Isaiah
Isaiah 24:16
16From the ends of the earth we hear singing:
“Glory to the Righteous One.”
But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away!
Woe is me.”
The treacherous betray;
the treacherous deal in treachery.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From the ends | מִכְּנַ֨ף | mik·kə·nap̄ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3671 wing, extremity |
| of the earth | הָאָ֜רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| we hear | שָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙ | šā·ma‘·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H8085 hear |
| singing | זְמִרֹ֤ת | zə·mi·rōṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H2158 song |
| Glory | צְבִ֣י | ṣə·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular | H6643 beauty, honour |
| to the Righteous One | לַצַּדִּ֔יק | laṣ·ṣad·dîq | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| But I said | וָאֹמַ֛ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| I am wasting away | רָזִי־ | rā·zî- | Noun - masculine singular | H7334 leanness, wasting |
| I am wasting away | רָֽזִי־ | rā·zî- | Noun - masculine singular | H7334 leanness, wasting |
| Woe | א֣וֹי | ’ō·w | Interjection | H188 woe! |
| is me | לִ֑י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| The treacherous | בֹּגְדִ֣ים | bō·ḡə·ḏîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| betray | בָּגָ֔דוּ | bā·ḡā·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| the treacherous | בּוֹגְדִ֖ים | bō·wḡ·ḏîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| deal in | וּבֶ֥גֶד | ū·ḇe·ḡeḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| treachery | בָּגָֽדוּ׃ | bā·ḡā·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H898 act or deal treacherously |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 21:2 · Isaiah 33:1 · Jeremiah 3:20 · Jeremiah 5:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.