Isaiah 51:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For the mothעָ֔שׁ
(ash,)
6211: a mothfrom ashesh
will eatיֹאכְלֵ֣ם
(yo·che·lem)
398: to eata prim. root
them like a garment,כַבֶּ֙גֶד֙
(chab·be·ged)
899b: a garment, coveringfrom bagad
And the grubסָ֑ס
(sas;)
5580: a mothof uncertain derivation
will eatיֹאכְלֵ֣ם
(yo·che·lem)
398: to eata prim. root
them like wool.וְכַצֶּ֖מֶר
(ve·cha·tze·mer)
6785: woolfrom an unused word
But My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙
(ve·tzid·ka·ti)
6666: righteousnessfrom the same as tsedeq
will be forever,לְעֹולָ֣ם
(le·'o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
And My salvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖י
(vi·shu·'a·ti)
3444: salvationfrom yasha
to allלְדֹ֥ור
(le·do·vr)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur
generations."דֹּורִֽים׃
(do·v·rim.)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur


















KJV Lexicon
For the moth
`ash  (awsh)
a moth -- moth.
shall eat them up
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
like a garment
beged  (behg'-ed)
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
and the worm
cac  (sawce)
a moth (from the agility of the fly) -- moth.
shall eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
them like wool
tsemer  (tseh'-mer)
wool -- wool(-len).
but my righteousness
tsdaqah  (tsed-aw-kaw')
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
shall be for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
and my salvation
yshuw`ah  (yesh-oo'-aw)
something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity -- deliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.
from generation
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
to generation
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For the moth will eat them like a garment, And the grub will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will be forever, And My salvation to all generations."

King James Bible
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, and My salvation for all generations.

International Standard Version
For moths will eat them up just like a garment, and worms will devour them like wool; but my deliverance will last forever, and my salvation to all generations.

NET Bible
For a moth will eat away at them like clothes; a clothes moth will devour them like wool. But the vindication I provide will be permanent; the deliverance I give will last."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Moths will eat them like clothing. Worms will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever, and my salvation will last throughout every generation.

King James 2000 Bible
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
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