Isaiah
Isaiah 23:8–9
8Who planned this against Tyre,
the bestower of crowns,
whose traders are princes,
whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
9The LORD of Hosts planned it,
to defile all its glorious beauty,
to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
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Isaiah 23:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֚י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| planned | יָעַ֣ץ | yā·‘aṣ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3289 advise, counsel |
| this | זֹ֔את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Tyre | צֹ֖ר | ṣōr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6865 Tyre |
| the bestower of crowns | הַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑ה | ham·ma·‘ă·ṭî·rāh | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular | H5849 surround |
| whose | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| traders | סֹחֲרֶ֙יה֙ | sō·ḥă·reh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5503 travel round, palpitate |
| are princes | שָׂרִ֔ים | śā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| whose merchants | כִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָ | kin·‘ā·ne·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H3667 Canaan |
| are renowned | נִכְבַּדֵּי־ | niḵ·bad·dê- | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| on the earth | אָֽרֶץ׃ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Isaiah 23:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֖וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| planned it | יְעָצָ֑הּ | yə·‘ā·ṣāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3289 advise, counsel |
| to defile | לְחַלֵּל֙ | lə·ḥal·lêl | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2490 bore, pierce |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| its glorious | גְּא֣וֹן | gə·’ō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1347 exaltation |
| beauty | צְבִ֔י | ṣə·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular | H6643 beauty, honour |
| to disgrace | לְהָקֵ֖ל | lə·hā·qêl | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the renowned | נִכְבַּדֵּי־ | niḵ·bad·dê- | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| of the earth | אָֽרֶץ׃ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 23:9 Isaiah 13:11 · James 4:6 · Job 40:11–12 · Isaiah 2:11 · Daniel 4:37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.