Isaiah

Isaiah 37:2–3

²And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz ³to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

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Isaiah 37:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he sent	וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
Eliakim	אֶלְיָקִ֨ים	’el·yā·qîm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H471 Eljakim
the palace	הַבַּ֜יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
administrator	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Shebna	שֶׁבְנָ֣א	šeḇ·nā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7644 Shebna, Shebnah
the scribe	הַסּוֹפֵ֗ר	has·sō·w·p̄êr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5608 count
and the leading	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
all wearing	מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים	miṯ·kas·sîm	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H3680 cover
sackcloth	בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים	baś·śaq·qîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8242 sack, sackcloth
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the prophet	הַנָּבִֽיא׃	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
Isaiah	יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ	yə·ša‘·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3470 Jeshajah
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Amoz	אָמ֖וֹץ	’ā·mō·wṣ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H531 Amots

Isaiah 37:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to tell	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
him	אֵלָ֗יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
This is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Today	יוֹם־	yō·wm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
is a day	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of distress	צָרָ֧ה	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
rebuke	וְתוֹכֵחָ֛ה	wə·ṯō·w·ḵê·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8433 rebuke, correction
and disgrace	וּנְאָצָ֖ה	ū·nə·’ā·ṣāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5007 contempt, contumely
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
children	בָנִים֙	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
have come	בָ֤אוּ	ḇā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the point of	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
birth	מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר	maš·bêr	Noun - masculine singular	H4866 place of breach
but there is no	אַ֖יִן	’a·yin	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
strength	וְכֹ֥חַ	wə·ḵō·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
to deliver them	לְלֵדָֽה׃	lə·lê·ḏāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget

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Isaiah 37:2 Isaiah 1:1

Isaiah 37:3 Isaiah 66:9 · Hosea 13:13 · 2 Kings 19:3 · Isaiah 26:17–18 · Psalm 50:15 · Isaiah 33:2 · 2 Chronicles 15:4 · Psalm 91:15 · Psalm 95:8 · Revelation 3:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.