Isaiah 66:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.”

Isaiah 66:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 66:1611 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֤יkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

בָ/אֵשׁ֙bāʾēš

by firepronH784

fiery · fire · flaming · hot

יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

נִשְׁפָּ֔טnišəpāṭ

will enter into judgmentverbH8199

avenge · that condemn · defend · execute ···

וּ/בְ/חַרְבּ֖/וֹwbəḥarəbwō

and by sword hisconjH2719

dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···

אֶתʾet

withpronH854

among · before · by · for ···

כָּלkāl

allnounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

בָּשָׂ֑רbāśār

fleshnounH1320

(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···

וְ/רַבּ֖וּwərabw

and they will be manyconjH7231

be many · be more · multiply · ten thousands

חַֽלְלֵ֥יḥaləlēy

those slain ofadjH2491

profane · slain · slew · wounded

יְהוָֽהyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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