Isaiah 43:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The beasts 
 
2421b: living thing, animalfrom chayah
of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔ה
(has·sa·deh,)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
will glorifyתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙
(te·chab·be·de·ni)
3513: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensomea prim. root
Me, The jackals 
 
8565: a jackalfrom an unused word
and the ostriches,יַֽעֲנָ֑ה
(ya·'a·nah;)
3284: perhaps greedfem. of yaen
Becauseכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
I have givenנָתַ֨תִּי
(na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
watersמַ֗יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜ר
(vam·mid·bar)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
And riversנְהָרֹות֙
(ne·ha·ro·vt)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
in the desert,בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ן
(bi·shi·mon,)
3452: waste, wildernessfrom yasham
To give drinkלְהַשְׁקֹ֖ות
(le·hash·ko·vt)
8248: cause to drink water, give to drinka prim. root
to My chosenבְחִירִֽי׃
(ve·chi·ri.)
972: chosenfrom bachar
people.עַמִּ֥י
(am·mi)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The beast
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
of the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
shall honour
kabad  (kaw-bad')
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop.
me the dragons
tanniyn  (tan-neen')
a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal -- dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.
and the owls
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
ya`anah  (yah-an-aw')
owl.
because I give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
in 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.
and rivers
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
in the desert
yshiymown  (yesh-ee-mone')
a desolation -- desert, Jeshimon, solitary, wilderness.
to give drink
shaqah  (shaw-kaw')
to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to -- cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water.
to my people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
my chosen
bachiyr  (baw-kheer')
select -- choose, chosen one, elect.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The beasts of the field will glorify Me, The jackals and the ostriches, Because I have given waters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My chosen people.

King James Bible
The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The animals of the field will honor Me, jackals and ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.

International Standard Version
Wild animals, jackals, and owls will honor me because I provide water in the desert and streams in the wilderness to give drink to my people, my chosen ones,

NET Bible
The wild animals of the desert honor me, the jackals and ostriches, because I put water in the desert and streams in the wilderness, to quench the thirst of my chosen people,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Wild animals, jackals, and ostriches will honor me. I will provide water in the desert. I will make rivers on the dry land for my chosen people to drink.

King James 2000 Bible
The beast of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
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