Isaiah 29:8
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
הָיָה
it will be
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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חָלַם
he dreams
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חָלַם
properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
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הַר
the mountain of
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הַר
A mountain. Har. The mountain of the LORD. His holy mountain. God meets His people on mountains.
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שָׁקַק
is longing
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שָׁקַק
to course (like a beast of prey); by implication, to seek greedily
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צִיּוֹן
Zion
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צִיּוֹן
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
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הָמוֹן
the multitude of
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הָמוֹן
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth
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שָׁתָה
he is drinking
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שָׁתָה
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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עָיֵף
he is faint
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עָיֵף
languid
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