Isaiah
Isaiah 14:31
31Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city!
Melt away, all you Philistines!
For a cloud of smoke comes from the north,
and there are no stragglers in its ranks.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wail | הֵילִ֤ילִֽי | hê·lî·lî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | H3213 howl, make a howling |
| O gate | שַׁ֙עַר֙ | ša·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| Cry out | זַֽעֲקִי־ | za·‘ă·qî- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| O city | עִ֔יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| Melt away | נָמ֖וֹג | nā·mō·wḡ | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute | H4127 melt |
| all | כֻּלֵּ֑ךְ | kul·lêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| you Philistines | פְּלֶ֣שֶׁת | pə·le·šeṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6429 Philistia |
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a cloud of smoke | עָשָׁ֣ן | ‘ā·šān | Noun - masculine singular | H6227 smoke |
| comes | בָּ֔א | bā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from the north | מִצָּפוֹן֙ | miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
| and there are no | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| stragglers | בּוֹדֵ֖ד | bō·w·ḏêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H909 be separate, isolated |
| in its ranks | בְּמוֹעָדָֽיו׃ | bə·mō·w·‘ā·ḏāw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4151 appointed place |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 1:14 · Isaiah 20:1 · Jeremiah 25:16–20 · Isaiah 14:29 · Isaiah 13:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.