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

andconjH3588

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

בָ/אֵשׁ֙bāʾēš

burningpronH784

fiery · fire · flaming · hot

יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

נִשְׁפָּ֔טnišəpāṭ

contendverbH8199

avenge · that condemn · defend · execute ···

וּ/בְ/חַרְבּ֖/וֹwbəḥarəbwō

axeconjH2719

dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···

אֶתʾet

againstpronH854

among · before · by · for ···

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

בָּשָׂ֑רbāśār

bodynounH1320

(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···

וְ/רַבּ֖וּwərabw

increaseconjH7231

be many · be more · multiply · ten thousands

חַֽלְלֵ֥יḥaləlēy

killadjH2491

profane · slain · slew · wounded

יְהוָֽהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

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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