Isaiah

Isaiah 17:9

⁹In that day their strong cities

will be like forsaken thickets and summits,

abandoned to the Israelites

and to utter desolation.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In that	הַה֜וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֨וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
their strong	מָעֻזּ֗וֹ	mā·‘uz·zōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4581 place or means of safety, protection
cities	עָרֵ֣י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
will be like	יִהְי֣וּ׀	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
forsaken	כַּעֲזוּבַ֤ת	ka·‘ă·zū·ḇaṯ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular construct	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
thickets	הַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙	ha·ḥō·reš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2793 wood, wooded height
and summits	וְהָ֣אָמִ֔יר	wə·hā·’ā·mîr	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H534 top, summit
abandoned	עָזְב֔וּ	‘ā·zə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
to the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and to utter	וְהָיְתָ֖ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
desolation	שְׁמָמָֽה׃	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.