Isaiah

Isaiah 16:14

¹⁴And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	דִּבֶּ֣ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
In three	בְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁ	bə·šā·lōš	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
years	שָׁנִים֙	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
as a hired worker	שָׂכִ֔יר	śā·ḵîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H7916 hired
counts the years	כִּשְׁנֵ֣י	kiš·nê	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8141 year
Moab’s	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
splendor	כְּב֣וֹד	kə·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
will become an object of contempt	וְנִקְלָה֙	wə·niq·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7034 belightly esteemed, dishonoured
with all	בְּכֹ֖ל	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
her many	הָרָ֑ב	hā·rāḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
people	הֶהָמ֣וֹן	he·hā·mō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
And those who are left	וּשְׁאָ֥ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7605 remain, be left over
will be few	מְעַ֛ט	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
feeble	ל֥וֹא	lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 48:42 · Isaiah 21:16 · Jeremiah 48:46–47 · Isaiah 23:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.