Isaiah
Isaiah 10:13–14
13For he says:
‘By the strength of my hand I have done this,
and by my wisdom, for I am clever.
I have removed the boundaries of nations
and plundered their treasures;
like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.
14My hand reached as into a nest
to seize the wealth of the nations.
Like one gathering abandoned eggs,
I gathered all the earth.
No wing fluttered,
no beak opened or chirped.’”
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Isaiah 10:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he says | אָמַ֗ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| By the strength | בְּכֹ֤חַ | bə·ḵō·aḥ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3581 strength, power |
| of my hand | יָדִי֙ | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| I have done | עָשִׂ֔יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| and | וּבְחָכְמָתִ֖י | ū·ḇə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯî | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2451 wisdom |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I am clever | נְבֻנ֑וֹתִי | nə·ḇu·nō·w·ṯî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H995 discern |
| I have removed | וְאָסִ֣יר׀ | wə·’ā·sîr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H5493 turn aside |
| the boundaries | גְּבוּלֹ֣ת | gə·ḇū·lōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1367 border, boundary |
| of nations | עַמִּ֗ים | ‘am·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| and plundered | שׁוֹשֵׂ֔תִי | šō·w·śê·ṯî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H8154 spoil, plunder |
| their treasures | וַעֲתִידֹתֵיהֶם | wa·ʿă·ṯī·ḏō·ṯē·hɛm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6264 ready, prepared |
| like a mighty one | כַּאבִּ֖יר | ka·bîr | Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular | H47 mighty, valiant |
| I subdued | וְאוֹרִ֥יד | wə·’ō·w·rîḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| their rulers | יוֹשְׁבִֽים׃ | yō·wō·šə·ḇîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
Isaiah 10:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My hand | יָדִי֙ | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| reached | וַתִּמְצָ֨א | wat·tim·ṣā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| as into a nest | כַקֵּ֤ן׀ | ḵaq·qên | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7064 nest |
| to seize the wealth | לְחֵ֣יל | lə·ḥêl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| of the nations | הָֽעַמִּ֔ים | hā·‘am·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| Like one gathering | וְכֶאֱסֹף֙ | wə·ḵe·’ĕ·sōp̄ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H622 gather, remove |
| abandoned | עֲזֻב֔וֹת | ‘ă·zu·ḇō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| eggs | בֵּיצִ֣ים | bê·ṣîm | Noun - feminine plural | H1000 egg |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| gathered | אָסָ֑פְתִּי | ’ā·sā·p̄ə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H622 gather, remove |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the earth | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| No | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| wing | כָּנָ֔ף | kā·nāp̄ | Noun - feminine singular | H3671 wing, extremity |
| fluttered | נֹדֵ֣ד | nō·ḏêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter |
| no beak | פֶ֖ה | p̄eh | Noun - masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| opened | וּפֹצֶ֥ה | ū·p̄ō·ṣeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6475 part, open |
| or chirped | וּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃ | ū·mə·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H6850 chirp, peep |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 10:13 Deuteronomy 8:17 · Daniel 4:30
Isaiah 10:14 Job 31:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.