Isaiah 31:4
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.”
יָרַד
to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
רָעָה
shepherds
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רָעָה
To shepherd, to tend, to feed. Raah. To care for a flock with total devotion. The LORD is my shepherd. He takes personal responsibility for every need.
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הָגָה
it growls
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הָגָה
Meditate, mutter — hagah; to mutter quietly to yourself; biblical meditation is speaking God's word until it goes deep into your heart
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קָרָא
it is summoned
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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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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כֹּה
thus
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כֹּה
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
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חָתַת
it is dismayed
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חָתַת
properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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צָבָא
of hosts
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צָבָא
Host, army, warfare. Tsaba. The LORD of hosts. The commander of angel armies. His forces are beyond counting.
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עָנָה
it cringes
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עָנָה
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
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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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טֶרֶף
prey/ its
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טֶרֶף
something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food
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צִיּוֹן
Zion
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צִיּוֹן
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
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מְלֹא
a multitude of
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מְלֹא
fulness (literally or figuratively)
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גִּבְעָה
hill/ its
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גִּבְעָה
a hillock
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