Isaiah 5:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

their roaring shall be like a lioness, they shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שְׁאָגָ֥ה ל֖וֹ כַּלָּבִ֑יא *ושאג **יִשְׁאַ֨ג כַּכְּפִירִ֤ים וְיִנְהֹם֙ וְיֹאחֵ֣ז טֶ֔רֶף וְיַפְלִ֖יט וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃

Transliteration

A šəʾāgâ to it like the kallābîʾ; and it yišʾag like the kakkəpîrîm and wəyinhōm and wəyōʾḥēz ṭerep and wəyapliṭ and there is none wəʾên maṣṣîl.

Grammar Details

*šəʾāgâ*: feminine singular noun - roar
*lô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to it
*kallābîʾ*: preposition with definite article with masculine singular noun - like the lion
*yišʾag*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it roars
*kakkəpîrîm*: preposition with definite article with masculine plural noun - like the young lions
*wəyinhōm*: conjunction with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it growls
*wəyōʾḥēz*: conjunction with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it seizes
*ṭerep*: masculine singular noun - prey
*wəyapliṭ*: conjunction with hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it carries off
*wəʾên*: conjunction with particle of negation - and there is not
*maṣṣîl*: hiphil participle masculine singular - rescuer

Word Meanings

*šəʾāgâ*: roar/growl/loud cry
*lābîʾ*: lion/lioness
*kəpîrîm*: young lions/lion cubs
*yinhōm*: growls/roars/makes noise
*yōʾḥēz*: seizes/grasps/takes hold of
*ṭerep*: prey/food/torn flesh
*yapliṭ*: carries off/saves/rescues
*maṣṣîl*: rescuer/deliverer

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Isa 42:22 : 22 But this is a people robbed and plundered; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison - houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
Isa 49:24-25 : 24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered? 25 But thus saith Jehovah, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Mic 5:8 : 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Zech 11:3 : 3 A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! for their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions! for the pride of the Jordan is laid waste.
Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.
Gen 49:9 : 9 Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
Num 24:9 : 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.
Ps 50:22 : 22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
Isa 10:6 : 6 I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Isa 31:4 : 4 For thus saith Jehovah unto me, As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds be called forth against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so will Jehovah of hosts come down to fight upon mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof.
Jer 4:7 : 7 A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.
Jer 49:19 : 19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that will stand before me?
Jer 50:17 : 17 Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first, the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
Jer 51:38 : 38 They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' whelps.
Hos 11:10 : 10 They shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west.
Amos 3:8 : 8 The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who can but prophesy?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Jer 51:38
84%
38They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' whelps.
Isa 5:30
83%
30And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold, darkness and distress; and the light is darkened in the clouds thereof.
Nah 2:11-13
3 verses
80%
11Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion [and] the lioness walked, the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
12The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin.
13Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions; and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
Isa 5:28
80%
28whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind:
Num 23:24
80%
24Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.
Ps 17:12
79%
12He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Jer 2:15
79%
15The young lions have roared upon him, and yelled; and they have made his land waste: his cities are burned up, without inhabitant.
Isa 31:4
79%
4For thus saith Jehovah unto me, As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds be called forth against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so will Jehovah of hosts come down to fight upon mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof.
Hos 11:10
78%
10They shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west.
Ps 22:13
78%
13They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.
Ezek 19:6-7
2 verses
78%
6And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
7And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring.
Job 4:10-11
2 verses
78%
10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
Jer 6:23
77%
23They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion.
Mic 5:8
77%
8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Hos 5:14
77%
14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.
Jer 5:6
77%
6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased.
Hos 13:7-8
2 verses
77%
7Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;
8I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.
Hab 1:8-9
2 verses
77%
8Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.
9They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand.
Ps 104:21
77%
21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
Jer 25:38
76%
38He hath left his covert, as the lion; for their land is become an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppressing [sword], and because of his fierce anger.
Amos 3:4
76%
4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Joel 2:5
76%
5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
Joel 1:6
76%
6For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.
Ezek 19:2-3
2 verses
76%
2and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.
3And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
Jer 4:7
75%
7A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.
Jer 25:30
75%
30Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, Jehovah will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he will mightily roar against his fold; he will give a shout, as they that tread [the grapes], against all the inhabitants of the earth.
Ezek 34:28
75%
28And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the beasts of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.
Job 38:39-40
2 verses
75%
39Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40When they couch in their dens, [And] abide in the covert to lie in wait?
Ps 58:6
75%
6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.
Isa 56:9
75%
9All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, [yea], all ye beasts in the forest.
Job 28:8
74%
8The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.
Jer 50:42
74%
42They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
Ps 7:2
74%
2Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Zech 11:3
74%
3A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! for their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions! for the pride of the Jordan is laid waste.
Jer 5:16
74%
16Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
Isa 35:9
74%
9No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk [there]:
Isa 30:6
73%
6The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit [them].
Prov 28:15
73%
15[ As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [So is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Amos 3:8
73%
8The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who can but prophesy?
Ps 10:9
73%
9He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
Prov 30:30
73%
30The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;
Jer 49:29
73%
29Their tents and their flocks shall they take; they shall carry away for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side!