Isaiah

Isaiah 22:12–13

¹²On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts

called for weeping and wailing,

for shaven heads

and the wearing of sackcloth.

¹³But look, there is joy and gladness,

butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,

eating of meat and drinking of wine:

“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”^a

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On that	הַה֑וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֧י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
called	וַיִּקְרָ֗א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
for weeping	לִבְכִי֙	liḇ·ḵî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1065 weeping
and wailing	וּלְמִסְפֵּ֔ד	ū·lə·mis·pêḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4553 wailing
for shaven heads	וּלְקָרְחָ֖ה	ū·lə·qā·rə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H7144 baldness, bald spot
and the wearing	וְלַחֲגֹ֥ר	wə·la·ḥă·ḡōr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
of sackcloth	שָֽׂק׃	śāq	Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But look	וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
there is joy	שָׂשׂ֣וֹן	śā·śō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H8342 exultation, rejoicing
and gladness	וְשִׂמְחָ֗ה	wə·śim·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
butchering	הָרֹ֤ג׀	hā·rōḡ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2026 kill, slay
of cattle	בָּקָר֙	bā·qār	Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
and slaughtering	וְשָׁחֹ֣ט	wə·šā·ḥōṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7819 slaughter, beat
of sheep	צֹ֔אן	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
eating	אָכֹ֥ל	’ā·ḵōl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H398 eat
of meat	בָּשָׂ֖ר	bā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
and drinking	וְשָׁת֣וֹת	wə·šā·ṯō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H8354 drink
of wine	יָ֑יִן	yā·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
Let us eat	אָכ֣וֹל	’ā·ḵō·wl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H398 eat
and drink	וְשָׁת֔וֹ	wə·šā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H8354 drink
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
tomorrow	מָחָ֖ר	mā·ḥār	Adverb	H4279 tomorrow, in time to come
we die	נָמֽוּת׃	nā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4191 die

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

Isaiah 22:12 Micah 1:16 · Joel 1:13 · Joel 2:17 · Amos 8:10 · James 5:1 · Ecclesiastes 3:4 · Jonah 3:6 · Ezra 9:3 · Nehemiah 9:9 · Job 1:20

Isaiah 22:13 Isaiah 56:12 · Luke 17:26–29 · 1 Corinthians 15:32 · James 5:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.