Isaiah 33:4

Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it.
Isaiah 33:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאֻסַּ֣ף שְׁלַלְכֶ֔ם אֹ֖סֶף הֶֽחָסִ֑יל כְּמַשַּׁ֥ק גֵּבִ֖ים שׁוֹקֵ֥ק בּֽוֹ׃

  1. וְאֻסַּ֣ףve.'u.Saf“and it will be gathered”
    Conjunction + Verb, pual, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  2. שְׁלַלְכֶ֔םshe.lal.Khem“plunder your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁלָל · “spoil” · Strong's H7998
  3. אֹ֖סֶף'O.sef“<the> gathering of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֹ֫סֵף · “gathering” · Strong's H0625
  4. הֶֽחָסִ֑ילhe.cha.Sil“<the> locust[s]”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָסִיל · “locust” · Strong's H2625
  5. כְּמַשַּׁ֥קke.ma.Shak“like [the] rushing of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַשָּׁק · “rushing” · Strong's H4944
  6. גֵּבִ֖יםge.Vim“locusts”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גֵּב · “locust” · Strong's H1357
  7. שׁוֹקֵ֥קsho.Kek“[someone will be] rushing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁקַק · “to rush” · Strong's H8264
  8. בּֽוֹ׃bo“on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)