Isaiah
Isaiah 23:12
12He said, “You shall rejoice no more,
O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon.
Get up and cross over to Cyprus—
even there you will find no rest.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He said | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You shall rejoice | לַעְל֑וֹז | la‘·lō·wz | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5937 exult |
| no | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| more | תוֹסִ֥יפִי | ṯō·w·sî·p̄î | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3254 add |
| O oppressed | הַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞ה | ham·‘uš·šā·qāh | Article; Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular | H6231 oppress, wrong, extort |
| Virgin | בְּתוּלַ֣ת | bə·ṯū·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1330 virgin |
| Daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Sidon | צִיד֗וֹן | ṣî·ḏō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6721 Sidon |
| Get up | ק֣וּמִי | qū·mî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and cross over | עֲבֹ֔רִי | ‘ă·ḇō·rî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| to Cyprus | כִּתִּיִּים | kit·tī·yīm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3794 Cypriotes |
| even | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| you will find no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| rest | יָנ֥וּחַֽ | yā·nū·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 18:22 · Ezekiel 26:13–14 · Isaiah 47:1 · Isaiah 23:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.