Isaiah

Isaiah 10:13–15

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.’”

15Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it?

Does a saw boast over him who saws with it?

It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it,

or a staff lifting him who is not wood!

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Isaiah 10:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he saysאָמַ֗ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
By the strengthבְּכֹ֤חַbə·ḵō·aḥPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3581 strength, power
of my handיָדִי֙yā·ḏîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand
I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי‘ā·śî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
andוּבְחָכְמָתִ֖יū·ḇə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯîConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH2451 wisdom
forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I am cleverנְבֻנ֑וֹתִיnə·ḇu·nō·w·ṯîVerb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularH995 discern
I have removedוְאָסִ֣יר׀wə·’ā·sîrConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularH5493 turn aside
the boundariesגְּבוּלֹ֣תgə·ḇū·lōṯNoun - feminine plural constructH1367 border, boundary
of nationsעַמִּ֗ים‘am·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH5971 people
and plunderedשׁוֹשֵׂ֔תִיšō·w·śê·ṯîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH8154 spoil, plunder
their treasuresוַעֲתִידֹתֵיהֶםwa·ʿă·ṯī·ḏō·ṯē·hɛmConjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6264 ready, prepared
like a mighty oneכַּאבִּ֖ירka·bîrPreposition-k; Adjective - masculine singularH47 mighty, valiant
I subduedוְאוֹרִ֥ידwə·’ō·w·rîḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularH3381 come or go down, descend
their rulersיוֹשְׁבִֽים׃yō·wō·šə·ḇîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell

Isaiah 10:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
My handיָדִי֙yā·ḏîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand
reachedוַתִּמְצָ֨אwat·tim·ṣāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH4672 attain to, find
as into a nestכַקֵּ֤ן׀ḵaq·qênPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7064 nest
to seize the wealthלְחֵ֣ילlə·ḥêlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of the nationsהָֽעַמִּ֔יםhā·‘am·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5971 people
Like one gatheringוְכֶאֱסֹף֙wə·ḵe·’ĕ·sōp̄Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH622 gather, remove
abandonedעֲזֻב֔וֹת‘ă·zu·ḇō·wṯVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine pluralH5800 leave, forsake, loose
eggsבֵּיצִ֣יםbê·ṣîmNoun - feminine pluralH1000 egg
Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
gatheredאָסָ֑פְתִּי’ā·sā·p̄ə·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH622 gather, remove
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the earthהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
Noוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
wingכָּנָ֔ףkā·nāp̄Noun - feminine singularH3671 wing, extremity
flutteredנֹדֵ֣דnō·ḏêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter
no beakפֶ֖הp̄ehNoun - masculine singularH6310 mouth
openedוּפֹצֶ֥הū·p̄ō·ṣehConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6475 part, open
or chirpedוּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃ū·mə·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH6850 chirp, peep

Isaiah 10:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Does an axeהַגַּרְזֶ֔ןhag·gar·zenArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1631 axe
raise itselfהֲיִתְפָּאֵר֙hă·yiṯ·pā·’êrVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6286 beautify, glorify
aboveעַ֖ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the one who swingsהַחֹצֵ֣בha·ḥō·ṣêḇArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2672 hew, hew out, cleave
itבּ֑וֹbōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
Doesאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
a sawהַמַּשּׂוֹר֙ham·maś·śō·wrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4883 saw
boastיִתְגַּדֵּ֤לyiṯ·gad·dêlVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1431 grow up, become great
over himעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
who saws with itמְנִיפ֔וֹmə·nî·p̄ōwVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5130 move to and fro, wave, besprinkle
It would be like a rodשֵׁ֙בֶט֙šê·ḇeṭNoun - masculine singularH7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
wavingכְּהָנִ֥יףkə·hā·nîp̄Preposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH5130 move to and fro, wave, besprinkle
the one who lifts itמְרִימָ֔יוmə·rî·māwVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH7311 be high, exalted, rise
a staffמַטֶּ֖הmaṭ·ṭehNoun - masculine singularH4294 staff, rod, shaft
lifting himכְּהָרִ֥יםkə·hā·rîmPreposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7311 be high, exalted, rise
who is notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
woodעֵֽץ׃‘êṣNoun - masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood

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Isaiah 10:13 Deuteronomy 8:17 · Daniel 4:30

Isaiah 10:14 Job 31:25

Isaiah 10:15 Romans 9:20–21 · Isaiah 45:9 · Isaiah 10:5 · Isaiah 29:16 · Ezekiel 28:9 · Jeremiah 51:20–23

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