Isaiah
Isaiah 23:9
9The LORD of Hosts planned it,
to defile all its glorious beauty,
to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
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| 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 13:11 · James 4:6 · Job 40:11–12 · Isaiah 2:11 · Daniel 4:37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.