Isaiah 37:26
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
כְּבָר
kᵉbâr
properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
עוֹלָם
ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...
פַּעַם
paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
יָצַר
yâtsar
to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
δεῖ
deî
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
חָרַב
chârab
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
מִבְצָר
mibtsâr
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
הָרַס
hâraç
to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
Key Terms in This Verse
מִבְצָר mibtsâr
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
Study H4013 →כְּבָר kᵉbâr
properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto
Study H3528 →עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Study H5769 →יָצַר yâtsar
to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
Study H3335 →חָרַב chârab
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
Study H2717 →δεῖ deî
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
Study G1163 →פַּעַם paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
Study H6471 →Cross References
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the ...
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our...
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
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