Isaiah 25:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For You have beenהָיִ֨יתָ
(ha·yi·ta)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a defenseמָעֹ֥וז
(ma·'o·vz)
4581: a place or means of safety, protectionfrom uz
for the helpless,לַדָּ֛ל
(lad·dal)
1800b: low, weak, poor, thinfrom dalal
A defenseמָעֹ֥וז
(ma·'o·vz)
4581: a place or means of safety, protectionfrom uz
for the needyלָאֶבְיֹ֖ון
(la·'ev·yo·vn)
34: in want, needy, poorfrom abah
in his distress,בַּצַּר־
(ba·tzar-)
6862b: straits, distressfrom tsarar
A refugeמַחְסֶ֤ה
(mach·seh)
4268: refuge, shelterfrom chasah
from the storm,מִזֶּ֙רֶם֙
(miz·ze·rem)
2230: a flood of rain, rainstorm, downpourfrom zaram
a shadeצֵ֣ל
(tzel)
6738: a shadowfrom tsalal
from the heat;מֵחֹ֔רֶב
(me·cho·rev,)
2721a: dryness, drought, heatfrom chareb
For the breathר֥וּחַ
(ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
of the ruthlessעָרִיצִ֖ים
(a·ri·tzim)
6184: awe-inspiring, terror-strikingfrom arats
Is like a [rain] stormכְּזֶ֥רֶם
(ke·ze·rem)
2230: a flood of rain, rainstorm, downpourfrom zaram
[against] a wall.קִֽיר׃
(kir.)
7023: a wallof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
For thou hast been a strength
ma`owz  (maw-oze')
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence -- force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (most) strong (hold).
to the poor
dal  (dal)
dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
a strength
ma`owz  (maw-oze')
a fortified place; figuratively, a defence -- force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (most) strong (hold).
to the needy
'ebyown  (eb-yone')
destitute -- beggar, needy, poor (man).
in his distress
tsar  (tsar)
adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
a refuge
machaceh  (makh-as-eh')
a shelter -- hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.
from the storm
zerem  (zeh'-rem)
a gush of water -- flood, overflowing, shower, storm, tempest.
a shadow
tsel  (tsale)
shade, whether literal or figurative -- defence, shade(-ow).
from the heat
choreb  (kho'-reb)
drought or desolation -- desolation, drought, dry, heat, utterly, waste.
when the blast
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
of the terrible ones
`ariyts  (aw-reets')
fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical -- mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.
is as a storm
zerem  (zeh'-rem)
a gush of water -- flood, overflowing, shower, storm, tempest.
against the wall
qiyr  (keer)
a wall (as built in a trench) -- + mason, side, town, very, wall.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For You have been a defense for the helpless, A defense for the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; For the breath of the ruthless Is like a rain storm against a wall.

King James Bible
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For You have been a stronghold for the poor, a stronghold for the needy person in his distress, a refuge from the rain, a shade from the heat. When the breath of the violent is like rain against a wall,

International Standard Version
For you have been a stronghold for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat— for the blistering attack from the ruthless is like a rainstorm beating against a wall,

NET Bible
For you are a protector for the poor, a protector for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rain, and shade from the heat. (A tyrant's breath is like a rainstorm against a wall,

King James 2000 Bible
For you have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, for the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
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