Isaiah
Isaiah 44:12
12The blacksmith takes a tool
and labors over the coals;
he fashions an idol with hammers
and forges it with his strong arms.
Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength;
he fails to drink water and grows faint.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The blacksmith | חָרַ֤שׁ | ḥā·raš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2796 graver, artificer |
| takes a tool | מַֽעֲצָ֔ד | ma·‘ă·ṣāḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4621 axe |
| and labors | וּפָעַל֙ | ū·p̄ā·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6466 do, make |
| over the coals | בַּפֶּחָ֔ם | bap·pe·ḥām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6352 coal |
| he fashions | יִצְּרֵ֑הוּ | yiṣ·ṣə·rê·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3335 form, fashion |
| with hammers | וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת | ū·ḇam·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4717 perforatrix, hammer, piercing |
| and forges | וַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙ | way·yip̄·‘ā·lê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6466 do, make |
| with his strong | כֹּח֔וֹ | kō·ḥōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3581 strength, power |
| arms | בִּזְר֣וֹעַ | biz·rō·w·a‘ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2220 arm, shoulder, strength |
| Yet | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| he grows hungry | רָעֵב֙ | rā·‘êḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7456 be hungry |
| and loses his strength | כֹּ֔חַ | kō·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H3581 strength, power |
| he fails | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to drink | שָׁ֥תָה | šā·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8354 drink |
| water | מַ֖יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| and grows faint | וַיִּיעָֽף׃ | way·yî·‘āp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3286 be weary, faint |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 41:6–7 · Isaiah 40:19 · Isaiah 46:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.