Isaiah
Isaiah 33:11–12
11You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble.
Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
12The peoples will be burned to ashes,
like thorns cut down and set ablaze.
Word by word
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Isaiah 33:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You conceive | תַּהֲר֥וּ | ta·hă·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2029 conceive, become pregnant |
| chaff | חֲשַׁ֖שׁ | ḥă·šaš | Noun - masculine singular | H2842 chaff |
| you give birth to | תֵּ֣לְדוּ | tê·lə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| stubble | קַ֑שׁ | qaš | Noun - masculine singular | H7179 stubble, chaff |
| Your breath | רוּחֲכֶ֕ם | rū·ḥă·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| is a fire | אֵ֖שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| that will consume you | תֹּאכַלְכֶֽם׃ | tō·ḵal·ḵem | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
Isaiah 33:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The peoples | עַמִּ֖ים | ‘am·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| will be | וְהָי֥וּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| burned | מִשְׂרְפ֣וֹת | miś·rə·p̄ō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4955 a burning |
| to ashes | שִׂ֑יד | śîḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H7875 lime, whitewash |
| like thorns | קוֹצִ֥ים | qō·w·ṣîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6975 thornbush, thorn |
| cut down | כְּסוּחִ֖ים | kə·sū·ḥîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H3683 cut off or away |
| and set | יִצַּֽתּוּ׃ס | yiṣ·ṣat·tū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3341 kindle, burn |
| ablaze | בָּאֵ֥שׁ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 33:11 Isaiah 59:4 · Psalm 7:14 · James 1:15 · Acts 5:4
Isaiah 33:12 2 Samuel 23:6–7 · Isaiah 27:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.