Isaiah
Isaiah 17:1
1This is the burden against Damascus:
“Behold, Damascus is no longer a city;
it has become a heap of ruins.
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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.