Isaiah

Isaiah 30:6

⁶This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev:

Through a land of hardship and distress,

of lioness and lion,

of viper and flying serpent,

they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys

and their treasures on the humps of camels,

to a people of no profit to them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the burden	מַשָּׂ֖א	maś·śā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
against the beasts	בַּהֲמ֣וֹת	ba·hă·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H929 beast, animal, cattle
of the Negev	נֶ֑גֶב	ne·ḡeḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5045 south-country, Negeb, south
Through a land	בְּאֶרֶץ֩	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of hardship	צָרָ֨ה	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
and distress	וְצוּקָ֜ה	wə·ṣū·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6695 constraint, distress
of lioness	לָבִ֧יא	lā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H3833 lioness
and lion	וָלַ֣יִשׁ	wā·la·yiš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3918 lion
of viper	אֶפְעֶה֙	’ep̄·‘eh	Noun - masculine singular	H660 viper
and flying	מְעוֹפֵ֔ף	mə·‘ō·w·p̄êp̄	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5774 fly
serpent	וְשָׂרָ֣ף	wə·śā·rāp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8314 a serpent
they carry	יִשְׂאוּ֩	yiś·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
their wealth	חֵֽילֵהֶ֗ם	ḥê·lê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the backs	כֶּ֨תֶף	ke·ṯep̄	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
of donkeys	עֲיָרִ֜ים	‘ă·yā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5895 male ass
and their treasures	אֽוֹצְרֹתָ֔ם	’ō·wṣ·rō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
on	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the humps	דַּבֶּ֤שֶׁת	dab·be·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1707 hump
of camels	גְּמַלִּים֙	gə·mal·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1581 camel
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a people	עַ֖ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
of no	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
profit to them	יוֹעִֽילוּ׃	yō·w·‘î·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3276 profit, avail, benefit

Cross-references

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

Deuteronomy 8:15 · Isaiah 46:1–2 · Jeremiah 11:4 · Deuteronomy 4:20 · 1 Kings 10:2 · Hosea 8:9–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.