Isaiah 31:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”

Young's Literal Translation
As birds flying, so doth Jehovah of Hosts Cover over Jerusalem, covering and delivering, Passing over, and causing to escape.’

King James Bible
As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver [it; and] passing over he will preserve it.

Hebrew
Like birds
כְּצִפֳּרִ֣ים (kə·ṣip·po·rîm)
Preposition-k | Noun - common plural
Strong's 6833: A little bird

hovering overhead,
עָפ֔וֹת (‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 5774: To fly, to faint

so
כֵּ֗ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

of Hosts
צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

will protect
יָגֵ֛ן (yā·ḡên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1598: To cover, surround, defend

Jerusalem.
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

He will shield it
גָּנ֥וֹן (gā·nō·wn)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 1598: To cover, surround, defend

and deliver it;
וְהִצִּ֖יל (wə·hiṣ·ṣîl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

He will pass over it
פָּסֹ֥חַ (pā·sō·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 6452: To hop, skip over, to hesitate, to limp, to dance

and preserve it.”
וְהִמְלִֽיט׃ (wə·him·lîṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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