Isaiah 34:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Its streamsנְחָלֶ֙יהָ֙
(ne·cha·lei·ha)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
will be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּ
(ve·ne·hef·chu)
2015: to turn, overturna prim. root
into pitch,לְזֶ֔פֶת
(le·ze·fet,)
2203a: pitchperhaps of foreign origin
And its loose earthוַעֲפָרָ֖הּ
(va·'a·fa·rah)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
into brimstone,לְגָפְרִ֑ית
(le·ga·fe·rit;)
1614: brimstonefrom the same as gopher
And its landאַרְצָ֔הּ
(ar·tzah,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
will becomeוְהָיְתָ֣ה
(ve·ha·ye·tah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
burningבֹּעֵרָֽה׃
(bo·'e·rah.)
1197a: to burn, consumea prim. root
pitch.לְזֶ֖פֶת
(le·ze·fet)
2203a: pitchperhaps of foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
And the streams
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
thereof shall be turned
haphak  (haw-fak')
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
into pitch
zepheth  (zeh'-feth)
asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun) -- pitch.
and the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
thereof into brimstone
gophriyth  (gof-reeth')
cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable) -- brimstone.
and the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
thereof shall become burning
ba`ar  (baw-ar')
to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); also to be(-come) brutish
pitch
zepheth  (zeh'-feth)
asphalt (from its tendency to soften in the sun) -- pitch.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Its streams will be turned into pitch, And its loose earth into brimstone, And its land will become burning pitch.

King James Bible
And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Edom's streams will be turned into pitch, her soil into sulfur; her land will become burning pitch.

International Standard Version
Edom's streams will be turned into burning sulfur, and its dust into sulfur; its land will become pitch.

NET Bible
Edom's streams will be turned into pitch and her soil into brimstone; her land will become burning pitch.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Edom's streams will be turned to tar. Its soil will be turned to burning sulfur. Its land will become blazing tar.

King James 2000 Bible
And its streams shall be turned into pitch, and its dust into brimstone, and its land shall become burning pitch.
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