Isaiah 2:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־אָמ֑וֹץ עַל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

Transliteration

The dābār which ḥāzâ Yešaʿyāhû ben-ʾĀmôṣ concerning-Yehûdâ and-Yerûšālāim.

Grammar Details

*dābār*: definite noun, masculine singular - word/matter/thing
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
*ḥāzâ*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - saw/envisioned
*Yešaʿyāhû*: proper noun - Isaiah
*ben*: noun, masculine construct - son of
*ʾĀmôṣ*: proper noun - Amoz
*ʿal*: preposition - concerning/about/against
*Yehûdâ*: proper noun - Judah
*wə*: conjunction - and
*Yerûšālāim*: proper noun - Jerusalem

Word Meanings

*dābār*: word/speech/matter/thing/command
*ḥāzâ*: saw/envisioned/prophetically perceived
*ʿal*: concerning/about/against/upon

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Isa 1:1 : 1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Isa 13:1 : 1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
Amos 1:1 : 1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Mic 1:1 : 1 The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Mic 6:9 : 9 The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Hab 1:1 : 1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

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Nah 1:15
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Jer 27:1
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Jer 13:9
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