New American Standard Bible 1995

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Isaiah

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There will be no work for Egypt Which its head or tail, its palm branch or bulrush, may do.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
There will be no not Adverb H3808 וְלֹֽא־ ve·lo-
work a deed, work Noun H4639 מַֽעֲשֶׂ֑ה ma·'a·seh;
for Egypt a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 לְמִצְרַ֖יִם le·mitz·ra·yim
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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Which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֧ר a·sher
[its] head head Noun H7218 רֹ֥אשׁ rosh
or tail, tail, end, stump Noun H2180 וְזָנָ֖ב ve·za·nav
[its] palm branch a branch, frond (of a palm tree) Noun H3712 כִּפָּ֥ה kip·pah
or bulrush, a rush, bulrush Noun H100 וְאַגְמֹֽון׃ ve·'ag·mo·vn.
may do. do, make Verb H6213 יַעֲשֶׂ֛ה ya·'a·seh

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 There will be no work for Egypt Which its head or tail, its palm branch or bulrush, may do.
King James Bible There will Neither shall there be no any work for Egypt Which its Egypt, which the head or tail, its palm branch or bulrush, rush, may do.
Hebrew Greek English There will be no work for Egypt Which its head or tail, its palm branch or bulrush, may do.