Isaiah

Isaiah 14:21

²¹Prepare a place to slaughter his sons

for the iniquities of their forefathers.

They will never rise up to possess a land

or cover the earth with their cities.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Prepare	הָכִ֧ינוּ	hā·ḵî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3559 be firm
a place to slaughter	מַטְבֵּ֖חַ	maṭ·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4293 slaughtering-place
his sons	לְבָנָ֛יו	lə·ḇā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
for the iniquities	בַּעֲוֺ֣ן	ba·‘ă·wōn	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of their forefathers	אֲבוֹתָ֑ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
They will never	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
rise up	יָקֻ֙מוּ֙	yā·qu·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to possess	וְיָ֣רְשׁוּ	wə·yā·rə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
a land	אָ֔רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
or cover	פְנֵֽי־	p̄ə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
the earth	תֵבֵ֖ל	ṯê·ḇêl	Noun - feminine singular	H8398 world
with their	וּמָלְא֥וּ	ū·mā·lə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
cities	עָרִֽים׃	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.