Isaiah 5:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵין־עָיֵ֤ף וְאֵין־כּוֹשֵׁל֙ בּ֔וֹ לֹ֥א יָנ֖וּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן וְלֹ֤א נִפְתַּח֙ אֵז֣וֹר חֲלָצָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א נִתַּ֖ק שְׂר֥וֹךְ נְעָלָֽיו׃

Transliteration

None ʾên-ʿāyēp and none wəʾên-kôšēl in bô, he does not lōʾ yānûm and does not wəlōʾ yîšān; and not wəlōʾ niptaḥ the ʾēzôr of his ḥălāṣāyw, and not wəlōʾ nittaq the śərôk of his nəʿālāyw.

Grammar Details

• *ʾên*: particle of negation - there is not
• *ʿāyēp*: adjective masculine singular - weary
• *wəʾên*: conjunction with particle of negation - and there is not
• *kôšēl*: qal participle masculine singular - stumbling
• *bô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in it
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *yānûm*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he slumbers
• *wəlōʾ*: conjunction with negative particle - and not
• *yîšān*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he sleeps
• *niptaḥ*: niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - is loosened
• *ʾēzôr*: masculine singular construct - belt of
• *ḥălāṣāyw*: masculine dual noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his loins
• *nittaq*: niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - is broken
• *śərôk*: masculine singular construct - strap of
• *nəʿālāyw*: feminine dual noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sandals

Word Meanings

• *ʿāyēp*: weary/tired/exhausted
• *kôšēl*: stumbling/staggering/tottering
• *yānûm*: slumbers/dozes/nods off
• *niptaḥ*: loosened/opened/undone
• *ʾēzôr*: belt/girdle/waistband
• *nittaq*: broken/snapped/torn
• *śərôk*: strap/thong/lace

Referenced Verses

• Job 12:18 : 18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
• Joel 2:7-8 : 7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
• Eph 6:13-14 : 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
• Deut 32:25 : 25 The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
• 1 Kgs 2:5 : 5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
• Job 12:21 : 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
• Ps 18:32 : 32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
• Ps 93:1 : 1 The LORD reigneth{H8804)}, he is clothed{H8804)} with majesty; the LORD is clothed{H8804)} with strength, wherewith he hath girded{H8694)} himself: the world also is stablished{H8735)}, that it cannot be moved{H8735)}.
• Isa 11:5 : 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
• Isa 45:1 : 1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
• Isa 45:5 : 5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
• Dan 5:6 : 6 Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.