Isaiah
Isaiah 23:17
17And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And at | וְהָיָ֞ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the end | מִקֵּ֣ץ׀ | miq·qêṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7093 end |
| of seventy | שִׁבְעִ֣ים | šiḇ·‘îm | Number - common plural | H7657 seventy |
| years | שָׁנָ֗ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will restore | יִפְקֹ֤ד | yip̄·qōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| Tyre | צֹ֔ר | ṣōr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6865 Tyre |
| Then she will return | וְשָׁבָ֖ה | wə·šā·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to hire | לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה | lə·’eṯ·nan·nāh | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H868 hire |
| as a prostitute | וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה | wə·zā·nə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| and sell herself | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H854 with |
| to all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the kingdoms | מַמְלְכ֥וֹת | mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the face | פְּנֵ֥י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the earth | הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nahum 3:4 · Ezekiel 27:6–36 · Revelation 19:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.