Isaiah 21:5
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.”
קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
מָשַׁח
smear
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מָשַׁח
To anoint, to smear with oil. Mashach. The root of both Messiah and Christ. The Anointed One. Jesus was anointed by the Spirit without measure.
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מָגֵן
a shield
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מָגֵן
Shield, buckler. Magen. The LORD God is a sun and shield. He both illuminates the path and protects the traveller walking on it.
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עָרַךְ
they are arranging
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עָרַךְ
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
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שָׁתָה
drinking
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שָׁתָה
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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צָפָה
they are spreading out
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צָפָה
to sheet over (especially with metal)
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