Isaiah 22:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He will surely wind thee round and round, [and toss] [thee] like a ball into a large country; there shalt thou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory, thou shame of thy lord's house.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

צָנ֤וֹף יִצְנָפְךָ֙ צְנֵפָ֔ה כַּדּ֕וּר אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ רַחֲבַ֣ת יָדָ֑יִם שָׁ֣מָּה תָמ֗וּת וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙ מַרְכְּב֣וֹת כְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָ קְל֖וֹן בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

Ṣānôp yiṣnāpᵉkā ṣᵉnēpāh like-the-kaddûr to-ʾereṣ raḥᵃbat yādāyim there tāmût and-there markᵉbôt kᵉbôdekā qᵉlôn bêt ʾᵃdōneykā

Grammar Details

*Ṣānôp*: Qal infinitive absolute - wind tightly
*yiṣnāpᵉkā*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will wind you
*ṣᵉnēpāh*: feminine singular - winding
כַּדּ֕וּר: preposition + definite article + masculine singular - like the ball
אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ: preposition + feminine singular construct - to land of
*raḥᵃbat*: feminine singular construct - broad/wide
*yādāyim*: feminine dual - hands/sides
שָׁ֣מָּה: adverb with directional he - there
*tāmût*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will die
וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙: conjunction + adverb with directional he - and there
*markᵉbôt*: feminine plural construct - chariots of
*kᵉbôdekā*: masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your glory
*qᵉlôn*: masculine singular construct - shame of
*bêt*: masculine singular construct - house of
*ʾᵃdōneykā*: masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your lord

Word Meanings

*Ṣānôp* *yiṣnāpᵉkā* *ṣᵉnēpāh*: he will surely wind you up tightly (emphatic construction)
*kaddûr*: ball/round object
*ʾereṣ*: land/country/earth
*raḥᵃbat* *yādāyim*: broad/wide of hands (idiom for spacious)
*tāmût*: you will die/you shall be dead
*markᵉbôt*: chariots/vehicles
*kᵉbôdekā*: your glory/honor/wealth
*qᵉlôn*: shame/disgrace/dishonor
*bêt*: house/household
*ʾᵃdōneykā*: your lord/master

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

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