Isaiah

Isaiah 21:8–9

⁸Then the lookout^a shouted:

“Day after day, my lord,

I stand on the watchtower;

night after night

I stay at my post.

⁹Look, here come the riders,

horsemen in pairs.”

And one answered, saying:

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon!^b

All the images of her gods

lie shattered on the ground!”

Footnotes

a 21:8 DSS and Syriac; MT lion
b 21:9 See Revelation 14:8|REV 14:8and Revelation 18:2.

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Isaiah 21:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the lookout	אַרְיֵ֑ה	’ar·yêh	Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
shouted	וַיִּקְרָ֖א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Day	תָּמִיד֙	tā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
after day	יוֹמָ֔ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
my lord	אֲדֹנָ֗י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
I	אָנֹכִ֞י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
stand	עֹמֵ֤ד	‘ō·mêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the watchtower	מִצְפֶּ֣ה׀	miṣ·peh	Noun - masculine singular	H4707 watch-tower
night after	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
night	הַלֵּילֽוֹת׃	hal·lê·lō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3915 twist, night, adversity
I	אָנֹכִ֥י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
stay	נִצָּ֖ב	niṣ·ṣāḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
at	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
my post	מִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔י	miš·mar·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4931 guard, watch

Isaiah 21:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	וְהִנֵּה־	wə·hin·nêh-	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
here	זֶ֥ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
come	בָא֙	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the riders	רֶ֣כֶב	re·ḵeḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
horsemen	פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים	pā·rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6571 horse, steed
in pairs	צֶ֖מֶד	ṣe·meḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6776 couple, pair
And one answered	וַיַּ֣עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
saying	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Fallen	נָפְלָ֤ה	nā·p̄ə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
fallen is	נָֽפְלָה֙	nā·p̄ə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
Babylon	בָּבֶ֔ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
All	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the images	פְּסִילֵ֥י	pə·sî·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6456 id.
of her gods	אֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ	’ĕ·lō·he·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H430 God
lie shattered	שִׁבַּ֥ר	šib·bar	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
on the ground	לָאָֽרֶץ׃	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Isaiah 21:8 Habakkuk 2:1–2

Isaiah 21:9 Revelation 18:2 · Revelation 14:8 · Jeremiah 51:8 · Jeremiah 51:44 · Isaiah 13:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.