Isaiah 30:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Oneאֶחָ֗ד
(e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
thousandאֶ֣לֶף
(e·lef)
505: a thousanda prim. root
[will flee] at the threatגַּעֲרַ֣ת
(ga·'a·rat)
1606: a rebukefrom gaar
of oneאֶחָ֔ד
(e·chad,)
259: onea prim. card. number
[man]; You will fleeתָּנֻ֑סוּ
(ta·nu·su;)
5127: to flee, escapea prim. root
at the threatגַּעֲרַ֥ת
(ga·'a·rat)
1606: a rebukefrom gaar
of five,חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה
(cha·mi·shah)
2568: fiveof uncertain derivation
Untilעַ֣ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
you are leftנֹותַרְתֶּ֗ם
(no·v·tar·tem)
3498: to remain overa prim. root
as a flagכַּתֹּ֙רֶן֙
(kat·to·ren)
8650: a mastof uncertain derivation
on a mountainהָהָ֔ר
(ha·har,)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
topרֹ֣אשׁ
(rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
And as a signalוְכַנֵּ֖ס
(ve·chan·nes)
5251: a standard, ensign, signal, signfrom nasas
on a hill.הַגִּבְעָֽה׃
(hag·giv·'ah.)
1389: a hillfem. from the same as Geba


















KJV Lexicon
One
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
shall flee at
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the rebuke
g`arah  (gheh-aw-raw')
a chiding -- rebuke(-ing), reproof.
of one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
at
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the rebuke
g`arah  (gheh-aw-raw')
a chiding -- rebuke(-ing), reproof.
of five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
shall ye flee
nuwc  (noos)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
till ye be left
yathar  (yaw-thar')
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve
as a beacon
toren  (to'-ren)
a pole (as a mast or flag-staff) -- beacon, mast.
upon the top
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of a mountain
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
and as an ensign
nec  (nace)
a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token -- banner, pole, sail, (en-)sign, standard.
on an hill
gib`ah  (ghib-aw')
a hillock -- hill, little hill.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
One thousand will flee at the threat of one man; You will flee at the threat of five, Until you are left as a flag on a mountain top And as a signal on a hill.

King James Bible
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One thousand will flee at the threat of one, at the threat of five you will flee, until you alone remain like a solitary pole on a mountaintop or a banner on a hill.

International Standard Version
A thousand will flee at the threat of one; and run away, pursued by five, until you are left like a flagpole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill."

NET Bible
One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier; at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away, until the remaining few are as isolated as a flagpole on a mountaintop or a signal flag on a hill."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
One thousand people will flee when one person threatens them, and you will flee when five threaten you. Then you will be left alone like a flagpole on top of a mountain, like a signpost on a hill.

King James 2000 Bible
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall you flee: till you be left as a flagstaff upon the top of a mountain, and as a banner on a hill.
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