Isaiah

Isaiah 30:14

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.”

Word by word

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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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.