Isaiah
Isaiah 36:12
12But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the Rabshakeh | שָׁקֵ֗ה | šā·qêh | Noun - masculine singular | H7262 Rabshakeh |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Has my master | אֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ | ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H113 lord |
| sent me | שְׁלָחַ֣נִי | šə·lā·ḥa·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| to speak | לְדַבֵּ֖ר | lə·ḏab·bêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| these | הָאֵ֑לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| words | הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| only to | הַאֶ֨ל | ha·’el | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| you and | וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ | wə·’ê·le·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| your master | אֲדֹנִ֔י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| and not | הֲלֹ֣א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| sitting | הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ | hay·yō·šə·ḇîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the wall | הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה | ha·ḥō·w·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| who are destined with you | עִמָּכֶֽם׃ | ‘im·mā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| to eat | לֶאֱכֹ֣ל | le·’ĕ·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| their own dung | חַרְאֵיהֶם | ḥar·ʾē·hɛm | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2716 dung |
| and drink | וְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹת | wə·liš·tō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8354 drink |
| their own urine | שֵׁינֵיהֶם | šē·nē·hɛm | Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H7890 urine |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 18:27 · Leviticus 26:29 · Deuteronomy 28:53–57 · Jeremiah 19:9 · 2 Kings 6:25–29 · Isaiah 9:20 · Lamentations 4:9–10 · Ezekiel 4:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.