Isaiah
Isaiah 13:17
17Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes,
who have no regard for silver
and no desire for gold.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הִנְנִ֛י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I will stir up | מֵעִ֥יר | mê·‘îr | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5782 rouse oneself, awake |
| against them | עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| the Medes | מָדָ֑י | mā·ḏāy | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4074 Medes, Media |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| have no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| regard | יַחְשֹׁ֔בוּ | yaḥ·šō·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2803 think, account |
| for silver | כֶּ֙סֶף֙ | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| desire | יַחְפְּצוּ־ | yaḥ·pə·ṣū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2654 delight in |
| for gold | וְזָהָ֖ב | wə·zā·hāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 51:11 · Daniel 5:28–31 · Isaiah 41:25 · Jeremiah 50:9 · Jeremiah 51:27–28 · Proverbs 6:34–35 · Isaiah 21:2 · Isaiah 13:3–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.