Isaiah 31:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Like flyingעָפֹ֔ות
(a·fo·vt,)
5774a: to flya prim. root
birdsכְּצִפֳּרִ֣ים
(ke·tzip·po·rim)
6833: a birdfrom an unused word
soכֵּ֗ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
the LORDיְהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
of hostsצְבָאֹ֖ות
(tze·va·'o·vt)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba
will protectיָגֵ֛ן
(ya·gen)
1598: to cover, surround, defenda prim. root
Jerusalem.יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
(ye·ru·sha·lim;)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
He will protectגָּנֹ֥ון
(ga·no·vn)
1598: to cover, surround, defenda prim. root
and deliverוְהִצִּ֖יל
(ve·hi·tzil)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
[it]; He will pass overפָּסֹ֥חַ
(pa·so·ach)
6452a: to pass or spring overa prim. root
and rescueוְהִמְלִֽיט׃
(ve·him·lit.)
4422: to slip awaya prim. root
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KJV Lexicon
As birds
tsippowr  (tsip-pore')
a little bird (as hopping) -- bird, fowl, sparrow.
flying
`uwph  (oof)
to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
so will the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
of hosts
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
defend
ganan  (gaw-nan')
to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect -- defend.
Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
defending
ganan  (gaw-nan')
to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect -- defend.
also he will deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
it and passing over
pacach  (paw-sakh')
to hop, i.e. (figuratively) skip over (or spare); by implication, to hesitate; also (literally) to limp, to dance -- halt, become lame, leap, pass over.
he will preserve
malat  (maw-lat')
to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Like flying birds so the LORD of hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it; He will pass over and rescue it.

King James Bible
As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like hovering birds, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem-- by protecting it, He will rescue it, by sparing it, He will deliver it.

International Standard Version
Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will protect Jerusalem; he will shield and deliver it; and he will pass over and bring it to safety.

NET Bible
Just as birds hover over a nest, so the LORD who commands armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it; as he passes over he will rescue it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD of Armies will defend Jerusalem like a hovering bird. He will defend it and rescue it. He will pass over it and protect it.

King James 2000 Bible
As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending, he will also deliver it; and passing over, he will preserve it.
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