Isaiah

Isaiah 23:4

⁴Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea,

for the sea has spoken:

“I have not been in labor

or given birth.

I have not raised young men

or brought up young women.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be ashamed	בּ֣וֹשִׁי	bō·wō·šî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H954 be ashamed
O Sidon	צִיד֔וֹן	ṣî·ḏō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6721 Sidon
the stronghold	מָע֥וֹז	mā·‘ō·wz	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4581 place or means of safety, protection
of the sea	יָ֔ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the sea	הַיָּ֖ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
has spoken	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I have not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been in labor	חַ֣לְתִּי	ḥal·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
or given birth	יָלַ֗דְתִּי	yā·laḏ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
I have not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
raised	גִדַּ֛לְתִּי	ḡid·dal·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1431 grow up, become great
young men	בַּחוּרִ֖ים	ba·ḥū·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H970 young man
or brought up	רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי	rō·w·mam·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
young women	בְתוּלֽוֹת׃	ḇə·ṯū·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1330 virgin

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.