Isaiah

Isaiah 16:12

¹²When Moab appears on the high place,

when he wearies himself

and enters his sanctuary to pray,

it will do him no good.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִֽי־	ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Moab	מוֹאָ֖ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
appears	נִרְאָ֛ה	nir·’āh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the high place	הַבָּמָ֑ה	hab·bā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1116 high place
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he wearies himself	נִלְאָ֥ה	nil·’āh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3811 be weary, impatient
and enters	וּבָ֧א	ū·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his sanctuary	מִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹ	miq·dā·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
to pray	לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל	lə·hiṯ·pal·lêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H6419 intervene, interpose
it will do him no	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
good	יוּכָֽל׃	yū·ḵāl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.