Isaiah

Isaiah 13:6–9

6Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near;

it will come as destruction from the Almighty.a

7Therefore all hands will fall limp,

and every man’s heart will melt.

8Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them;

they will writhe like a woman in labor.

They will look at one another,

their faces flushed with fear.

9Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—

cruel, with fury and burning anger—

to make the earth a desolation

and to destroy the sinners within it.

Footnotes

  • a 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai

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Isaiah 13:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Wailהֵילִ֕ילוּhê·lî·lūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH3213 howl, make a howling
forכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the Dayי֣וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
is nearקָר֖וֹבqā·rō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH7138 near
it will comeיָבֽוֹא׃yā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
as destructionכְּשֹׁ֖דkə·šōḏPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
from the Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmiš·šad·dayPreposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7706 Almighty

Isaiah 13:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
handsיָדַ֣יִםyā·ḏa·yimNoun - fdH3027 hand
will fall limpתִּרְפֶּ֑ינָהtir·pe·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH7503 sink, relax
and everyוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
man’sאֱנ֖וֹשׁ’ĕ·nō·wōšNoun - masculine singularH582 man, mankind
heartלְבַ֥בlə·ḇaḇNoun - masculine singular constructH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
will meltיִמָּס׃yim·må̄sVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4549 dissolve, melt

Isaiah 13:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Terrorוְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ׀wə·niḇ·hā·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH926 alarm, dismay
painצִירִ֤יםṣî·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH6735 envoy, messenger
and anguishוַֽחֲבָלִים֙wa·ḥă·ḇā·lîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH2256 cord, territory, band
will seize themיֹֽאחֵז֔וּןyō·ḥê·zūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH270 grasp, take hold, take possession
they will writheיְחִיל֑וּןyə·ḥî·lūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH2342 whirl, dance, writhe
like a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖הkay·yō·w·lê·ḏāhPreposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
They will look atאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
oneאִ֤ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
anotherרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙rê·‘ê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
their facesפְּנֵ֥יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
flushedלְהָבִ֖יםlə·hā·ḇîmNoun - masculine pluralH3851 flame, blade
with fearיִתְמָ֔הוּyiṯ·mā·hūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8539 be astounded, dumbfounded

Isaiah 13:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
the Dayיוֹם־yō·wm-Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
is comingבָּ֔אbāVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
cruelאַכְזָרִ֥י’aḵ·zā·rîAdjective - masculine singularH394 cruel
with furyוְעֶבְרָ֖הwə·‘eḇ·rāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH5678 overflow, arrogance, fury
and burning angerוַחֲר֣וֹןwa·ḥă·rō·wnConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH2740 (burning of) anger
to makeלָשׂ֤וּםlā·śūmPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7760 put, place, set
the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙hā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֔הlə·šam·māhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8047 waste, appalment
and to destroyיַשְׁמִ֥ידyaš·mîḏVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH8045 be exterminated, destroyed
the sinnersוְחַטָּאֶ֖יהָwə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’e·hāConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH2400 sinful
within itמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mim·men·nāhPreposition; third person feminine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Cross-references

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Isaiah 13:6 Joel 1:15 · Amos 5:18 · Isaiah 13:9 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 · Zephaniah 1:7 · Ezekiel 30:2–3 · Zephaniah 1:14 · Jeremiah 51:8 · Revelation 18:10 · Isaiah 2:12 · Joel 2:11 · Isaiah 34:8

Isaiah 13:7 Ezekiel 21:7 · Isaiah 19:1 · Nahum 1:6 · Ezekiel 7:17 · Nahum 2:10

Isaiah 13:8 Nahum 2:10 · Isaiah 26:17 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · Isaiah 21:3–4

Isaiah 13:9 Nahum 1:6 · Malachi 4:1 · Isaiah 13:15–18 · Isaiah 13:6 · Jeremiah 50:40–42 · Jeremiah 6:22–23 · Revelation 17:16–17 · Isaiah 47:10–15 · Jeremiah 51:35–58 · Nahum 1:2 · Psalm 104:35 · Proverbs 2:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.