Isaiah

Isaiah 32:14

¹⁴For the palace will be forsaken,

the busy city abandoned.

The hill^a and the watchtower will become caves forever —

the delight of wild donkeys

and a pasture for flocks —

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the palace	אַרְמ֣וֹן	’ar·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H759 citadel
will be forsaken	נֻטָּ֔שׁ	nuṭ·ṭāš	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5203 leave, forsake, permit
the busy	הֲמ֥וֹן	hă·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
city	עִ֖יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
abandoned	עֻזָּ֑ב	‘uz·zāḇ	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
The hill	עֹ֣פֶל	‘ō·p̄el	Noun - masculine singular	H6076 mound, hill
and the watchtower	וָבַ֜חַן	wā·ḇa·ḥan	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H975 watch-tower
will become	הָיָ֨ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
caves	מְעָרוֹת֙	mə·‘ā·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4631 cave
forever	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the delight	מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ	mə·śō·wś	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4885 id.
of wild donkeys	פְּרָאִ֖ים	pə·rā·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H6501 wild ass
and a pasture	מִרְעֵ֥ה	mir·‘êh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4829 pasturage, pasture
for flocks	עֲדָרִֽים׃	‘ă·ḏā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5739 flock, herd

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.