Lexicon :: Strong's H2498 - ḥālap̄

Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they hurriedly brought him out of the dungeon; and when Joseph shaved himself and changed his clothes [making himself presentable], he came to Pharaoh.

“She reached out her [left] hand for the tent peg,

And her right hand for the workmen’s hammer.

Then she struck Sisera, she smashed his head;

And she shattered and pierced his temple.

“Then a spirit passed before my face;

The hair on my skin stood on end!

“Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him;

He moves past me, but I do not perceive Him.

“They pass by like the [swift] boats made of reeds,

Like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.

“If God passes by or arrests,

Or calls an assembly [of judgment], who can restrain Him?

[If He is against a man, who can call Him to account for it?]

“For there is hope for a tree,

If it is cut down, that it will sprout again,

And that the shoots of it will not cease nor fail, [but there is no such hope for man].

“He may flee from the iron weapon,

But the bow of bronze will pierce him through.

‘My glory and honor are fresh in me [being constantly renewed],

And my bow gains [ever] new strength in my hand.’

You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep [forgotten as soon as they are gone];

In the morning they are like grass which grows anew—

“Even they will perish, but You endure;

Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment.

Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.

‘For behold, the winter is past,

The rain is over and gone.

And the idols will completely vanish (be abolished).

“Then it will [fn]sweep on into Judah; it will overflow and pass through [the hills],

Reaching even to the neck [of which Jerusalem is the head],

And its outstretched wings (the armies of Assyria) will fill the width of Your land, O Immanuel.

“The bricks have fallen down,

But we will rebuild [all the better] with ashlar (hewed stones);

The sycamores have been cut down,

But we will replace them with [expensive] cedars.”

The [mournful, inspired] oracle ([fn]a burden to be carried) concerning the Desert of the [fn]Sea (the seasonally flooded plains just south of Babylon):

As windstorms in the Negev (the South) sweep through,

So it (God’s judgment) comes from the desert, from [the hostile armies of] a terrifying land.

But those who wait for the LORD [who expect, look for, and hope in Him]

Will gain new strength and renew their power;

They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];

They will run and not become weary,

They will walk and not grow tired.

“Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands,

And let the nations gain their strength;

Let them come near, then let them speak;

Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].

“Then they will sweep by like the wind and pass on.

But they will be held guilty,

They [and all men] whose own power and strength is their god.”