Isaiah 9:4

For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
Isaiah 9:4
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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)

כִּ֣י׀ אֶת־עֹ֣ל סֻבֳּל֗וֹ וְאֵת֙ מַטֵּ֣ה שִׁכְמ֔וֹ שֵׁ֖בֶט הַנֹּגֵ֣שׂ בּ֑וֹ הַחִתֹּ֖תָ כְּי֥וֹם מִדְיָֽן׃

  1. כִּ֣י׀ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. עֹ֣ל'ol“[the] yoke of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֹל · “yoke” · Strong's H5923
  4. סֻבֳּל֗וֹsu.bo.Lo“burden its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סֹ֫בֶל · “burden” · Strong's H5448
  5. וְאֵת֙ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. מַטֵּ֣הma.Teh“[the] staff of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַטֶּה · “rod” · Strong's H4294G
  7. שִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.Mo“shoulder its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁכֶם · “shoulder” · Strong's H7926
  8. שֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vet“[the] rod of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁ֫בֶט · “staff” · Strong's H7626G
  9. הַנֹּגֵ֣שׂha.no.Ges“the [one who] oppresses”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָגַשׂ · “to oppress” · Strong's H5065
  10. בּ֑וֹbo“<in> it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  11. הַחִתֹּ֖תָha.chi.To.ta“you will shatter”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָתַת · “to to be dismayed” · Strong's H2865
  12. כְּי֥וֹםke.Yom“like [the] day of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  13. מִדְיָֽן׃mid.Yan“Midian”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִדְיָן · “Midian” · Strong's H4080H
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)