Isaiah
Isaiah 10:6
6I will send him against a godless nation;
I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage,
to take spoils and seize plunder,
and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will send him | אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔נּוּ | ’ă·šal·lə·ḥen·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| against a godless | חָנֵף֙ | ḥā·nêp̄ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2611 profane, irreligious |
| nation | בְּג֤וֹי | bə·ḡō·w | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| I will dispatch him | אֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּ | ’ă·ṣaw·wen·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| against | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| a people | עַ֥ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| destined for My rage | עֶבְרָתִ֖י | ‘eḇ·rā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury |
| to take | לִשְׁלֹ֤ל | liš·lōl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7997 draw out |
| spoils | שָׁלָל֙ | šā·lāl | Noun - masculine singular | H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty |
| and seize | וְלָבֹ֣ז | wə·lā·ḇōz | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H962 spoil, plunder |
| plunder | בַּ֔ז | baz | Noun - masculine singular | H957 spoiling, robbery; spoil, booty |
| and to trample them down | וּלְשִׂימוֹ | ū·lə·śī·mō | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| like clay | כְּחֹ֥מֶר | kə·ḥō·mer | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
| in the streets | חוּצֽוֹת׃ | ḥū·ṣō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H2351 the outside |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 9:17 · Jeremiah 34:22 · Jeremiah 47:6–7 · Zechariah 10:5 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Isaiah 37:26–27 · Isaiah 19:17 · Isaiah 10:13–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.