Isaiah 25:3
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
כָּבַד
they will honor/ you
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כָּבַד
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
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יָרֵא
they will fear/ you
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יָרֵא
To fear, to revere, to be in awe of. Yare. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Not terror but holy awe of who He truly is.
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עַל
there-
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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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עַם
a people
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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גּוֹי
nations
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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עָרִיץ
ruthless
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עָרִיץ
fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical
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עַז
strong
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עַז
strong, vehement, harsh
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קִרְיָה
a town of
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קִרְיָה
building; a city
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