Isaiah 32:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָה־אִ֥ישׁ כְּמַֽחֲבֵא־ר֖וּחַ וְסֵ֣תֶר זָ֑רֶם כְּפַלְגֵי־מַ֣יִם בְּצָי֔וֹן כְּצֵ֥ל סֶֽלַע־כָּבֵ֖ד בְּאֶ֥רֶץ עֲיֵפָֽה׃

Transliteration

And-hāyâ-ʾîš like-maḥăbēʾ-rûaḥ and-sēter zārem like-palgê-mayim in-ṣāyôn like-ṣēl selaʿ-kābēd in-ʾereṣ ʿăyēpâ.

Grammar Details

*hāyâ*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he was/will be
*ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - man, each one
*maḥăbēʾ*: noun construct - hiding place, shelter
*rûaḥ*: feminine singular noun - wind, breath, spirit
*sēter*: masculine singular noun construct - hiding place, shelter
*zārem*: masculine singular noun - downpour, flood, tempest
*palgê*: masculine plural noun construct - streams, channels
*mayim*: masculine plural noun - waters
*ṣāyôn*: masculine singular noun - dry land, parched region
*ṣēl*: masculine singular noun construct - shadow, shade
*selaʿ*: masculine singular noun - rock, cliff
*kābēd*: adjective - heavy, massive, great
*ʾereṣ*: feminine singular noun - land, earth, ground
*ʿăyēpâ*: adjective feminine singular - weary, faint, exhausted

Word Meanings

*hāyâ*: to be/become/exist/happen
*ʾîš*: man/each one/person
*maḥăbēʾ*: hiding place/shelter/refuge
*rûaḥ*: wind/breath/spirit
*sēter*: hiding place/shelter/protection
*zārem*: downpour/flood/tempest/storm
*palgê*: streams/channels/rivers
*mayim*: waters/water
*ṣāyôn*: dry place/parched region/desert
*ṣēl*: shadow/shade/protection
*selaʿ*: rock/cliff/crag
*kābēd*: heavy/massive/great/important
*ʾereṣ*: land/earth/ground/territory
*ʿăyēpâ*: weary/faint/exhausted/thirsty

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Referenced Verses

Isa 25:4 : 4 For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Isa 9:6 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isa 7:14 : 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Ps 143:9 : 9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Isa 41:18 : 18 I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Isa 43:20 : 20 The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,
Isa 44:3 : 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
Matt 7:24-27 : 24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: 25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. 26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: 27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
John 7:37 : 37 Now on the last day, the great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.
1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
Rev 22:1 : 1 And he showed me a {G2513} river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
Mic 5:4-5 : 4 And he shall stand, and shall feed his flock in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God: and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. 5 And this [man] shall be [our] peace. When the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
Ps 146:3-5 : 3 Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish. 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:
Isa 4:5-6 : 5 And Jehovah will create over the whole habitation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory [shall be spread] a covering. 6 And there shall be a pavilion for a shade in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Ps 31:2-3 : 2 Bow down thine ear unto me; Deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me. 3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.
Ps 32:7 : 7 Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. {H5542}
Ps 63:1 : 1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
Isa 26:20-21 : 20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. 21 For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Isa 28:17 : 17 And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
Isa 32:18-19 : 18 And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. 19 But it shall hail in the downfall of the forest; and the city shall be utterly laid low.
Isa 35:6-7 : 6 Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. 7 And the glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
Isa 8:10-14 : 10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. 11 For Jehovah spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying, 12 Say ye not, A conspiracy, concerning all whereof this people shall say, A conspiracy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be in dread [thereof]. 13 Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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