Isaiah 13:17
Lo, I am stirring up against them the Medes, Who silver esteem not, And gold — they delight not in it.This verse in the real world
Where
In what words
- מָדַיMâdayMadai, a country of central Asia
- עוּרʻûwrto wake (literally or figuratively)
- חָשַׁבchâshabproperly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricat
- זָהָבzâhâbgold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- כֶּסֶףkeçephsilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 51:11, Dan 5:28–31, Jer 51:27–28, Isa 41:25, Jer 50:9, Pro 6:34–35, Isa 21:2, Isa 13:3–5