Isaiah

Isaiah 21:9

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

b 21:9 See Revelation 14:8|REV 14:8and Revelation 18:2.

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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

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.