Isaiah 31:5
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עוֹף
ʻôwph
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
צָבָא
tsâbâʼ
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specif...
גָּנַן
gânan
to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
יָשַׁע
yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
נָצַר
nâtsar
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁע yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
Study H3467 →עוֹף ʻôwph
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
Study H5775 →עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →נָצַר nâtsar
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
Study H5341 →צָבָא tsâbâʼ
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
Study H6635 →יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Study H3389 →Cross References
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peepe...
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowe...
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