Isaiah

Isaiah 1:7

⁷Your land is desolate;

your cities are burned with fire.

Foreigners devour your fields before you —

a desolation demolished by strangers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your land	אַרְצְכֶ֣ם	’ar·ṣə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H776 earth, land
is desolate	שְׁמָמָ֔ה	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
your cities	עָרֵיכֶ֖ם	‘ā·rê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5892 excitement
burned	שְׂרֻפ֣וֹת	śə·ru·p̄ō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H8313 burn
with fire	אֵ֑שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
Foreigners	זָרִים֙	zā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
devour	אֹכְלִ֣ים	’ō·ḵə·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H398 eat
your fields	אַדְמַתְכֶ֗ם	’aḏ·maṯ·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H127 ground, land
before you	לְנֶגְדְּכֶם֙	lə·neḡ·də·ḵem	Preposition-l; second person masculine plural	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
a desolation	וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה	ū·šə·mā·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
demolished	כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֥ת	kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4114 overthrow
by strangers	זָרִֽים׃	zā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.