Isaiah 30:16
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.”
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)
כִּי
deed
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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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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קָלַל
they will prove swift
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קָלַל
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
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רָכַב
we will ride
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רָכַב
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
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לֹא
In-
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לֹא
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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נוּס
we will flee
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נוּס
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
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רָדַף
those who pursue/ you
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רָדַף
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
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סוּס
horses
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סוּס
a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
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קַל
swift horses
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קַל
light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
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