Isaiah
Isaiah 14:17
17who turned the world into a desert
and destroyed its cities,
who refused to let the captives
return to their homes?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who turned | שָׂ֥ם | śām | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| the world | תֵּבֵ֛ל | tê·ḇêl | Noun - feminine singular | H8398 world |
| into a desert | כַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר | kam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| and destroyed | הָרָ֑ס | hā·rās | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2040 throw down, break or tear down |
| its cities | וְעָרָ֣יו | wə·‘ā·rāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5892 excitement |
| who refused | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to let | פָ֥תַח | p̄ā·ṯaḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| the captives | אֲסִירָ֖יו | ’ă·sî·rāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H615 bondman, prisoner |
| return to their homes | בָּֽיְתָה׃ | bā·yə·ṯāh | Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1004 house |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.