Isaiah
Isaiah 24:1–2
1Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth
and leaves it in ruins.
He will twist its surface
and scatter its inhabitants—
2people and priest alike, servant and master,
maid and mistress, buyer and seller,
lender and borrower, creditor and debtor.
Word by word
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Isaiah 24:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הִנֵּ֧ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| lays waste | בּוֹקֵ֥ק | bō·w·qêq | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1238 be luxuriant |
| the earth | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and leaves it in ruins | וּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּ | ū·ḇō·wl·qāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1110 waste, lay waste |
| He will twist | וְעִוָּ֣ה | wə·‘iw·wāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5753 bend, twist |
| its surface | פָנֶ֔יהָ | p̄ā·ne·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H6440 face, before |
| and scatter | וְהֵפִ֖יץ | wə·hê·p̄îṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6327 be dispersed, scattered |
| its inhabitants | יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃ | yō·šə·ḇe·hā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
Isaiah 24:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| people | כָעָם֙ | ḵā·‘ām | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and priest alike | כַּכֹּהֵ֔ן | kak·kō·hên | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| servant | כַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ | ka·‘e·ḇeḏ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| and master | כַּֽאדֹנָ֔יו | ka·ḏō·nāw | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H113 lord |
| maid | כַּשִּׁפְחָ֖ה | kaš·šip̄·ḥāh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| and mistress | כַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּ | kag·gə·ḇir·tāh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1404 mistress |
| buyer | כַּקּוֹנֶה֙ | kaq·qō·w·neh | Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| and seller | כַּמּוֹכֵ֔ר | kam·mō·w·ḵêr | Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4376 sell |
| lender | כַּמַּלְוֶה֙ | kam·mal·weh | Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3867 join |
| and borrower | כַּלֹּוֶ֔ה | kal·lō·weh | Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3867 join |
| creditor | נֹשֶׁ֥א | nō·še | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5378 lend on interest, or usury, be a creditor |
| and debtor | בֽוֹ׃ | ḇōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 24:1 Nahum 2:10 · Isaiah 2:19 · Isaiah 24:20 · Isaiah 42:15 · Isaiah 6:11–12 · Ezekiel 35:14 · 2 Kings 21:13 · Ezekiel 12:20 · Isaiah 29:16 · Jeremiah 9:16 · Ezekiel 5:14 · Isaiah 32:13–14
Isaiah 24:2 Hosea 4:9 · Ezekiel 7:12–13 · Lamentations 5:12–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.