Isaiah 24:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִבּ֧וֹק ׀ תִּבּ֛וֹק הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהִבּ֣וֹז ׀ תִּבּ֑וֹז כִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה דִּבֶּ֖ר אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

Hibbōq tibbōq the-ʾāreṣ and-hibbōz tibbōz kî YHWH dibbēr ʾet-the-dābār the-zeh

Grammar Details

• *Hibbōq*: Niphal infinitive absolute - utterly emptied
• *tibbōq*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will be emptied
• *ʾāreṣ*: common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the earth/land
• *hibbōz*: Niphal infinitive absolute - utterly plundered
• *tibbōz*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will be plundered
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *dibbēr*: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has spoken
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *dābār*: common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the word/thing/matter
• *zeh*: demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular with definite article - this

Word Meanings

• *Hibbōq tibbōq*: will be utterly emptied/completely laid waste/certainly devastated
• *hibbōz tibbōz*: will be utterly plundered/completely despoiled/certainly looted
• *kî*: for/because/indeed
• *dibbēr*: has spoken/has said/has declared
• *dābār*: word/thing/matter/speech

Referenced Verses

• Isa 24:1 : 1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
• Isa 6:11 : 11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
• Isa 21:17 : 17 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.
• Isa 22:25 : 25 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
• Jer 13:15 : 15 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
• Ezek 36:4 : 4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;
• Mic 4:4 : 4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
• Lev 26:30-35 : 30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 32 And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. 35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
• Deut 29:23 : 23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
• Deut 29:28 : 28 And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
• 2 Chr 36:21 : 21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.