֹן
ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
שִׁפְחָה
shiphchâh
a female slave (as a member of the household)
קָנָה
qânâh
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
מָכַר
mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
לָוָה
lâvâh
properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
τακτός
taktós
arranged, i.e. appointed or stated
נָשָׁא
nâshâʼ
to lend on interest; by implication, to dun fordebt
Key Terms in This Verse
לָוָה lâvâh
properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
Study H3867 →קָנָה qânâh
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
Study H7069 →מָכַר mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
Study H4376 →Cross References
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made gov...
And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter ...
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