Isaiah
Isaiah 21:12
12The watchman replies,
“Morning has come, but also the night.
If you would inquire, then inquire.
Come back yet again.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The watchman | שֹׁמֵ֔ר | šō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| replies | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Morning | בֹ֖קֶר | ḇō·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| has come | אָתָ֥ה | ’ā·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H857 come |
| but also | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| the night | לָ֑יְלָה | lā·yə·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you would inquire | תִּבְעָי֥וּן | tiḇ·‘ā·yūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H1158 inquire, cause to swell or boil up |
| then inquire | בְּעָ֖יוּ | bə·‘ā·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1158 inquire, cause to swell or boil up |
| Come back | אֵתָֽיוּ׃ס | ’ê·ṯā·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H857 come |
| yet again | שֻׁ֥בוּ | šu·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.