Isaiah
Isaiah 33:1
1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed,
O traitor never betrayed!
When you have finished destroying,
you will be destroyed.
When you have finished betraying,
you will be betrayed.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woe | ה֣וֹי | hō·w | Interjection | H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha |
| to you | וְאַתָּה֙ | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| O destroyer | שׁוֹדֵ֗ד | šō·w·ḏêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| never | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| destroyed | שָׁד֔וּד | šā·ḏūḏ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| O traitor | וּבוֹגֵ֖ד | ū·ḇō·w·ḡêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| never | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| betrayed | בָ֣גְדוּ | ḇā·ḡə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| When you have finished | כַּהֲתִֽמְךָ֤ | ka·hă·ṯim·ḵā | Preposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H8552 be complete, finished |
| destroying | שׁוֹדֵד֙ | šō·w·ḏêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| you will be destroyed | תּוּשַּׁ֔ד | tūš·šaḏ | Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| When you have finished | כַּנְּלֹתְךָ֥ | kan·nə·lō·ṯə·ḵā | Preposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H5239 complete |
| betraying | לִבְגֹּ֖ד | liḇ·gōḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| you will be betrayed | יִבְגְּדוּ־ | yiḇ·gə·ḏū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H898 act or deal treacherously |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 7:2 · Isaiah 24:16 · Revelation 17:17 · Jeremiah 25:12–14 · Isaiah 21:2 · Obadiah 1:10–16 · Isaiah 10:12
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.