Isaiah

Isaiah 30:13–14

¹³this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail,

a bulge in a high wall,

whose collapse will come suddenly —

in an instant!

¹⁴It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar,

shattered so that no fragment can be found.

Not a shard will be found in the dust

large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth

or to skim the water from a cistern.”

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Isaiah 30:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
iniquity	הֶעָוֺ֣ן	he·‘ā·wōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of yours	יִֽהְיֶ֤ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
is like	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
a breach	כְּפֶ֣רֶץ	kə·p̄e·reṣ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6556 bursting forth, breach
about to fail	נֹפֵ֔ל	nō·p̄êl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
a bulge	נִבְעֶ֖ה	niḇ·‘eh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H1158 inquire, cause to swell or boil up
in a high	נִשְׂגָּבָ֑ה	niś·gā·ḇāh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H7682 be
wall	בְּחוֹמָ֣ה	bə·ḥō·w·māh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall
whose collapse	שִׁבְרָֽהּ׃	šiḇ·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
will come	יָב֥וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
suddenly	פִּתְאֹ֥ם	piṯ·’ōm	Adverb	H6597 suddenness
in an instant	לְפֶ֖תַע	lə·p̄e·ṯa‘	Preposition-l; Adverb	H6621 suddenness

Isaiah 30:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It will break	וּ֠שְׁבָרָהּ	ū·šə·ḇā·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
in pieces	כְּשֵׁ֨בֶר	kə·šê·ḇer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
like a potter’s	יוֹצְרִ֛ים	yō·wṣ·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3335 form, fashion
jar	נֵ֧בֶל	nê·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5035 skin-bottle, skin
shattered	כָּת֖וּת	kā·ṯūṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H3807 beat, crush by beating
so that no fragment	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
can be found	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
Not a shard	חֶ֔רֶשׂ	ḥe·reś	Noun - masculine singular	H2789 earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd
will be found	יִמָּצֵ֤א	yim·mā·ṣê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
in the dust	בִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙	ḇim·ḵit·tā·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4386 the crushed or pulverized
large enough to scoop	לַחְתּ֥וֹת	laḥ·tō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2846 snatch up
the coals	אֵשׁ֙	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
from a hearth	מִיָּק֔וּד	mî·yā·qūḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3344 be kindled, burn
or to skim	וְלַחְשֹׂ֥ף	wə·laḥ·śōp̄	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2834 strip off, strip, make bare
the water	מַ֖יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
from a cistern	מִגֶּֽבֶא׃פ	mig·ge·ḇe	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1360 cistern, pool

Cross-references

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Isaiah 30:13 Ezekiel 13:10–15 · Isaiah 29:5 · 1 Kings 20:30 · Psalm 62:3 · Proverbs 29:1 · 1 Thessalonians 5:1–3

Isaiah 30:14 Psalm 2:9 · Jeremiah 19:10–11 · Revelation 2:27 · 2 Peter 2:4–5 · Romans 11:21 · Ezekiel 24:14 · Ezekiel 7:4 · Jeremiah 13:14 · Ezekiel 5:11 · Jeremiah 48:38 · Ezekiel 7:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.