Isaiah
Isaiah 27:10
10For the fortified city lies deserted —
a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken.
There the calves graze, and there they lie down;
they strip its branches bare.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the fortified | בְּצוּרָה֙ | bə·ṣū·rāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1219 cut off, make inaccessible |
| city | עִ֤יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| lies deserted | בָּדָ֔ד | bā·ḏāḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H910 isolation, separation |
| a homestead | נָוֶ֕ה | nā·weh | Noun - masculine singular | H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks |
| abandoned | מְשֻׁלָּ֥ח | mə·šul·lāḥ | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| a wilderness | כַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | kam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| forsaken | וְנֶעֱזָ֖ב | wə·ne·‘ĕ·zāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| There | שָׁ֣ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| the calves | עֵ֛גֶל | ‘ê·ḡel | Noun - masculine singular | H5695 calf |
| graze | יִרְעֶ֥ה | yir·‘eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| and there | וְשָׁ֥ם | wə·šām | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| they lie down | יִרְבָּ֖ץ | yir·bāṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out |
| they strip | וְכִלָּ֥ה | wə·ḵil·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| its branches | סְעִפֶֽיהָ׃ | sə·‘i·p̄e·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5585 cleft |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 17:2 · Isaiah 32:13–14 · Jeremiah 26:18 · Isaiah 17:9 · Micah 3:12 · Jeremiah 26:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.