Isaiah

Isaiah 15:4–6

⁴Heshbon and Elealeh cry out;

their voices are heard as far as Jahaz.

Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out;

their souls tremble within.

⁵My heart cries out over Moab;

her fugitives flee as far as Zoar,

as far as Eglath-shelishiyah.^a

With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith;

they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.

⁶The waters of Nimrim are dried up,

and the grass is withered;

the vegetation is gone,

and the greenery is no more.

Footnotes

a 15:5 Or Zoar, like a heifer three years of age.

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Isaiah 15:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Heshbon	חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙	ḥeš·bō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2809 Cheshbon
and Elealeh	וְאֶלְעָלֵ֔ה	wə·’el·‘ā·lêh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H500 Elale, Elaleh
cry out	וַתִּזְעַ֤ק	wat·tiz·‘aq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2199 cry, cry out, call
their voices	קוֹלָ֑ם	qō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice
are heard	נִשְׁמַ֣ע	niš·ma‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
as far as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Jahaz	יַ֖הַץ	ya·haṣ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3096 Jahats, Jahtsah
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the soldiers	חֲלֻצֵ֤י	ḥă·lu·ṣê	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H2502 draw off or out, withdraw
of Moab	מוֹאָב֙	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
cry out	יָרִ֔יעוּ	yā·rî·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7321 raise a shout
their souls	נַפְשׁ֖וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
tremble	יָ֥רְעָה	yā·rə·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3415 quiver
within	לּֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Isaiah 15:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My heart	לִבִּי֙	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
cries out	יִזְעָ֔ק	yiz·‘āq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2199 cry, cry out, call
over Moab	לְמוֹאָ֣ב	lə·mō·w·’āḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
her fugitives	בְּרִיחֶ֕הָ	bə·rî·ḥe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1281 fleeing
flee as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
far as Zoar	צֹ֖עַר	ṣō·‘ar	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6820 Tsoar
as far as Eglath-shelishiyah	עֶגְלַ֣ת	‘eḡ·laṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5697 heifer
With weeping	בִּבְכִי֙	biḇ·ḵî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1065 weeping
they ascend	יַֽעֲלֶה־	ya·‘ă·leh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the slope	מַעֲלֵ֣ה	ma·‘ă·lêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4608 ascent
of Luhith	הַלּוּחִ֗ית	hal·lū·ḥîṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3872 Luchith
they lament	יְעֹעֵֽרוּ׃	yə·‘ō·‘ê·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
their destruction	שֶׁ֖בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
on the road	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to Horonaim	חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם	ḥō·w·rō·na·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2773 Choronajim

Isaiah 15:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The waters	מֵ֥י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of Nimrim	נִמְרִ֖ים	nim·rîm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5249 Nimrim
are	יִֽהְי֑וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
dried up	מְשַׁמּ֣וֹת	mə·šam·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4923 waste, amazement
the grass	חָצִיר֙	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage
is withered	יָבֵ֤שׁ	yā·ḇêš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
the vegetation	דֶ֔שֶׁא	ḏe·še	Noun - masculine singular	H1877 grass
is gone	כָּ֣לָה	kā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
the greenery	יֶ֖רֶק	ye·req	Noun - masculine singular	H3418 green, greenness
is	הָיָֽה׃	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
no more	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

Cross-references

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Isaiah 15:4 Jeremiah 48:34

Isaiah 15:5 Jeremiah 48:5 · Jeremiah 4:20 · Jeremiah 48:31–36 · Luke 19:41–44

Isaiah 15:6 Numbers 32:36 · Joel 1:10–12 · Isaiah 19:5–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.