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Isaiah 51:20

51:19 These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee? are: Heb. happened destruction: Heb. breaking
Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.

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Your sons have fainted. They lie at the head of all the streets, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the Yahweh’s wrath, the rebuke of your God.

Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God.

Your sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of your God. ¶

51:21 Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

What does Isaiah 51:20 mean?

Isaiah 51:20 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֵּן (bên), עָלַף (ʻâlaph), שָׁכַב (shâkab).

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Thy
sonsבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
have
fainted,עָלַףʻâlaph/aw-laf'/H5968to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid
they
lieשָׁכַבshâkab/shaw-kab'/H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
at
the
headרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of
all
the
streets,חוּץchûwts/khoots/H2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
as
a
wild
bullתְּאוֹtᵉʼôw/teh-o'/H8377a species of antelope (probably from the white stripe on the cheek)
in
a
net:מַכְמָרmakmâr/mak-mawr'/H4364a (hunter's) net (as dark from concealment)
they
are
fullמָלֵאmâlêʼ/maw-lay'/H4392full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
of
the
furyחֵמָהchêmâh/khay-maw'/H2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
of
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
the
rebukeגְּעָרָהgᵉʻârâh/gheh-aw-raw'/H1606a chiding
of
thy
God.אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

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What does Isaiah 51:20 say?

Isaiah 51:20 (King James Version) reads: "Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God."

Is Isaiah 51:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 51:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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