Isaiah

Isaiah 17:1–2

¹This is the burden against Damascus:

“Behold, Damascus is no longer a city;

it has become a heap of ruins.

²The cities of Aroer are forsaken;

they will be left to the flocks,

which will lie down with no one to fear.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the burden	מַשָּׂ֖א	maś·śā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
against Damascus	דַּמָּ֑שֶׂק	dam·mā·śeq	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1834 Damascus
Behold	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
Damascus	דַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙	ḏam·me·śeq	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1834 Damascus
is no longer	מוּסָ֣ר	mū·sār	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
a city	מֵעִ֔יר	mê·‘îr	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
it has become	וְהָיְתָ֖ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a heap	מְעִ֥י	mə·‘î	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4596 ruin
of ruins	מַפָּלָֽה׃	map·pā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4654 a ruin

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The cities	עָרֵ֣י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
of Aroer	עֲרֹעֵ֑ר	‘ă·rō·‘êr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6177 Aroër
are forsaken	עֲזֻב֖וֹת	‘ă·zu·ḇō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
they will be left	תִּֽהְיֶ֔ינָה	tih·ye·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to the flocks	לַעֲדָרִ֣ים	la·‘ă·ḏā·rîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5739 flock, herd
which will lie down	וְרָבְצ֖וּ	wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
with no one	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to fear	מַחֲרִֽיד׃	ma·ḥă·rîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H2729 tremble, be terrified

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 17:1 Amos 1:3–5 · Isaiah 25:2 · Zechariah 9:1 · Isaiah 7:8 · Acts 9:2 · Micah 1:6 · Jeremiah 49:23–27 · Jeremiah 49:2 · Genesis 14:15

Isaiah 17:2 Ezekiel 25:5 · Deuteronomy 2:36 · Zephaniah 2:6 · Jeremiah 7:33 · Micah 4:4 · Numbers 32:34 · Jeremiah 48:19 · Deuteronomy 3:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.