Isaiah
Isaiah 15:5
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.
Footnotes
- a 15:5 Or Zoar, like a heifer three years of age.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 48:5 · Jeremiah 4:20 · Jeremiah 48:31–36 · Luke 19:41–44
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.