The Meaning of Isaiah 29:8 Explained

Isaiah 29:8

KJV: 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.

YLT: And it hath been, as when the hungry dreameth, And lo, he is eating, And he hath waked, and empty is his soul, And as when the thirsty dreameth, And lo, he is drinking, and he hath waked, And lo, he is weary, and his soul is longing, So is the multitude of all the nations Who are warring against mount Zion.

Darby: It shall even be as when the hungry dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; and he awaketh, and his soul is empty; or as when the thirsty dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; and he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul craveth: so shall the multitude of all the nations be that war against mount Zion.

ASV: And it shall be as when a 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Isaiah 29:8 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Israel"s attackers would also dream of devouring their enemy, of drinking them down, but when they awoke to reality they would discover that their desires were unfulfilled. Israel has proved to be an elusive enemy, by God"s grace, throughout history.

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 29

1  God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem
7  The insatiableness of her enemies
9  The senselessness
13  And deep hypocrisy of the people
17  A promise of sanctification to the godly

What do the individual words in Isaiah 29:8 mean?

And it shall even be as when dreams a hungry man and look he eats but he awakes and is still empty his soul Or as when a thirsty man he drinks and indeed [he is] faint and his soul still craves So shall be the multitude of all the nations who fight against Mount Zion -
וְהָיָ֡ה כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יַחֲלֹ֨ם הָרָעֵ֜ב וְהִנֵּ֣ה אוֹכֵ֗ל וְהֵקִיץ֮ וְרֵיקָ֣ה נַפְשׁוֹ֒ וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר הַצָּמֵא֙ שֹׁתֶ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה עָיֵ֔ף וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ שׁוֹקֵקָ֑ה כֵּ֣ן יִֽהְיֶ֗ה הֲמוֹן֙ כָּל־ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם הַצֹּבְאִ֖ים עַל־ הַ֥ר צִיּֽוֹן ס

וְהָיָ֡ה  And  it  shall  even  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כַּאֲשֶׁר֩  as  when 
Parse: Preposition-k, Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יַחֲלֹ֨ם  dreams 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָלַם 
Sense: to dream.
הָרָעֵ֜ב  a  hungry  man 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָעָב  
Sense: hungry.
וְהִנֵּ֣ה  and  look 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
אוֹכֵ֗ל  he  eats 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
וְהֵקִיץ֮  but  he  awakes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קוּץ 
Sense: to awake, wake up.
וְרֵיקָ֣ה  and  is  still  empty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רֵיק  
Sense: empty, vain.
נַפְשׁוֹ֒  his  soul 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר  Or  as  when 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
הַצָּמֵא֙  a  thirsty  man 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צָמֵא  
Sense: thirsty.
שֹׁתֶ֔ה  he  drinks 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: to drink.
וְהִנֵּ֣ה  and  indeed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
עָיֵ֔ף  [he  is]  faint 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָיֵף  
Sense: faint, exhausted, weary.
וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ  and  his  soul 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
שׁוֹקֵקָ֑ה  still  craves 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: שֹׁוקֵק 
Sense: to run, run about, rush, run to and fro, be eager or greedy or thirsty.
כֵּ֣ן  So 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
יִֽהְיֶ֗ה  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הֲמוֹן֙  the  multitude 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הָמֹון 
Sense: (Qal) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound.
כָּל־  of  all 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַגּוֹיִ֔ם  the  nations 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
הַצֹּבְאִ֖ים  who  fight 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: צָבָא  
Sense: to go forth, wage war, fight, serve.
עַל־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַ֥ר  Mount 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
צִיּֽוֹן  Zion 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צִיּׄון  
Sense: another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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