Isaiah

Isaiah 26:5

⁵For He has humbled those who dwell on high;

He lays the lofty city low.

He brings it down to the ground;

He casts it into the dust.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He has humbled	הֵשַׁח֙	hê·šaḥ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
those who dwell	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on high	מָר֔וֹם	mā·rō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height
He lays	יַשְׁפִּילֶ֤נָּה	yaš·pî·len·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8213 be or become low, be abased
the lofty	נִשְׂגָּבָ֑ה	niś·gā·ḇāh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H7682 be
city	קִרְיָ֖ה	qir·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7151 town, city
He brings it down	יַשְׁפִּילָהּ֙	yaš·pî·lāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8213 be or become low, be abased
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the ground	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
He casts	יַגִּיעֶ֖נָּה	yag·gî·‘en·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
it into	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the dust	עָפָֽר׃	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.