Isaiah 24:20
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.”
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.
פֶּשַׁע
transgression/ its
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פֶּשַׁע
Transgression, rebellion. Pesha. Wilful rebellion against God. Not just a mistake but a deliberate crossing of a known boundary. God forgives even this completely.
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עַל
on/ it
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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נוּעַ
it will stagger
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נוּעַ
to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
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יָסַף
it will repeat
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יָסַף
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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