Isaiah 13:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I am going to stirמֵעִ֥יר
(me·'ir)
5782: to rouse oneself, awakea prim. root
up the Medesמָדָ֑י
(ma·dai;)
4074: a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their landof foreign origin
againstעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
(a·lei·hem)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
them, Whoאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
will not valueיַחְשֹׁ֔בוּ
(yach·sho·vu,)
2803: to think, accounta prim. root
silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙
(ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
or take pleasureיַחְפְּצוּ־
(yach·pe·tzu-)
2654a: to delight ina prim. root
in gold.וְזָהָ֖ב
(ve·za·hav)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Behold I will stir up
`uwr  (oor)
to wake -- (a-)wake(-n, up), lift up (self), master, raise (up), stir up (self).
the Medes
Maday  (maw-dah'-ee)
Madai, a country of central Asia -- Madai, Medes, Media.
against them which shall not regard
chashab  (khaw-shab')
to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
and as for gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
they shall not delight
chaphets  (khaw-fates')
to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
in it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Behold, I am going to stir up the Medes against them, Who will not value silver or take pleasure in gold.

King James Bible
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them, who cannot be bought off with silver and who have no desire for gold.

International Standard Version
Watch out! I'm stirring up the Medes against them, who care nothing for silver and take no delight in gold.

NET Bible
Look, I am stirring up the Medes to attack them; they are not concerned about silver, nor are they interested in gold.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I'm going to stir up the Medes against them. They don't care for silver and aren't happy with gold.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
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