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Isaiah 29:8

as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.

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ASV

And it shall be as when a hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.

KJV

It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961 →
כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
יַחֲלֹ֨םya.cha.Lomhe dreamsH2492 →
הָרָעֵ֜בha.ra.'Evthe hungry [person]H7457 →
וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009 →
אוֹכֵ֗ל'o.Khel[he is] eatingH398 →
וְהֵקִיץ֮ve.he.Kitzand he awakesH6974 →
וְרֵיקָ֣הve.rei.Kahand [is] emptyH7386 →
נַפְשׁוֹ֒naf.Shoappetite hisH5315 →
וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨רve.kha.'a.Sherand just asH834 →
יַחֲלֹ֤םya.cha.Lomhe dreamsH2492 →
הַצָּמֵא֙ha.tza.Me'the thirsty [person]H6771 →
וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009 →
שֹׁתֶ֔הsho.Teh[he is] drinkingH8354 →
וְהֵקִיץ֙ve.he.Kitzand he awakesH6974 →
וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009 →
עָיֵ֔ף'a.Yef[he is] faintH5889 →
וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.Shoand throat hisH5315 →
שׁוֹקֵקָ֑הsho.ke.Kah[is] longingH8264 →
כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651 →
יִֽהְיֶ֗הyih.Yehit will beH1961 →
הֲמוֹן֙ha.mOn[the] multitude ofH1995 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471 →
הַצֹּבְאִ֖יםha.tzoe.'Imwhich wage warH6633 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַ֥רhar[the] mountain ofH2022 →
צִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonZionH6726 →

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Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.Isaiah 41:11Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.Psalms 73:20Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.Isaiah 44:12The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.Isaiah 10:7–16But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.2 Chronicles 32:21and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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