Isaiah

Isaiah 23:13

¹³Look at the land of the Chaldeans^e—

a people now of no account.

The Assyrians destined it for the desert creatures;

they set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces.

They brought it to ruin.

Footnotes

e 23:13 That is, the Babylonians

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look at	הֵ֣ן׀	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the	זֶ֤ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
a people	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
now	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of no account	הָיָ֔ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
The Assyrians	אַשּׁ֖וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
destined it	יְסָדָ֣הּ	yə·sā·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3245 establish, found, fix
for the desert creatures	לְצִיִּ֑ים	lə·ṣî·yîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H6728 desert-dweller
they set up	הֵקִ֣ימוּ	hê·qî·mū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
their siege towers	בְחִינָיו	ḇə·ḥī·nå̄w	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H971 tower
and stripped	עֹרְרוּ֙	‘ō·rə·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H6209 strip oneself
its palaces	אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ	’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H759 citadel
They brought it	שָׂמָ֖הּ	śā·māh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
to ruin	לְמַפֵּלָֽה׃	lə·map·pê·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4654 a ruin

Cross-references

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Habakkuk 1:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.