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1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel, and they don’t seek Yahweh!

2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity.

3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When Yahweh stretches out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.

4 For Yahweh says to me, “As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds is called together against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for their noise, so Yahweh of Armies will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its heights.

5 As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”

6 Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel.

7 For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—sin which your own hands have made for you.

8 “The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of mankind, shall devour him. He will flee from the sword, and his young men will become subject to forced labor.

9 His rock will pass away by reason of terror, and his princes will be afraid of the banner,” says Yahweh, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

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Hebrew interlinear — Isaiah 31:1–9 (156 words)
1
  1. ה֣וֹיhôyhowy: oh!H1945
  2. הַיֹּרְדִ֤יםhayyōrĕdîmyarad: to descend; (literally) to go downwardsH3381
  3. מִצְרַ֙יִם֙miṣrayimMitsrayim: Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptH4714
  4. לְעֶזְרָ֔הlĕʿezrâ`ezrah: aidH5833
  5. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  6. סוּסִ֖יםsûsîmcuwc: a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)H5483
  7. יִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּyiššāʿēnûsha`an: to support one's selfH8172
  8. וַיִּבְטְח֨וּwayyibṭĕḥûbatach: (properly) to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620)H982
  9. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  10. רֶ֜כֶבrekebrekeb: a vehicle; (by implication) a teamH7393
  11. כִּ֣יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  12. רָ֗בrābrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
  13. וְעַ֤לwĕʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  14. פָּֽרָשִׁים֙pārāšîmparash: a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting)H6571
  15. כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  16. עָצְמ֣וּʿoṣmû`atsam: to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerousH6105
  17. מְאֹ֔דmĕʾōdm`od: (properly) vehemence; (with or without preposition) vehementlyH3966
  18. וְלֹ֤אwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  19. שָׁעוּ֙šāʿûsha`ah: to gaze at or about; (properly) to look for helpH8159
  20. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  21. קְד֣וֹשׁqĕdôšqadowsh: sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) GodH6918
  22. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  23. וְאֶתwĕʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  24. יְהוָ֖הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  25. לֹ֥אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  26. דָרָֽשׁוּ׃dārāšûdarash: (properly) to tread or frequent; (usually) to follow (for pursuit or search)H1875
2
  1. וְגַםwĕgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  2. ה֤וּאhûʾhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  3. חָכָם֙ḥākāmchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
  4. וַיָּ֣בֵאwayyābēʾbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  5. רָ֔עrāʿra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  6. וְאֶתwĕʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  7. דְּבָרָ֖יוdĕbārāywdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  8. לֹ֣אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  9. הֵסִ֑ירhēsîrcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
  10. וְקָם֙wĕqāmquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
  11. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  12. בֵּ֣יתbêtbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
  13. מְרֵעִ֔יםmĕrēʿîmra`a`: (properly) to spoil; (literally) to ruin by breaking to pieces)H7489
  14. וְעַלwĕʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  15. עֶזְרַ֖תʿezrat`ezrah: aidH5833
  16. פֹּ֥עֲלֵיpōʿălêpa`al: to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practiseH6466
  17. אָֽוֶן׃ʾāwenaven: (strictly) nothingness; (also) trouble, vanity, wickednessH205
3
  1. וּמִצְרַ֤יִםûmiṣrayimMitsrayim: Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptH4714
  2. אָדָם֙ʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  3. וְֽלֹאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  4. אֵ֔לʾēlel: strength; (as adjective) mightyH410
  5. וְסוּסֵיהֶ֥םwĕsûsêhemcuwc: a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)H5483
  6. בָּשָׂ֖רbāśārbasar: flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, personH1320
  7. וְלֹאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  8. ר֑וּחַrûaḥruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  9. וַֽיהוָ֞הwayhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  10. יַטֶּ֣הyaṭṭenatah: to stretch or spread out; (by implication) to bend away (including moral deflection)H5186
  11. יָד֗וֹyādôyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  12. וְכָשַׁ֤לwĕkāšalkashal: to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle)H3782
  13. עוֹזֵר֙ʿôzēr`azar: to surround, i.e. protect or aidH5826
  14. וְנָפַ֣לwĕnāpalnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
  15. עָזֻ֔רʿāzur`azar: to surround, i.e. protect or aidH5826
  16. וְיַחְדָּ֖וwĕyaḥdāwyachad: (properly) a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyH3162
  17. כֻּלָּ֥םkullāmkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  18. יִכְלָיֽוּן׃yiklāywwnkalah: to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)H3615
4
  1. כִּ֣יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. כֹ֣הkōkoh: (properly) like this; (by implication, of manner) thus (or so)H3541
  3. אָֽמַרʾāmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  4. יְהוָ֣ה׀yĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. אֵלַ֡יʾēlayel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  6. כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רkaʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  7. יֶהְגֶּה֩yehgehhagah: to murmur (in pleasure or anger); (by implication) to ponderH1897
  8. הָאַרְיֵ֨הhāʾaryēariy: a lionH738
  9. וְהַכְּפִ֜ירwĕhakkĕpîrkphiyr: a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)H3715
  10. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  11. טַרְפּ֗וֹṭarpôtereph: something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, foodH2964
  12. אֲשֶׁ֨רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  13. יִקָּרֵ֤אyiqqārēʾqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
  14. עָלָיו֙ʿālāyw`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  15. מְלֹ֣אmĕlōʾmlo': fullness (literally or figuratively)H4393
  16. רֹעִ֔יםrōʿîmra`ah: to tend a flock i.e. pasture it; (intransitively, literally or figuratively) to grazeH7462
  17. מִקּוֹלָם֙miqqôlāmqowl: a voice or soundH6963
  18. לֹ֣אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  19. יֵחָ֔תyēḥātchathath: (properly) to prostrate; (hence) to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by...H2865
  20. וּמֵֽהֲמוֹנָ֖םûmēhămônāmhamown: a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealthH1995
  21. לֹ֣אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  22. יַֽעֲנֶ֑הyaʿăne`anah: to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)H6031
  23. כֵּ֗ןkēnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  24. יֵרֵד֙yērēdyarad: to descend; (literally) to go downwardsH3381
  25. יְהוָ֣הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  26. צְבָא֔וֹתṣĕbāʾôttsaba': a mass of persons; (figuratively) a mass of thingsH6635
  27. לִצְבֹּ֥אliṣbōʾtsaba': to mass (an army or servants)H6633
  28. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  29. הַרharhar: a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)H2022
  30. צִיּ֖וֹןṣiyyônTsiyown: Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemH6726
  31. וְעַלwĕʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  32. גִּבְעָתָֽהּ׃gibʿātāhgib`ah: a hillockH1389
5
  1. כְּצִפֳּרִ֣יםkĕṣippŏrîmtsippowr: a little bird (as hopping)H6833
  2. עָפ֔וֹתʿāpôtעוףH5774
  3. כֵּ֗ןkēnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  4. יָגֵ֛ןyāgēnganan: to hedge about; (generally) protectH1598
  5. יְהוָ֥הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  6. צְבָא֖וֹתṣĕbāʾôttsaba': a mass of persons; (figuratively) a mass of thingsH6635
  7. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  8. יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םyĕrûšālāimYruwshalaim: founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of IsraelH3389
  9. גָּנ֥וֹןgānônganan: to hedge about; (generally) protectH1598
  10. וְהִצִּ֖ילwĕhiṣṣîlnatsal: to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337
  11. פָּסֹ֥חַpāsōaḥpacach: to hop, i.e. (figuratively) skip over (or spare)H6452
  12. וְהִמְלִֽיט׃wĕhimlîṭmalat: (properly) to be smooth; (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness)H4422
6
  1. שׁ֗וּבוּšûbûshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  2. לַאֲשֶׁ֛רlaʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  3. הֶעְמִ֥יקוּheʿmîqû`amaq: to be (causatively, make) deep (literally or figuratively)H6009
  4. סָרָ֖הsārâcarah: apostasy, crime; (figuratively) remissionH5627
  5. בְּנֵ֥יbĕnêben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  6. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
7
  1. כִּ֚יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. בַּיּ֣וֹםbayyômyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  3. הַה֔וּאhahûʾhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  4. יִמְאָס֗וּןyimʾāsûnma'ac: to spurn; (intransitively) to disappearH3988
  5. אִ֚ישׁʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  6. אֱלִילֵ֣יʾĕlîlêeliyl: good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanityH457
  7. כַסְפּ֔וֹkaspôkeceph: silver (from its pale color); (by implication) moneyH3701
  8. וֶאֱלִילֵ֖יweʾĕlîlêeliyl: good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanityH457
  9. זְהָב֑וֹzĕhābôzahab: gold; (figuratively) golden, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow) such as oil or a clear, sunny skyH2091
  10. אֲשֶׁ֨רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  11. עָשׂ֥וּʿāśû`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  12. לָכֶ֛םlākem
  13. יְדֵיכֶ֖םyĕdêkemyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  14. חֵֽטְא׃ḥēṭĕʾchet': a crime or its penaltyH2399
8
  1. וְנָפַ֤לwĕnāpalnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
  2. אַשּׁוּר֙ʾaššûrAshshuwr: Ashshur, the second son of ShemH804
  3. בְּחֶ֣רֶבbĕḥerebchereb: drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementH2719
  4. לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  5. אִ֔ישׁʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  6. וְחֶ֥רֶבwĕḥerebchereb: drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementH2719
  7. לֹֽאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  8. אָדָ֖םʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  9. תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּtōʾkălennûakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
  10. וְנָ֥סwĕnāsnuwc: to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escapeH5127
  11. לוֹ֙lô
  12. מִפְּנֵיmippĕnêpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  13. חֶ֔רֶבḥerebchereb: drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementH2719
  14. וּבַחוּרָ֖יוûbaḥûrāywbachuwr: (properly) selected; a youth (often collective)H970
  15. לָמַ֥סlāmasmac: (properly) a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced laborH4522
  16. יִהְיֽוּ׃yihyûhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
9
  1. וְסַלְעוֹ֙wĕsalʿôcela`: a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)H5553
  2. מִמָּג֣וֹרmimmāgôrmagowr: a fright (objective or subjective)H4032
  3. יַֽעֲב֔וֹרyaʿăbôr`abar: to cross overH5674
  4. וְחַתּ֥וּwĕḥattûchathath: (properly) to prostrate; (hence) to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by...H2865
  5. מִנֵּ֖סminnēsnec: a flag; (also) a sailH5251
  6. שָׂרָ֑יוśārāywsar: a head person (of any rank or class)H8269
  7. נְאֻםnĕʾumn'um: an oracleH5002
  8. יְהוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  9. אֲשֶׁרʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  10. א֥וּרʾûruwr: flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)H217
  11. לוֹ֙lô
  12. בְּצִיּ֔וֹןbĕṣiyyônTsiyown: Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemH6726
  13. וְתַנּ֥וּרwĕtannûrtannuwr: a fire-potH8574
  14. ל֖וֹlô
  15. בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bîrûšāloimYruwshalaim: founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of IsraelH3389

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Strong's words in Isaiah 31 (6)
Strong's H3068 — יְהוָ֖ה (yĕhwâ)
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 6 times in Isaiah 31.
Strong's H2719 — בְּחֶ֣רֶב (bĕḥereb)
chereb (kheh'-reb) n-f. 1. drought 2. also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement [from H2717] KJV: axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool. Root(s): H2717. Appears 3 times in Isaiah 31.
Strong's H120 — אָדָם֙ (ʾādām)
adam (aw-dawm') n-m. 1. ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) [from H119] KJV: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person. Root(s): H119. Appears 2 times in Isaiah 31.
Strong's H1598 — יָגֵ֛ן (yāgēn)
ganan (gaw-nan') v. 1. to hedge about 2. (generally) protect [a primitive root] KJV: defend.. Appears 2 times in Isaiah 31.
Strong's H2865 — יֵחָ֔ת (yēḥāt)
chathath (khaw-thath') v. 1. (properly) to prostrate 2. (hence) to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear [a primitive root] KJV: abolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.. Appears 2 times in Isaiah 31.
Strong's H3027 — יָד֗וֹ (yādô)
yad (yawd) n-f. 1. a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one) 2. used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows) [a primitive word] KJV: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves. See also: H3709. Appears 2 times in Isaiah 31.

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