Isaiah 30:28

Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And his

רוּחַ

rûwach

H7307

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...

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as an

שָׁטַף

shâṭaph

H7857

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

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אֶשֶׁד

ʼeshed

H793

an outpouring

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shall

נָגַע

nâgaʻ

H5060

properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive,...

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to the

תָּוֶךְ

tâvek

H8432

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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of the

צַוָּאר

tsavvâʼr

H6677

the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)

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to

נוּעַ

nûwaʻ

H5128

to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)

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the

גּוֹי

gôwy

H1471

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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with the

כְּבָרָה

kᵉbârâh

H3531

a sieve (as netted)

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of

הֶבֶל

hebel

H1892

emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb

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and there shall be a

רֶסֶן

reçen

H7448

a halter (as restraining); by implication, the jaw

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in the

מְתַלְּעָה

mᵉthallᵉʻâh

H4973

properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth

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of the

עַם

ʻam

H5971

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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מַשְׁקֶה

mashqeh

H4945

properly, causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered region

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them to

תָּעָה

tâʻâh

H8582

to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both

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Key Terms in This Verse

sieve H3531

כְּבָרָה kᵉbârâh

a sieve (as netted)

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sift H5128

נוּעַ nûwaʻ

to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)

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causing H4945

מַשְׁקֶה mashqeh

properly, causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered region

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jaws H4973

מְתַלְּעָה mᵉthallᵉʻâh

properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth

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bridle H7448

רֶסֶן reçen

a halter (as restraining); by implication, the jaw

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overflowing H7857

שָׁטַף shâṭaph

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

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stream H793

אֶשֶׁד ʼeshed

an outpouring

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reach H5060

נָגַע nâgaʻ

properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, d...

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err H8582

תָּעָה tâʻâh

to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both

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breath H7307

רוּחַ rûwach

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...

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Cross References

Isaiah 37:29 cross-reference

Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Isaiah 8:8 cross-reference

And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

2 Thessalonians 2:8 cross-reference

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

Isaiah 11:4 cross-reference

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay...

2 Kings 19:28 cross-reference

Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Amos 9:9 cross-reference

For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

Luke 22:31 cross-reference

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

Revelation 2:16 cross-reference

Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Hebrews 4:12 cross-reference

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoug...

Hosea 13:3 cross-reference

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Psalm 32:9 cross-reference

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

2 Thessalonians 2:11 cross-reference

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

Matthew 3:12 cross-reference

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

2 Samuel 17:14 cross-reference

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the inte...

Job 39:17 cross-reference

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

Proverbs 26:3 cross-reference

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

Isaiah 19:3 cross-reference

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to t...

Revelation 1:16 cross-reference

And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

Psalm 18:15 cross-reference

Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

Isaiah 29:6 cross-reference

Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.

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