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Isaiah 33:23

Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.

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ASV

Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.

KJV

Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נִטְּשׁ֖וּni.te.Shuthey are looseH5203 →
חֲבָלָ֑יִךְcha.va.La.yikhropes yourH2256 →
בַּל־bal-notH1077 →
יְחַזְּק֤וּye.cha.ze.Kuthey make firmH2388 →
כֵן־khen-[the] base ofH3653 →
תָּרְנָם֙ta.re.Nammast theirH8650 →
בַּל־bal-notH1077 →
פָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.suthey have spread outH6566 →
נֵ֔סNes[the] sailH5251 →
אָ֣ז'azthenH227 →
חֻלַּ֤קchu.Lakit will be dividedH2505 →
עַֽד־'ad-booty ofH5706 →
שָׁלָל֙sha.LalplunderH7998 →
מַרְבֶּ֔הmar.Behin abundanceH4766 →
פִּסְחִ֖יםpis.Chimlame [people]H6455 →
בָּ֥זְזוּBa.ze.zuthey will take as spoilH962 →
בַֽז׃VazspoilH957 →

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2 Kings 7:8When the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent to eat and drink. Then they carried off the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. On returning, they entered another tent, carried off some items from there, and hid them.Psalms 68:12“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.2 Chronicles 14:14and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.Ezekiel 27:26–34Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.Acts 27:30–32Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.1 Samuel 30:22–24but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”2 Kings 7:16Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. It was then that a seah of fine flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.Acts 27:19On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.1 Samuel 30:10because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.2 Chronicles 20:25Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.Acts 27:40–41Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.Isaiah 33:21But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.Isaiah 33:4Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it.Jeremiah 50:10Chaldea will be plundered; all who plunder her will have their fill,” declares the LORD.Luke 14:21The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’Zechariah 2:9I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”

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