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KJV Lexicon As birdstsippowr (tsip-pore') a little bird (as hopping) -- bird, fowl, sparrow. flying `uwph (oof) to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning) so will the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. of hosts tsaba' (tsaw-baw') a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship) defend ganan (gaw-nan') to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect -- defend. Jerusalem Yruwshalaim (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im) founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem. defending ganan (gaw-nan') to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect -- defend. also he will deliver natsal (naw-tsal') to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense it and passing over pacach (paw-sakh') to hop, i.e. (figuratively) skip over (or spare); by implication, to hesitate; also (literally) to limp, to dance -- halt, become lame, leap, pass over. he will preserve malat (maw-lat') to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks it Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Like flying birds so the LORD of hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it; He will pass over and rescue it. King James Bible As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. Holman Christian Standard Bible Like hovering birds, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem-- by protecting it, He will rescue it, by sparing it, He will deliver it. International Standard Version Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will protect Jerusalem; he will shield and deliver it; and he will pass over and bring it to safety. NET Bible Just as birds hover over a nest, so the LORD who commands armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it; as he passes over he will rescue it. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD of Armies will defend Jerusalem like a hovering bird. He will defend it and rescue it. He will pass over it and protect it. King James 2000 Bible As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending, he will also deliver it; and passing over, he will preserve it. Links Isaiah 31:5Isaiah 31:5 NIV Isaiah 31:5 NLT Isaiah 31:5 ESV Isaiah 31:5 NASB Isaiah 31:5 KJV |
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