10-02-2019, 07:53 AM
Hello all,
I'd like ask for support with the meaning of the Hebrew word qūm (Strong 6965) in Isaiah 24:20
The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion that it falls--never to rise again.
https://biblehub.com/isaiah/24-20.htm
Some people is interpreting the "never to rise again" as if it implies that the normal state of the earth is rising. They say if it will fall and then rise again, it means it was rising before falling, so the earth is in a constant state of rising upwards. They also claim this is the literal interpretation.
I think this is completely wrong. I don't know any Hebrew, but I found is the word qūm actually means to stand up, to arise and it's mostly use throughout the Bible for people arising from a lying or sitting position.
The people making this interpretation are flat earthers.
I'd appreciate if someone with good knowledge of biblical Hebrew could shed more light on this issue
Thanks in advance,
Daniel
I'd like ask for support with the meaning of the Hebrew word qūm (Strong 6965) in Isaiah 24:20
The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion that it falls--never to rise again.
https://biblehub.com/isaiah/24-20.htm
Some people is interpreting the "never to rise again" as if it implies that the normal state of the earth is rising. They say if it will fall and then rise again, it means it was rising before falling, so the earth is in a constant state of rising upwards. They also claim this is the literal interpretation.
I think this is completely wrong. I don't know any Hebrew, but I found is the word qūm actually means to stand up, to arise and it's mostly use throughout the Bible for people arising from a lying or sitting position.
The people making this interpretation are flat earthers.
I'd appreciate if someone with good knowledge of biblical Hebrew could shed more light on this issue
Thanks in advance,
Daniel