Isaiah 18:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For beforeלִפְנֵ֤י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the harvest,קָצִיר֙
(ka·tzir)
7105a: harvesting, harvestfrom qatsar
as soon as the budפֶּ֔רַח
(pe·rach,)
6525: a bud, sproutfrom parach
blossomsכְּתָם־
(ke·tam-)
8552: to be complete or finisheda prim. root
And the flowerנִצָּ֑ה
(ni·tzah;)
5328: a blossomfrom natsats
becomesיִֽהְיֶ֣ה
(yih·yeh)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a ripeningגֹּמֵ֖ל
(go·mel)
1580: to deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripena prim. root
grape,וּבֹ֥סֶר
(u·vo·ser)
1155: unripe or sour grapesfrom an unused word
Then He will cut offוְכָרַ֤ת
(ve·cha·rat)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
the sprigsהַזַּלְזַלִּים֙
(haz·zal·zal·lim)
2150: ten-drilsfrom zalal
with pruning knivesבַּמַּזְמֵרֹ֔ות
(bam·maz·me·ro·vt,)
4211: a pruning knifefrom zamar
And removeהֵסִ֥יר
(he·sir)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
[and] cut awayהֵתַֽז׃
(he·taz.)
8456: to strike awaya prim. root
the spreading branches.הַנְּטִישֹׁ֖ות
(han·ne·ti·sho·vt)
5189: a twig, tendrilfrom natash


















KJV Lexicon
For afore
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the harvest
qatsiyr  (kaw-tseer')
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage) -- bough, branch, harvest (man).
when the bud
perach  (peh'-rakh)
a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom -- blossom, bud, flower.
is perfect
tamam  (taw-mam')
to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive (as follows)
and the sour grape
bocer  (bo'ser)
sour grape.
is ripening
gamal  (gaw-mal')
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
in the flower
nitstsah  (nits-tsaw')
a blossom; --flower.
he shall both cut off
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
the sprigs
zalzal  (zal-zal')
tremulous, i.e. a twig -- sprig.
with pruning hooks
mazmerah  (maz-may-raw')
a pruning-knife -- pruning-hook.
and take away
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
and cut down
tazaz  (taw-zaz')
to lop off -- cut down.
the branches
ntiyshah  (net-ee-shaw')
a tendril (as an offshoot) -- battlement, branch, plant.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For before the harvest, as soon as the bud blossoms And the flower becomes a ripening grape, Then He will cut off the sprigs with pruning knives And remove and cut away the spreading branches.

King James Bible
For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For before the harvest, when the blossoming is over and the blossom becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife, and tear away and remove the branches.

International Standard Version
For before the harvest, when the season of budding is over, and sour grapes ripen into mature grapes, he cuts off the shoots with pruning knives, clearing away the spreading branches as he lops them off.

NET Bible
For before the harvest, when the bud has sprouted, and the ripening fruit appears, he will cut off the unproductive shoots with pruning knives; he will prune the tendrils.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Before the harvest, when blossoms are gone and grapes are ripening from blossoms, he will cut off the shoots with pruning shears and chop off the spreading branches.

King James 2000 Bible
For before the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.
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