Isaiah 25:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Like heat in a dry land, you subdue the uproar of foreigners; as heat is subdued by the shade of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is silenced.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כְּחֹ֣רֶב בְּצָי֔וֹן שְׁא֥וֹן זָרִ֖ים תַּכְנִ֑יעַ חֹ֚רֶב בְּצֵ֣ל עָ֔ב זְמִ֥יר עָֽרִיצִ֖ים יַעֲנֶֽה׃

Transliteration

Like-ḥōreb in-ṣāyôn šĕʾôn zārîm taknîaʿ ḥōreb in-ṣēl ʿāb zĕmîr ʿārîṣîm yaʿăneh

Grammar Details

• *ḥōreb*: noun, masculine singular - heat, drought
• *ṣāyôn*: noun, proper name - Zion
• *šĕʾôn*: noun, masculine singular construct - noise, tumult, roar
• *zārîm*: adjective, masculine plural - strangers, foreigners
• *taknîaʿ*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you subdue, bring low
• *ṣēl*: noun, masculine singular construct - shadow, shade
• *ʿāb*: noun, masculine singular - cloud, dark cloud
• *zĕmîr*: noun, masculine singular construct - song, music
• *ʿārîṣîm*: adjective, masculine plural - ruthless, terrible
• *yaʿăneh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will answer, respond

Word Meanings

• *kĕḥōreb bĕṣāyôn*: like heat in a dry land/place
• *šĕʾôn zārîm*: tumult/uproar of strangers/foreigners
• *taknîaʿ*: you subdue, you bring low
• *ḥōreb bĕṣēl ʿāb*: heat [is subdued] by the shadow of a cloud
• *zĕmîr ʿārîṣîm yaʿăneh*: song of the ruthless is answered/silenced

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  You will bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the song of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  As the heat{H2721} in a dry place{H6724} wilt thou bring down{H3665} the noise{H7588} of strangers;{H2114} as the heat{H2721} by the shade{H6738} of a cloud,{H5645} the song{H2159} of the terrible ones{H6184} shall be brought low.{H6030}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou shalt bring down{H3665}{(H8686)} the noise{H7588} of strangers{H2114}{(H8801)}, as the heat{H2721} in a dry place{H6724}; even the heat{H2721} with the shadow{H6738} of a cloud{H5645}: the branch{H2159} of the terrible ones{H6184} shall be brought low{H6030}{(H8799)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  the boostinge of the vngodly, thou kepest men from heate with the shadow of the cloudes, thou cuttest of the braunches of tyrauntes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt bring downe the noyse of the strangers, as the heate in a drie place: he wil bring downe the song of the mightie, as the heate in the shadowe of a cloude.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Like as the heate in a drye place wasteth all thinges: so shalt thou suppresse the noyse of aliantes, the heate is abated with the shadowe of the cloude, euen so shall God asswage the noyse of the cruel tirauntes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; [even] the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As the heat in a dry place will you bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the awesome ones shall be brought low.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As heat in a dry place, The noise of strangers Thou humblest, Heat with the shadow of a thick cloud, The singing of the terrible is humbled.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As the heat in a dry place wilt thou bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As the heat in a dry place wilt thou bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  As heat by the shade of a cloud, the noise of the men of pride has been made quiet by you; as heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the cruel ones has been stopped.

• World English Bible (2000)

  As the heat in a dry place will you bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the dreaded ones will be brought low.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  like heat in a dry land, you humble the boasting foreigners. Just as the shadow of a cloud causes the heat to subside, so he causes the song of tyrants to cease.

Referenced Verses

• Job 8:16-19 : 16 They are green before the sun, and their shoots spread out over the garden. 17 Their roots are entwined around a heap of rocks; they look for a home among the stones. 18 But if they are uprooted from their place, that place will deny them, saying, 'I never saw you.' 19 Surely this is the joy of their way, and out of the dust, others will spring up.
• Ps 74:3-9 : 3 Lift up Your steps toward the perpetual ruins; the enemy has done all this evil in the sanctuary. 4 Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your assembly place; they have set up their signs as signs. 5 It appeared like one lifting up axes against a thick forest. 6 Now they smash all its carved work together with hatchets and hammers. 7 They set Your sanctuary on fire; they profaned the dwelling place of Your name, bringing it to the ground. 8 They said in their hearts, 'Let us completely subdue them!' They burned all the meeting places of God in the land. 9 We no longer see our signs; there is no more prophet, and no one among us knows how long. 10 How long, O God, will the enemy reproach? Will the adversary despise Your name forever? 11 Why do You hold back Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it from Your bosom and destroy them! 12 Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 13 You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. 14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food to the creatures of the desert. 15 You opened up springs and streams; You dried up ever-flowing rivers. 16 The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the light and the sun. 17 You set all the boundaries of the earth; You formed summer and winter. 18 Remember this, O LORD, that the enemy has insulted You, and a foolish people has despised Your name. 19 Do not give the life of Your turtledove to the wild beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted ones forever. 20 Consider the covenant, for the dark places of the earth are filled with the dens of violence. 21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in humiliation; let the poor and needy praise Your name. 22 Arise, O God, and defend Your cause; remember how fools insult You all day long. 23 Do not forget the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of those who rise against You, which continually ascends.
• Ps 79:10-12 : 10 Why should the nations say, 'Where is their God?' Let it be known among the nations before our eyes that You avenge the spilled blood of Your servants. 11 Let the groans of the prisoners come before You; in accordance with the greatness of Your arm, preserve those condemned to die. 12 Repay our neighbors sevenfold into their own laps the scorn they have hurled at You, Lord.
• Ps 105:39 : 39 He spread a cloud as a covering and fire to give light at night.
• Isa 10:8-9 : 8 For he says, 'Are not all my princes kings? 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? And is not Samaria like Damascus? 10 Just as my hand seized the kingdoms of idols, whose carved images exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria, 11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols as I have done to Samaria and her images? 12 When the Lord has finished all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will punish the pride of the king of Assyria's heart and the glory of his haughty eyes. 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.' 14 My hand seized the wealth of nations like one finds a nest. As one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; no wing fluttered, no beak opened to chirp. 15 Does the axe exalt itself above the one who wields it? Or does the saw boast against the one who moves it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff acting as though it were not made of wood.
• Isa 10:32-34 : 32 Today, they will halt at Nob; they shake their fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. 33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, and the lofty ones will be humbled. 34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
• Isa 13:11 : 11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the ruthless.
• Isa 14:10-16 : 10 They all respond and say to you, 'You too have become weak as we are; you have become like us!' 11 Your pride has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Beneath you is a bed of maggots, and worms cover you. 12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, you who laid low the nations. 13 You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the north.' 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. 15 But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit. 16 Those who see you will stare at you; they will contemplate you, saying, 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble and shook the kingdoms?'
• Isa 14:19 : 19 but you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a corpse trampled underfoot.
• Isa 17:12-14 : 12 Woe to the multitude of many peoples who roar like the roaring of the seas, and the rushing of nations that is like the rushing of mighty waters. 13 The nations roar like the crashing of mighty waters, but He rebukes them, and they flee far away. They are driven like chaff on the mountains before the wind, like tumbleweed before a storm. 14 In the evening, sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more. This is the fate of those who plunder us and the lot of those who pillage us.
• Isa 18:4 : 4 This is what the LORD said to me, 'I will remain quiet and observe from my dwelling place, like the heat shimmering in sunlight, like a cloud of dew during the heat of harvest.'
• Isa 30:30-33 : 30 The LORD will cause his majestic voice to be heard and will display the strength of his arm with furious anger and consuming fire, with a cloudburst, storm, and hailstones. 31 At the voice of the LORD, Assyria will be shattered; he will strike them down with his rod. 32 Every stroke the LORD lays on them with his punishing rod will be to the sound of tambourines and harps, as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm. 33 Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its fire pit is deep and wide, with an abundance of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
• Isa 49:10 : 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down. For He who has compassion on them will guide them, and He will lead them beside springs of water.
• Isa 49:25-26 : 25 But this is what the Lord says: 'Yes, the captives of the mighty will be taken, and the prey of the ruthless will be rescued. I will contend with those who oppose you, and I will save your children.' 26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they will be drunk on their own blood as with new wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• Isa 54:15-17 : 15 Indeed, if anyone assembles against you, it will not be from Me. Whoever assembles against you will fall for your sake. 16 Behold, I have created the smith who blows the coals in the fire and produces a weapon fit for its purpose; and I have also created the destroyer to ruin. 17 No weapon formed against you will succeed, and you will refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me, declares the Lord.
• Isa 64:1-2 : 1 Oh, that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence— 2 As fire kindles brushwood and causes water to boil, make your name known to your adversaries, so that the nations may tremble at your presence.
• Jer 50:11-15 : 11 'Because you rejoice and celebrate, you who plunder my inheritance; because you frolic like a threshing heifer and neigh like stallions,' 12 your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who bore you will be disgraced. Behold, she will become the least of the nations—a wilderness, a dry and arid land. 13 Because of the LORD's wrath, she will not be inhabited but will become completely desolate. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds. 14 Take your positions around Babylon, all you who draw the bow. Shoot at her! Spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD. 15 Raise a shout against her on every side! She has surrendered; her towers have fallen, her walls are torn down. This is the vengeance of the LORD. Take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others.
• Jer 51:38-43 : 38 They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs. 39 While they are heated up, I will prepare their feast and make them drunk, so they will revel and then sleep a perpetual sleep, never to wake up, declares the Lord. 40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats. 41 'How Sheshach has been captured, the glory of the whole earth seized! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations! 42 The sea has risen over Babylon; she is covered by its roaring waves. 43 Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and barren land where no one lives, and through which no man passes.
• Jer 51:53-57 : 53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, from Me destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord. 54 The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans. 55 For the Lord is laying Babylon waste and silencing her loud noise. Her waves roar like mighty waters; the sound of their tumult resounds. 56 For a destroyer has come against Babylon; her warriors are captured, their bows are broken. For the Lord is a God of retribution; He will fully repay. 57 I will make her officials, wise men, governors, commanders, and warriors drunk, and they will sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of Hosts.
• Ezek 32:18-32 : 18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and bring her and the daughters of mighty nations down to the earth below, to those who go down to the pit. 19 Who do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised. 20 They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is drawn; drag her down along with all her multitudes. 21 The mighty chiefs will speak of them from the midst of Sheol, with their allies. They have gone down, lying with the uncircumcised, slain by the sword. 22 Assyria is there with all her company, their graves all around, all of them slain, fallen by the sword. 23 Their graves are set in the depths of the pit, and her company is all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, spreading terror in the land of the living. 24 Elam is there with all her multitude around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword. They went down uncircumcised to the earth below, having spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who go down to the pit. 25 A bed is made for them among the slain with all their multitude. Their graves are around them, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword. Though their terror was spread in the land of the living, they bear their disgrace with those who go down to the pit; they are placed among the slain. 26 Meshech and Tubal are there with all their multitude, their graves surround them, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword. Though they spread their terror in the land of the living, 27 They do not lie with the mighty who have fallen among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were laid under their heads. Their iniquities rest upon their bones, for the terror of the mighty was in the land of the living. 28 But you too will be broken and will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. 29 Edom is there with her kings and all her princes, who despite their might, are laid with those killed by the sword. They will lie with the uncircumcised and with those who go down to the pit. 30 There lie the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who went down with the slain in their terror because of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword, bearing their shame with those who go down to the pit. 31 Pharaoh will see them and will be comforted for all his multitude, Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD. 32 For I placed my terror in the land of the living, and he will be laid among the uncircumcised with those slain by the sword, Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezek 38:9-39:10 : 9 You will ascend, coming like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land—you and all your troops and the many peoples with you. 10 This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your heart, and you will devise an evil plan. 11 You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will attack peaceful people who live securely—all of them living without walls, without gates and bars.’ 12 You will come to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against resettled ruins and against a people gathered from the nations, people acquiring livestock and goods, who live at the center of the land. 13 Sheba, Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish with all their young lions will say to you: ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you gathered your hordes to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and possessions, to make off with great plunder?’ 14 Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day when my people Israel are living securely, will you not be aware of it? 15 You will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding on horses, a great assembly and a mighty army. 16 You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land so that the nations may know me, as I show myself holy through you before their eyes, O Gog. 17 This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you the one I spoke of in former days through my servants the prophets of Israel? At that time, they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them. 18 On that day, when Gog comes against the land of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, my fury will rise up in my face. 19 In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare: On that day, there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. 20 The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble, and every wall will fall to the ground. 21 I will call for a sword against him on all my mountains, declares the Lord GOD. The sword of every man will be against his brother. 22 I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour down torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and brimstone on him and on his troops and on the many peoples with him. 23 Thus I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD. 1 You, son of man, prophesize against Gog, and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.' 2 I will turn you around, lead you astray, and bring you from the remote parts of the north onto the mountains of Israel. 3 I will strike your bow out of your left hand and cause your arrows to fall from your right hand. 4 You will fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your armies and the peoples with you. I will give you as food to birds of prey of every kind and to the wild animals of the field. 5 You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. 6 I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely on the coastlands. Then they will know that I am the LORD. 7 'I will make my holy name known among my people Israel, and I will no longer allow my holy name to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.' 8 Behold, it is coming, and it shall be done, declares the Lord GOD. This is the day of which I have spoken. 9 Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set fire to and burn the weapons—the shields, the small and large shields, the bows and arrows, the wooden clubs, and the spears. They will use them to make fires for seven years. 10 They will not gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests, because they will use the weapons as fuel. They will plunder those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, declares the Lord GOD.
• Dan 7:23-27 : 23 He said, 'The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on earth, different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, trample it, and crush it.' 24 The ten horns represent ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. Another king, different from the previous ones, will rise after them and will subdue three kings. 25 He will speak words against the Most High, oppress the holy ones of the Most High, and plan to change times and laws. The holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time. 26 But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away, annihilated, and destroyed forever. 27 Then the kingdom and dominion and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High. Their kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey them.
• Dan 11:36-45 : 36 The king will do as he pleases; he will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak astonishing words against the God of gods. He will prosper until the indignation is completed, for what has been decreed will be accomplished. 37 He will show no regard for the gods of his ancestors, the desire of women, or any other god, for he will magnify himself above them all. 38 Instead, he will honor the god of fortresses in his place; a god unknown to his ancestors. He will honor it with gold, silver, precious stones, and costly gifts. 39 He will deal with strongholds using a foreign god. He will honor those who acknowledge him, giving them authority over many people and distributing land for a price. 40 At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships. He will invade countries, sweeping through them like a flood. 41 He will also enter the Glorious Land, and many will fall, but Edom, Moab, and the leaders of Ammon will escape from his hand. 42 He will extend his power over many lands, and the land of Egypt will not escape. 43 He will gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and all the precious things of Egypt. The Libyans and Cushites will follow in his steps. 44 But reports from the east and the north will trouble him, and he will set out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many. 45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet, he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
• Jonah 4:5-6 : 5 Jonah then went out of the city and sat east of it. There he made himself a shelter and sat under its shade, waiting to see what would happen to the city. 6 Then the LORD God appointed a plant, and it grew up over Jonah to provide shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant.
• Rev 16:1-9 : 1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, 'Go and pour out the bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.' 2 The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. 3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died. 4 The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. 5 Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, 'You are righteous, Lord, the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, because you have judged these things.' 6 For they shed the blood of your holy people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve. 7 And I heard the altar respond, 'Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.' 8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. 9 They were scorched by the intense heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues. But they refused to repent and glorify him. 10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony, 11 and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, but they refused to repent of their deeds. 12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. 14 They are demonic spirits performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world to gather them for battle on the great day of God Almighty. 15 Look, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes with them, so they will not walk around naked and be shamefully exposed. 16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. 17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, 'It is done!'. 18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a massive earthquake—an earthquake so great that none like it has occurred since mankind has been on earth. 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. Babylon the Great was remembered before God, and He gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of His wrath.
• Rev 20:8-9 : 8 He will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.