Isaiah

Isaiah 1:31

³¹The strong man will become tinder

and his work will be a spark;

both will burn together,

with no one to quench the flames.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The strong man	הֶחָסֹן֙	he·ḥā·sōn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2634 strong
will become	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
tinder	לִנְעֹ֔רֶת	lin·‘ō·reṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5296 tow
and his work	וּפֹעֲל֖וֹ	ū·p̄ō·‘ă·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6467 doing, deed, work
a spark	לְנִיצ֑וֹץ	lə·nî·ṣō·wṣ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5213 spark
both	שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
will burn	וּבָעֲר֧וּ	ū·ḇā·‘ă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1197 burn, consume
together	יַחְדָּ֖ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
with no one	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to quench the flames	מְכַבֶּֽה׃ס	mə·ḵab·beh	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out

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