Isaiah 20:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְחַתּ֖וּ וָבֹ֑שׁוּ מִכּוּשׁ֙ מַבָּטָ֔ם וּמִן־מִצְרַ֖יִם תִּפְאַרְתָּֽם׃

Transliteration

And they shall be ḥattū wābōshū from kūsh their mabbāṭām and from-miṣrayim their tipʾarttām

Grammar Details

*ḥattū*: 3rd plural Qal perfect - they will be dismayed/terrified
*wābōshū*: waw conjunctive + 3rd plural Qal perfect - and they will be ashamed
*kūsh*: proper noun - Cush/Ethiopia
*mabbāṭām*: noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their expectation/hope
*miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
*tipʾarttām*: noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their glory/pride

Word Meanings

*ḥattū*: dismayed/terrified/shattered
*bōshū*: ashamed/disappointed/confused
*mabbāṭ*: expectation/hope/object of trust
*tipʾartām*: glory/pride/boast

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Referenced Verses

Isa 30:3 : 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Isa 30:5 : 5 They shall all be ashamed because of a people that cannot profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
Jer 9:23-24 : 23 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; 24 but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.
Jer 17:5 : 5 Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
Ezek 29:6-7 : 6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. 7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and didst rend all their shoulders; and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
1 Cor 3:21 : 21 Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;
2 Kgs 18:21 : 21 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
Isa 2:22 : 22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Isa 30:7 : 7 For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still.
Isa 36:6 : 6 Behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust on him.

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