Behold, the
LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
BEhold, the Lord maketh the earth emptie, and maketh it waſte, and † turneth it vpſide downe, and ſcattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
אֶרֶץ , feminine noun, ʾeretz — earth, land (value 291)
H776,
אֶרֶץ ʼerets, eh'-rets; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.land, earth
earth
whole earth (as opposed to a part)
earth (as opposed to heaven)
earth (inhabitants)
land
country, territory
district, region
tribal territory
piece of ground
land of Canaan, Israel
inhabitants of land
Sheol, land without return, (under) world
city (-state)
ground, surface of the earth
ground
soil
(in phrases)
people of the land
space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
(almost wholly late in usage)
lands, countries
often in contrast to Canaan
Used in 2190 Verses, 39 Books 2498  Occurrence Count
בָּלַק , verb, balak — to waste, lay waste (value 132)
H1110,
בָּלַק bâlaq, baw-lak'; a primitive root; to annihilate:—(make) waste.to waste, lay waste, devastate
(Poel) to make waste
(Pual) devastated (participle)
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
בָּקַק , verb, bakak — to be luxuriant (value 202)
H1238,
בָּקַק bâqaq, baw-kah'; a primitive root; to pour out, i.e. to empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine):—(make) empty (out), fail, × utterly, make void.to empty
(Qal)
to empty, lay waste
to make void (fig.)
(Niphal) to be emptied
(Polel) to empty out, devastate
Used in 7 Verses, 4 Books 7  Occurrence Count
הִנֵּה , demonstrative particle, hinneyh — lo! behold! (value 60)
H2009,
הִנֵּה hinnêh, hin-nay'; prolongation for H2005; lo!:—behold, lo, see.Used in 799 Verses, 35 Books 842  Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
יָשַׁב , verb, yashav — to sit, remain, dwell (value 312)
H3427,
יָשַׁב yâshab, yaw-shab'; a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:—(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, × fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, × marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.to dwell, remain, sit, abide
(Qal)
to sit, sit down
to be set
to remain, stay
to dwell, have one's abode
(Niphal) to be inhabited
(Piel) to set, place
(Hiphil)
to cause to sit
to cause to abide, set
to cause to dwell
to cause (cities) to be inhabited
to marry (give an dwelling to)
(Hophal)
to be inhabited
to make to dwell
Used in 977 Verses, 38 Books 1078  Occurrence Count
עָוָה , verb, ʿava — to bend, twist (value 81)
H5753,
עָוָה ʻâvâh, aw-vaw'; a primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively:—do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, × turn, do wickedly, do wrong.to bend, twist, distort
(Niphal) to be bent, be bowed down, be twisted, be perverted
(Piel) to twist, distort
(Hiphil) to do perversely
to commit iniquity, do wrong, pervert
(Qal) to do wrong, commit iniquity
(Hiphil) to commit iniquity
Used in 17 Verses, 12 Books 17  Occurrence Count
פּוּץ , verb, putz — to be dispersed or scattered (value 176)
H6327,
פּוּץ pûwts, poots; a primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse):—break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered
(Qal) to be dispersed, be scattered
(Niphal)
to be scattered
to be spread abroad
(Hiphil) to scatter
Hithpael) scatter
(Qal) to flow, overflow
to break
(Polel) to shatter
(Pilpel) to dash to pieces
Used in 66 Verses, 20 Books 67  Occurrence Count
פָּנִים , masculine noun, paniym — face, faces (value 180)
H6440,
פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); 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.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.face
face, faces
presence, person
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
face (of animals)
face, surface (of ground)
as adv of loc/temp
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
with prep
in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Used in 1891 Verses, 38 Books 2118  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 24:1Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הִנֵּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בּוֹקֵ֥ק הָאָ֖רֶץ וּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּ וְעִוָּ֣ה פָנֶ֔יהָ וְהֵפִ֖יץ יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃ |
| Verse #18097 (Ch. #703) — 9 words, 39 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Behold, the LORD |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| maketh the earth |
H776ʾeretz |
אֶרֶץ |
291 |
| empty, |
H1238bakak |
בָּקַק |
202 |
| and maketh it waste, |
H1110balak |
בָּלַק |
132 |
| and turneth |
H5753ʿava |
עָוָה |
81 |
| it upside down, |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| and scattereth abroad |
H6327putz |
פּוּץ |
176 |
| the inhabitants thereof. |
H3427yashav |
יָשַׁב |
312 |
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