Isaiah 22:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold, Jehovah, like a [strong] man, will hurl thee away violently; yea, he will wrap thee up closely.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ מְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔ טַלְטֵלָ֖ה גָּ֑בֶר וְעֹטְךָ֖ עָטֹֽה׃

Transliteration

Hinnēh YHWH mᵉṭalṭelᵉkā ṭalṭēlāh gāber and-ʿōṭᵉkā ʿāṭōh

Grammar Details

*Hinnēh*: interjection - behold
*YHWH*: divine name
*mᵉṭalṭelᵉkā*: Pilpel participle, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - hurling you
*ṭalṭēlāh*: feminine singular - hurling
*gāber*: masculine singular - mighty man
וְעֹטְךָ֖: conjunction + Qal active participle, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and wrapping you
*ʿāṭōh*: Qal infinitive absolute - wrap/cover completely

Word Meanings

*Hinnēh*: behold/look/see
*YHWH*: Yahweh/LORD
*mᵉṭalṭelᵉkā*: hurling you/tossing you
*ṭalṭēlāh*: hurling/violent tossing (emphatic form)
*gāber*: mighty man/strong one/warrior
*ʿōṭᵉkā*: wrapping you/covering you
*ʿāṭōh*: completely wrap/utterly cover (emphatic form)

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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

Esth 7:8 : 8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
Job 9:24 : 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If [it be] not [he], who then is it?
Jer 14:3 : 3 And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads.

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