Isaiah
Isaiah 46:7–8
7They lift it to their shoulder
and carry it along;
they set it in its place, and there it stands,
not budging from that spot.
They cry out to it, but it does not answer;
it saves no one from his troubles.
8Remember this and be brave;
take it to heart, you transgressors!
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Isaiah 46:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They lift | יִ֠שָּׂאֻהוּ | yiś·śā·’u·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| it to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their shoulder | כָּתֵ֨ף | kā·ṯêp̄ | Noun - feminine singular | H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side |
| and carry it along | יִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּ | yis·bə·lu·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5445 bear |
| they set | וְיַנִּיחֻ֤הוּ | wə·yan·nî·ḥu·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
| it in its place | תַחְתָּיו֙ | ṯaḥ·tāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H8478 the under part |
| and there it stands | וְיַֽעֲמֹ֔ד | wə·ya·‘ă·mōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| budging | יָמִ֑ישׁ | yā·mîš | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4185 depart, remove |
| from | אַף־ | ’ap̄- | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| that spot | מִמְּקוֹמ֖וֹ | mim·mə·qō·w·mōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| They cry out | יִצְעַ֤ק | yiṣ·‘aq | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6817 cry, cry out, call |
| to it | אֵלָיו֙ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| but it does not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| answer | יַעֲנֶ֔ה | ya·‘ă·neh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| it saves | יוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ׃ס | yō·wō·šî·‘en·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| no one | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| from his troubles | מִצָּרָת֖וֹ | miṣ·ṣā·rā·ṯōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6869 id. |
Isaiah 46:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember | זִכְרוּ־ | ziḵ·rū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H2142 remember |
| this | זֹ֖את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| and be brave | וְהִתְאֹשָׁ֑שׁוּ | wə·hiṯ·’ō·šā·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural | H377 foundation |
| take | הָשִׁ֥יבוּ | hā·šî·ḇū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| it to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| heart | לֵֽב׃ | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| you transgressors | פוֹשְׁעִ֖ים | p̄ō·wō·šə·‘îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6586 rebel, transgress |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 46:7 Isaiah 45:20 · Jeremiah 10:5 · 1 Samuel 5:3 · Isaiah 46:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.