Isaiah 5:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And it will growlוְיִנְהֹ֥ם
(ve·yin·hom)
5098: to growl, groana prim. root
overעָלָ֛יו
(a·lav)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
it in that dayבַּיֹּ֥ום
(bai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
like the roaringכְּנַהֲמַת־
(ke·na·ha·mat-)
5100: a growling, groaningfrom naham
of the sea.יָ֑ם
(yam;)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
If one looksוְנִבַּ֤ט
(ve·nib·bat)
5027: to looka prim. root
to the land,לָאָ֙רֶץ֙
(la·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
behold,וְהִנֵּה־
(ve·hin·neh-)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
there is darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְ
(cho·shech,)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
[and] distress;צַ֣ר
(tzar)
6862b: straits, distressfrom tsarar
Even the lightוָאֹ֔ור
(va·'o·vr,)
216: a lightfrom or
is darkenedחָשַׁ֖ךְ
(cha·shach)
2821: to be or grow darka prim. root
by its clouds.בַּעֲרִיפֶֽיהָ׃
(ba·'a·ri·fei·ha.)
6183: a cloudfrom araph


















KJV Lexicon
And in that day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
they shall roar
naham  (naw-ham')
to growl -- mourn, roar(-ing).
against them like the roaring
nhamah  (neh-haw-maw')
snarling -- disquietness, roaring.
of the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
and if one look
nabat  (naw-bat')
to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care -- (cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.
unto the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
behold darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
and sorrow
tsar  (tsar)
adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
and the light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
is darkened
chashak  (khaw-shak')
to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken -- be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.
in the heavens
`ariyph  (aw-reef')
the sky (as dropping at the horizon) -- heaven.
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress; Even the light is darkened by its clouds.

King James Bible
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. When one looks at the land, there will be darkness and distress; light will be obscured by clouds.

International Standard Version
They will roar over it at that time, like the sea waves roar. If one surveys the land, watch out! There's darkness and distress; even the daylight is darkened by its clouds.

NET Bible
At that time they will growl over their prey, it will sound like sea waves crashing against rocks. One will look out over the land and see the darkness of disaster, clouds will turn the light into darkness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
On that day they will roar over their prey as the sea roars. If they look at the land, they will see only darkness and distress. Even the light will be darkened by thick clouds.

King James 2000 Bible
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looks unto the land, behold, darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in its heavens.
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