Isaiah

Isaiah 30:13

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!

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.