Isaiah

Isaiah 39:3–7

³Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?”

“They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”

⁴“What have they seen in your palace?” Isaiah asked.

“They have seen everything in my palace,” answered Hezekiah. “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.”

⁵Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts: ⁶The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. ⁷And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

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Isaiah 39:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the prophet	הַנָּבִ֔יא	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
Isaiah	יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ	yə·ša‘·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3470 Jeshajah
went	וַיָּבֹא֙	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
King	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
and asked	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Where	וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙	ū·mê·’a·yin	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Adverb	H370 whence?
did those	הָאֵ֗לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
come from	יָבֹ֣אוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and what	מָ֥ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
did they say	אָמְר֣וּ׀	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
to you	אֵלָ֜יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
They came	בָּ֥אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to me	אֵלַ֖י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
from	אֵלֶ֔יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
a distant	רְחוֹקָ֛ה	rə·ḥō·w·qāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7350 distant, far
land	מֵאֶ֧רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
replied	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
from Babylon	מִבָּבֶֽל׃	mib·bā·ḇel	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon

Isaiah 39:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מָ֥ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have they seen	רָא֖וּ	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
in your palace	בְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָ	bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
Isaiah asked	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
They have seen	רָא֔וּ	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in my palace	בְּבֵיתִי֙	bə·ḇê·ṯî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house
answered	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
There is nothing	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
among my treasures	בְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃	bə·’ō·wṣ·rō·ṯāy	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
show them	הִרְאִיתִ֖ים	hir·’î·ṯîm	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7200 see

Isaiah 39:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Isaiah	יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ	yə·ša‘·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3470 Jeshajah
said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
Hear	שְׁמַ֖ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Isaiah 39:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The time	יָמִ֣ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
will surely	הִנֵּה֮	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
come	בָּאִים֒	bā·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
when everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in your palace	בְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָ	bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
and all that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
your fathers	אֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ	’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
have stored up	אָצְר֧וּ	’ā·ṣə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H686 lay up, store up
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֥וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
will be carried off	וְנִשָּׂ֣א׀	wə·niś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to Babylon	בָּבֶ֑ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
Nothing	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
will be left	יִוָּתֵ֥ר	yiw·wā·ṯêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3498 remain over
says	אָמַ֥ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Isaiah 39:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And some of your descendants	וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָ	ū·mib·bā·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
your	מִמְּךָ֛	mim·mə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
own flesh and blood	תּוֹלִ֖יד	tō·w·lîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
will be taken away	יִקָּ֑חוּ	yiq·qā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
to be	וְהָיוּ֙	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
eunuchs	סָרִיסִ֔ים	sā·rî·sîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5631 eunuch
in the palace	בְּהֵיכַ֖ל	bə·hê·ḵal	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1964 palace, temple
of the king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶֽל׃	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon