Isaiah 5:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the lambsכְבָשִׂ֖ים
(che·va·sim)
3532: a lambof uncertain derivation
will grazeוְרָע֥וּ
(ve·ra·'u)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
as in their pasture,כְּדָבְרָ֑ם
(ke·da·ve·ram;)
1699:   
And strangersגָּרִ֥ים
(ga·rim)
1481a: to sojourna prim. root
will eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃
(yo·che·lu.)
398: to eata prim. root
in the waste placesוְחָרְבֹ֥ות
(ve·cha·re·vo·vt)
2723: waste, desolation, ruinfrom chareb
of the wealthy.מֵחִ֖ים
(me·chim)
4220: a fatlingfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Then shall the lambs
kebes  (keh-bes')
a ram (just old enough to butt) -- lamb, sheep.
feed
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
after their manner
dober  (do'-ber)
a pasture (from its arrangement of the flock) -- fold, manner.
and the waste places
chorbah  (khor-baw')
drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation -- decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).
of the fat ones
meach  (may'-akh)
fat; figuratively, rich -- fatling (one).
shall strangers
guwr  (goor)
to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, And strangers will eat in the waste places of the wealthy.

King James Bible
Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lambs will graze as if in their own pastures, and strangers will eat among the ruins of the rich.

International Standard Version
Then the lambs will graze in their pasture; fatlings and foreigners will eat among the waste places of the rich."

NET Bible
Lambs will graze as if in their pastures, amid the ruins the rich sojourners will graze.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then lambs will graze as if they were in their own pasture, and foreigners will eat among the ruins of the rich.

King James 2000 Bible
Then shall the lambs feed in their pasture, and the waste places of the rich ones shall strangers eat.
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