Isaiah
Isaiah 38:12
12My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me
like a shepherd’s tent.
I have rolled up my life like a weaver;
He cuts me off from the loom;
from day until night You make an end of me.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My dwelling | דּוֹרִ֗י | dō·w·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| has been picked up | נִסַּ֧ע | nis·sa‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey |
| and removed | וְנִגְלָ֛ה | wə·niḡ·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| from me | מִנִּ֖י | min·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| like a shepherd’s | רֹעִ֑י | rō·‘î | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| tent | כְּאֹ֣הֶל | kə·’ō·hel | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| I have rolled up | קִפַּ֨דְתִּי | qip·paḏ·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H7088 gather together, roll up |
| my life | חַיַּי֙ | ḥay·yay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H2416 alive, living |
| like a weaver | כָאֹרֵ֤ג | ḵā·’ō·rêḡ | Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H707 weave |
| He cuts me off | יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִי | yə·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘ê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H1214 cut off, break off, gain by violence |
| from the loom | מִדַּלָּ֣ה | mid·dal·lāh | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H1803 hair, thrum |
| from day | מִיּ֥וֹם | mî·yō·wm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| night | לַ֖יְלָה | lay·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| You make an end of me | תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃ | taš·lî·mê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7999 be complete, sound |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 1:12 · Psalm 73:14 · 2 Corinthians 5:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.