The Meaning of Isaiah 33:8 Explained

Isaiah 33:8

KJV: The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

YLT: Desolated have been highways, Ceased hath he who passeth along the path, He hath broken covenant, He hath despised enemies, He hath not esteemed a man.

Darby: The highways are desolate, the wayfaring man ceaseth. He hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

ASV: The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: the enemy hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 33:8?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 33:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 33:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 33:8?

What is the context of Isaiah 33:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

What does Isaiah 33:8 Mean?

Verse Meaning

People are afraid to go out onto the highways to travel about the land (cf. Judges 5:6). The enemy has broken his treaty, having no regard for the cities or the individuals he is now attacking.

Context Summary

Isaiah 33:1-12 - God Exalted In Judgment

Here we have the final prediction against Sennacherib. He had dealt very treacherously by returning against Jerusalem, though he had taken a heavy ransom to leave it unmolested, 2 Kings 18:16. In Isaiah 33:2 Isaiah recalls the daily prayer offered by the priests in the Temple, when they heard of the steady advance of the foe. It was quite true that nations had fled before the dreaded Assyrian, Isaiah 33:3; but in this case those precedents would be reversed, Isaiah 33:4, because the Lord would appear for His people, Isaiah 33:5. That was a sweet assurance that the prophet gave to Hezekiah in Isaiah 33:6 -to sustain his spirit through the strain of the invasion described in Isaiah 33:7-8. God always gives us a promise on the eve of trial. He victuals His ships ere He exposes them to the storm. Though God sometimes seems to sleep yet when the hour strikes for the deliverance of His people, He will not tarry for a single moment. Be of good cheer; He will ride upon the wings of the wind to succor you! [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 33

¹ God's judgments against the enemies of the church
¹³ The consternation of sinners, and privileges of the godly

What do the individual words in Isaiah 33:8 mean?

Lie waste the highways ceases traveling the man He has broken the covenant He has despised the cities no He regards man

נָשַׁ֣מּוּ מְסִלּ֔וֹת שָׁבַ֖ת עֹבֵ֣ר אֹ֑רַח הֵפֵ֤ר בְּרִית֙ מָאַ֣ס עָרִ֔ים לֹ֥א חָשַׁ֖ב אֱנֽוֹשׁ

נָשַׁ֣מּוּ	Lie waste
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: שָׁמֵם Sense: to be desolate, be appalled, stun, stupefy.
מְסִלּ֔וֹת	the highways
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: מְסִלָּה Sense: highway, raised way, public road.
שָׁבַ֖ת	ceases
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁבַת Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
עֹבֵ֣ר	traveling
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: עָבַר Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
אֹ֑רַח	the man
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: אֹרַח Sense: way, path.
הֵפֵ֤ר	He has broken
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: פָּרַר Sense: to break, frustrate.
בְּרִית֙	the covenant
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּרִית Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.
מָאַ֣ס	He has despised
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָאַס Sense: to reject, despise, refuse.
עָרִ֔ים	the cities
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
לֹ֥א	no
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
חָשַׁ֖ב	He regards
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָשַׁב Sense: to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count.
אֱנֽוֹשׁ	man
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.

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