Isaiah

Isaiah 29:11–12

¹¹And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.” ¹²Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”

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Isaiah 29:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the entire	הַכֹּ֗ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
vision	חָז֣וּת	ḥā·zūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2380 vision, conspicuousness
will be	וַתְּהִ֨י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to you	לָכֶ֜ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
like the words	כְּדִבְרֵי֮	kə·ḏiḇ·rê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
sealed	הֶֽחָתוּם֒	he·ḥā·ṯūm	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up
in a scroll	הַסֵּ֣פֶר	has·sê·p̄er	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
If it	אֲשֶֽׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is handed	יִתְּנ֣וּ	yit·tə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
someone to read	יוֹדֵ֥עַ	yō·w·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3045 know
he will say	וְאָמַר֙	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I cannot	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is sealed	חָת֖וּם	ḥā·ṯūm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up

Isaiah 29:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Or if the scroll	הַסֵּ֗פֶר	has·sê·p̄er	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
is handed	וְנִתַּ֣ן	wə·nit·tan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to	עַל֩	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
one	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
unable	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to read	יָדַ֥ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
he will say	וְאָמַ֕ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I cannot read	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

Cross-references

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Isaiah 29:11 Matthew 13:11 · Daniel 12:4 · Isaiah 8:16 · Daniel 12:9 · Matthew 11:25

Isaiah 29:12 John 7:15–16 · Isaiah 29:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.