Isaiah 57:9
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell."
Word-by-Word Analysis
הָלַךְ
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
שֶׁמֶן
shemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
תְּבוּאָה
tᵉbûwʼâh
income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
נוּף
nûwph
to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinado...
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
מֲלְאָךְ
mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
רָחַק
râchaq
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
שָׁפֵל
shâphêl
to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
שְׁאוֹל
shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Key Terms in This Verse
נוּף nûwph
to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.)
Study H5130 →שָׁפֵל shâphêl
to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
Study H8213 →הָלַךְ hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Study H1980 →שֶׁמֶן shemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Study H8081 →שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Study H7585 →מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
Study H4397 →רָחַק râchaq
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
Study H7368 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Study H7971 →Cross References
And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornamen...
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit