The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded.Isaiah 33:8
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)
נָשַׁ֣מּוּ מְסִלּ֔וֹת שָׁבַ֖ת עֹבֵ֣ר אֹ֑רַח הֵפֵ֤ר בְּרִית֙ מָאַ֣ס עָרִ֔ים לֹ֥א חָשַׁ֖ב אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃
- נָשַׁ֣מּוּna.Sha.mu“they have been made desolate”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמֵם · “destroyed” · Strong's H8074G
- מְסִלּ֔וֹתme.si.Lot“highways”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מְסִלָּה · “highway” · Strong's H4546
- שָׁבַ֖תsha.Vat“he has ceased”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁבַת · “to cease” · Strong's H7673A
- עֹבֵ֣ר'o.Ver“[one who] passes by of”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
- אֹ֑רַח'O.rach“a path”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹ֫רַח · “way” · Strong's H0734
- הֵפֵ֤רhe.Fer“someone has broken”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרַר · “to break” · Strong's H6565A
- בְּרִית֙be.Rit“a covenant”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
- מָאַ֣סma.'As“someone has rejected”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָאַס · “to reject” · Strong's H3988A
- עָרִ֔ים'a.Rim“cities”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- לֹ֥אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- חָשַׁ֖בcha.Shav“anyone has valued”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָשַׁב · “count” · Strong's H2803H
- אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃'e.No.osh“humankind”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)