Isaiah
Isaiah 10:14
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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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.