Isaiah 28:15

Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data

"Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:"

Word-by-Word Analysis

פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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ye have

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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We have

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

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

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a

בְּרִית

bᵉrîyth

H1285

a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

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with

מָוֶת

mâveth

H4194

death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin

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and with

שְׁאוֹל

shᵉʼôwl

H7585

Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates

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are we at

חֹזֶה

chôzeh

H2374

a beholder in vision; also a compact (as looked upon with approval)

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when the

שָׁטַף

shâṭaph

H7857

to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer

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שׁוֹט

shôwṭ

H7752

a lash (literally or figuratively)

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shall

עָבַר

ʻâbar

H5674

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...

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עָבַר

ʻâbar

H5674

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...

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it shall not

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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unto us for we have

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

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

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שֶׁקֶר

sheqer

H8267

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

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our

מִקְלָט

miqlâṭ

H4733

an asylum (as a receptacle)

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and under

שֶׁקֶר

sheqer

H8267

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

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have we

טָמַן

ṭâman

H2934

to hide (by covering over)

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אֲנַחְנוּ

ʼănachnûw

H587

we

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Key Terms in This Verse

agreement H2374

חֹזֶה chôzeh

a beholder in vision; also a compact (as looked upon with approval)

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overflowing H7857

שָׁטַף shâṭaph

to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer

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scourge H7752

שׁוֹט shôwṭ

a lash (literally or figuratively)

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falsehood H8267

שֶׁקֶר sheqer

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

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refuge H4733

מִקְלָט miqlâṭ

an asylum (as a receptacle)

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lies H8267

שֶׁקֶר sheqer

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

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ourselves H587

אֲנַחְנוּ ʼănachnûw

we

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hell H7585

שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl

Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates

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hid H2934

טָמַן ṭâman

to hide (by covering over)

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covenant H1285

בְּרִית bᵉrîyth

a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

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Cross References

Amos 2:4 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, a...

Ezekiel 13:22 cross-reference

Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

Daniel 11:22 cross-reference

And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

Isaiah 28:18 cross-reference

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

Ecclesiastes 8:8 cross-reference

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are ...

Hosea 2:18 cross-reference

And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the b...

Isaiah 28:2 cross-reference

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

Jeremiah 16:19 cross-reference

O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanit...

Isaiah 30:28 cross-reference

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Isaiah 29:15 cross-reference

Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

Jeremiah 44:17 cross-reference

But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, ou...

Jeremiah 14:13 cross-reference

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.

Job 5:23 cross-reference

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Zephaniah 1:12 cross-reference

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will h...

Ezekiel 13:16 cross-reference

To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.

Isaiah 9:15 cross-reference

The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

Jonah 2:8 cross-reference

They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

Ezekiel 8:12 cross-reference

Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath f...

Isaiah 30:10 cross-reference

Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Jeremiah 5:31 cross-reference

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

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