Isaiah 28:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Your covenantבְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙
(be·ri·te·chem)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
with deathמָ֔וֶת
(ma·vet,)
4194: deathfrom muth
will be canceled,וְכֻפַּ֤ר
(ve·chup·par)
3722a: to cover over, pacify, make propitiationdenominative verb from kopher
And your pactוְחָזוּתְכֶ֥ם
(ve·cha·zu·te·chem)
2380: vision, conspicuousnessfrom chazah
with Sheolשְׁאֹ֖ול
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
will not stand;תָק֑וּם
(ta·kum;)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
Whenכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
the overwhelmingשֹׁוטֵף֙
(sho·v·tef)
7857: to overflow, rinse or wash offa prim. root
scourgeשֹׁ֤וט
(sho·vt)
7752: a scourge, whipfrom shut
passes through,יַֽעֲבֹ֔ר
(ya·'a·vor,)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
Then you becomeוִהְיִ֥יתֶם
(vih·yi·tem)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
its tramplingלְמִרְמָֽס׃
(le·mir·mas.)
4823: trampling place, tramplingfrom ramas
[place]. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And your covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
with death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
shall be disannulled
kaphar  (kaw-far')
to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cance
and your agreement
chazuwth  (khaw-zooth')
a look; hence (figuratively) striking appearance, revelation, or (by implication) compact -- agreement, notable (one), vision.
with hell
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
shall not stand
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
when the overflowing
shataph  (shaw-taf')
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer -- drown, (over-)flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).
scourge
showt  (shote)
a lash -- scourge, whip.
shall pass through
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
then ye shall be trodden down
mirmac  (meer-mawce')
abasement (the act or the thing) -- tread (down)-ing, (to be) trodden (down) under foot.
by it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Your covenant with death will be canceled, And your pact with Sheol will not stand; When the overwhelming scourge passes through, Then you become its trampling place.

King James Bible
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your deal with Death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not last. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled.

International Standard Version
"Then your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming scourge sweeps by, you will be trampled by it.

NET Bible
Your treaty with death will be dissolved; your agreement with Sheol will not last. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by, you will be overrun by it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your treaty with death will be wiped away. Your agreement with the grave will not stand. When the overwhelming disaster passes by, you will be trampled by it.

King James 2000 Bible
And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then you shall be beaten down by it.
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