Isaiah 16:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For the fieldsשַׁדְמֹות֩
(shad·mo·vt)
7709: a fieldof uncertain derivation
of Heshbonחֶשְׁבֹּ֨ון
(chesh·bo·vn)
2809: a place E. of the Jordanfrom chashab
have withered,אֻמְלָ֜ל
(um·lal)
535: to be weak, languisha prim. root
the vinesגֶּ֣פֶן
(ge·fen)
1612: a vineof uncertain derivation
of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֗ה
(siv·mah)
7643: a place in Moabof uncertain derivation
[as well]; The lordsבַּעֲלֵ֤י
(ba·'a·lei)
1167: owner, lordfrom baal
of the nationsגֹויִם֙
(go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
have trampled downהָלְמ֣וּ
(ha·le·mu)
1986: to smite, hammer, strike downa prim. root
its choice clustersשְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָ
(se·ruk·kei·ha,)
8291: vine tendrils or clustersfrom the same as saroq
Which reachedנָגָ֖עוּ
(na·ga·'u)
5060: to touch, reach, strikea prim. root
as farעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
as Jazerיַעְזֵ֥ר
(ya'·zer)
3270: a place E. of the Jordanfrom azar
[and] wanderedתָּ֣עוּ
(ta·'u)
8582: to erra prim. root
to the deserts;מִדְבָּ֑ר
(mid·bar;)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
Its tendrilsשְׁלֻ֣חֹותֶ֔יהָ
(she·lu·cho·v·tei·ha,)
7976: a shoot, branchfrom shalach
spreadנִטְּשׁ֖וּ
(nit·te·shu)
5203: to leave, forsake, permita prim. root
themselves out [and] passed overעָ֥בְרוּ
(a·ve·ru)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
the sea.יָֽם׃
(yam.)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
For the fields
shdemah  (shed-ay-maw')
a cultivated field; --blasted, field.
of Heshbon
Cheshbown  (khesh-bone')
Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan -- Heshbon.
languish
'amal  (aw-mal')
to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn -- languish, be weak, wax feeble.
and the vine
gephen  (gheh'-fen)
a vine (as twining), especially the grape -- vine, tree.
of Sibmah
Sbam  (seb-awm')
spice; Sebam or Sibmah, a place in Moab -- Shebam, Shibmah, Sibmah.
the lords
ba`al  (bah'-al)
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) + married, master, person, + sworn, they of.
of the heathen
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
have broken down
halam  (haw-lam')
to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband -- beat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer).
the principal plants
saruwq  (sar-ook')
a grapevine -- principal plant.
thereof they are come
naga`  (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
even unto Jazer
Ya`azeyr  (yah-az-ayr')
helpful; Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the Jordan -- Jaazer, Jazer.
they wandered
ta`ah  (taw-aw')
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray; also causative of both
through the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
her branches
shilluchah  (shil-loo-khaw')
a shoot -- branch.
are stretched out
natash  (naw-tash')
cast off, drawn, let fall, forsake, join (battle), leave (off), lie still, loose, spread (self) abroad, stretch out, suffer.
they are gone over
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the fields of Heshbon have withered, the vines of Sibmah as well; The lords of the nations have trampled down its choice clusters Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered to the deserts; Its tendrils spread themselves out and passed over the sea.

King James Bible
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For Heshbon's terraced vineyards and the grapevines of Sibmah have withered. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choice vines that reached as far as Jazer and spread to the desert. Their shoots spread out and reached the Dead Sea.

International Standard Version
For the fields of Heshbon wither, as well as the vines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have struck down its choicest vines, which once reached Jazer and pushed to the desert. Its shoots spread out and passed over the sea."

NET Bible
For the fields of Heshbon are dried up, as well as the vines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations trample all over its vines, which reach Jazer and spread to the desert; their shoots spread out and cross the sea.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The fields of Heshbon and the vineyards of Sibmah wither. Rulers of the nations have cut off their grapes. The grapevines [once] reached as far as Jazer and strayed out into the desert. Their shoots had spread out over the sea.

King James 2000 Bible
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the nations have broken down its choicest vines, they have come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they have gone over the sea.
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