Isaiah 13:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it shall come to pass, that as the chased roe, and as sheep that no man gathereth, they shall turn every man to his own people, and shall flee every man to his own land.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָה֙ כִּצְבִ֣י מֻדָּ֔ח וּכְצֹ֖אן וְאֵ֣ין מְקַבֵּ֑ץ אִ֤ישׁ אֶל־עַמּוֹ֙ יִפְנ֔וּ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֶל־אַרְצ֖וֹ יָנֽוּסוּ׃

Transliteration

Wə-hāyāh like-ṣəḇî muddāḥ û-like-ṣōʾn wə-none məqabbēṣ ʾîš to-ʿammô yip̄nû wə-ʾîš to-ʾarṣô yānûsû

Grammar Details

*wəhāyāh*: conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it will be
*kiṣəḇî*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like a gazelle
*muddāḥ*: verb, Hophal participle, masculine singular - driven away/hunted
*ûḵəṣōʾn*: conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine, singular - and like sheep/flock
*wəʾên*: conjunction + particle of negation - and there is not
*məqabbēṣ*: verb, Piel participle, masculine singular - one gathering/collecting
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine, singular - man/each one
*ʾel-ʿammô*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his people
*yip̄nû*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will turn
*wəʾîš*: conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and each one
*ʾel-ʾarṣô*: preposition + noun, feminine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his land
*yānûsû*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will flee

Word Meanings

*ṣəḇî*: gazelle/deer/roe
*muddāḥ*: driven away/hunted/scattered
*ṣōʾn*: sheep/flock/small cattle
*məqabbēṣ*: one gathering/collecting/shepherding
*yip̄nû*: will turn/turn toward/face
*yānûsû*: will flee/run away/escape

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 22:17 : 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.
Jer 50:16 : 16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
Jer 51:9 : 9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
1 Kgs 22:36 : 36 And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his country.
Isa 17:13 : 13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.
Isa 47:15 : 15 Thus shall the things be unto thee wherein thou hast labored: they that have trafficked with thee from thy youth shall wander every one to his quarter; there shall be none to save thee.
Rev 18:9-9 : 9 And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived wantonly with her, shall weep {G846} and wail over her, when they look upon the smoke of her burning, 10 standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

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