Isaiah
Isaiah 46:2
2The gods cower; they crouch together,
unable to relieve the burden;
but they themselves go into captivity.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The gods cower | קָרְס֤וּ | qā·rə·sū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7164 bend down, stoop, crouch |
| they crouch | כָֽרְעוּ֙ | ḵā·rə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3766 bow down |
| together | יַחְדָּ֔ו | yaḥ·dāw | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| unable | יָכְל֖וּ | yā·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| to relieve | מַלֵּ֣ט | mal·lêṭ | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H4422 slip away |
| the burden | מַשָּׂ֑א | maś·śā | Noun - masculine singular | H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute |
| but they | וְנַפְשָׁ֖ם | wə·nap̄·šām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| themselves go | הָלָֽכָה׃ס | hā·lā·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| into captivity | בַּשְּׁבִ֥י | baš·šə·ḇî | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7628 captivity, captives |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 48:7 · Judges 18:17–18 · Jeremiah 43:12–13 · Judges 18:24 · 2 Samuel 5:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.