Isaiah 24:20

Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data

"The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again."

Word-by-Word Analysis

The

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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shall

חָגַג

châgag

H2287

properly, to move in acircle, i.e. (specifically) to march in asacred procession, to observe afestival; by implication, to be giddy

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to and

שׁוּט

shûwṭ

H7751

properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel

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דָּמָה

dâmâh

H1819

to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider

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a

סָבָא

çâbâʼ

H5433

to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy

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and shall be

נָסַע

nâçaʻ

H5265

properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney

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דָּמָה

dâmâh

H1819

to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider

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a

כָּרָה

kârâh

H3741

a meadow

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and the

פֶּשַׁע

peshaʻ

H6588

a revolt (national, moral or religious)

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חָלַל

châlal

H2490

properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...

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shall be

כָּבֵד

kâbêd

H3515

heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)

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upon it and it shall

נָפַל

nâphal

H5307

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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and not

קוּם

qûwm

H6965

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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again

Key Terms in This Verse

reel H2287

חָגַג châgag

properly, to move in acircle, i.e. (specifically) to march in asacred procession, to observe afestival; by implication, to be giddy

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cottage H3741

כָּרָה kârâh

a meadow

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drunkard H5433

סָבָא çâbâʼ

to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy

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fro H7751

שׁוּט shûwṭ

properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel

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heavy H3515

כָּבֵד kâbêd

heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)

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transgression H6588

פֶּשַׁע peshaʻ

a revolt (national, moral or religious)

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removed H5265

נָסַע nâçaʻ

properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney

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rise H6965

קוּם qûwm

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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fall H5307

נָפַל nâphal

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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like H1819

דָּמָה dâmâh

to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider

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Cross References

Isaiah 19:14 cross-reference

The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

Isaiah 29:9 cross-reference

Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

Daniel 11:19 cross-reference

Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.

Amos 8:14 cross-reference

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

Revelation 18:21 cross-reference

And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

Lamentations 1:14 cross-reference

The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the LORD hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able ...

Psalm 38:4 cross-reference

For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Isaiah 38:12 cross-reference

Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd’s tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

Isaiah 43:27 cross-reference

Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

Jeremiah 8:4 cross-reference

Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?

Isaiah 1:8 cross-reference

And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.

Jeremiah 25:27 cross-reference

Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

Psalm 107:27 cross-reference

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end.

Isaiah 1:28 cross-reference

And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.

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