Isaiah
Isaiah 47:10–11
10You were secure in your wickedness;
you said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray;
you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
11But disaster will come upon you;
you will not know how to charm it away.
A calamity will befall you
that you will be unable to ward off.
Devastation will happen to you
suddenly and unexpectedly.
Word by word
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Isaiah 47:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You were secure | וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י | wat·tiḇ·ṭə·ḥî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular | H982 trust |
| in your wickedness | בְרָעָתֵ֗ךְ | ḇə·rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| you said | אָמַרְתְּ֙ | ’ā·mart | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| No | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one sees me | רֹאָ֔נִי | rō·’ā·nî | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7200 see |
| Your wisdom | חָכְמָתֵ֥ךְ | ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| and knowledge | וְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְ | wə·ḏa‘·têḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| led you astray | שׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶךְ | šō·wḇ·ḇā·ṯeḵ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular; second person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| you told | וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י | wat·tō·mə·rî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| yourself | בְלִבֵּ֔ךְ | ḇə·lib·bêḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| and there is none | וְאַפְסִ֥י | wə·’ap̄·sî | Conjunctive waw; Adverb; first person common singular | H657 the two extremities |
| besides me | עֽוֹד׃ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
Isaiah 47:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But disaster | רָעָ֗ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| will come | וּבָ֧א | ū·ḇā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| upon you | עָלַ֣יִךְ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| you will not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | תֵדְעִי֙ | ṯê·ḏə·‘î | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3045 know |
| how to charm it away | שַׁחְרָ֔הּ | šaḥ·rāh | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H7837 dawn |
| A calamity | הֹוָ֔ה | hō·wāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1943 ruin, disaster |
| will befall | וְתִפֹּ֤ל | wə·ṯip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| you | עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| that you will be unable | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to ward off | כַּפְּרָ֑הּ | kap·pə·rāh | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
| Devastation | שׁוֹאָ֖ה | šō·w·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H7722 ravage (?) |
| will happen | וְתָבֹ֨א | wə·ṯā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to you | עָלַ֧יִךְ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| suddenly | פִּתְאֹ֛ם | piṯ·’ōm | Adverb | H6597 suddenness |
| and unexpectedly | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 47:10 Isaiah 5:21 · Romans 1:22 · Isaiah 29:15 · Psalm 52:7 · Ezekiel 8:12 · Isaiah 59:4 · 1 Corinthians 3:19 · Jeremiah 23:24 · Psalm 94:7–9 · Ezekiel 9:9 · 1 Corinthians 1:19–21 · Ezekiel 28:2–6
Isaiah 47:11 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · Revelation 18:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.