Isaiah
Isaiah 47:10–15
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.
12So take your stand with your spells
and with your many sorceries,
with which you have wearied yourself
from your youth.
Perhaps you will succeed;
perhaps you will inspire terror!
13You are wearied by your many counselors;
let them come forward now and save you—
your astrologers who observe the stars,
who monthly predict your fate.
14Surely they are like stubble;
the fire will burn them up.
They cannot deliver themselves
from the power of the flame.
There will be no coals to warm them
or fire to sit beside.
15This is what they are to you —
those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—
each one strays in his own direction;
not one of them can save you.’’
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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 |
Isaiah 47:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So take your stand | עִמְדִי־ | ‘im·ḏî- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| with your spells | בַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙ | ḇa·ḥă·ḇā·ra·yiḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H2267 company, association, spell |
| and with your many | וּבְרֹ֣ב | ū·ḇə·rōḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| sorceries | כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ | kə·šā·p̄a·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H3785 sorcery |
| with which | בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ba·’ă·šer | Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you have wearied yourself | יָגַ֖עַתְּ | yā·ḡa·‘at | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H3021 toil, grow or be weary |
| from your youth | מִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְ | min·nə·‘ū·rā·yiḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| Perhaps | אוּלַ֛י | ’ū·lay | Adverb | H194 peradventure, perhaps |
| you will | תּוּכְלִ֥י | tū·ḵə·lî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| succeed | הוֹעִ֖יל | hō·w·‘îl | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3276 profit, avail, benefit |
| perhaps | אוּלַ֥י | ’ū·lay | Adverb | H194 peradventure, perhaps |
| you will inspire terror | תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃ | ta·‘ă·rō·w·ṣî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H6206 cause to tremble, tremble |
Isaiah 47:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You are wearied | נִלְאֵ֖ית | nil·’êṯ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H3811 be weary, impatient |
| by your many | בְּרֹ֣ב | bə·rōḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| counselors | עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ | ‘ă·ṣā·ṯā·yiḵ | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H6098 counsel, advice |
| let them come forward | יַעַמְדוּ־ | ya·‘am·ḏū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| now | נָ֨א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| and save you | וְיוֹשִׁיעֻ֜ךְ | wə·yō·wō·šî·‘uḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person feminine singular | H3467 deliver |
| your astrologers | הָבְרוּ | hå̄·ḇə·rū | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H1895 ? divide |
| who observe | הַֽחֹזִים֙ | ha·ḥō·zîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2372 see, behold |
| the stars | בַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים | bak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3556 star |
| who monthly | לֶחֳדָשִׁ֔ים | le·ḥo·ḏā·šîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| predict | מֽוֹדִיעִם֙ | mō·w·ḏî·‘im | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H3045 know |
| your fate | מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר | mê·’ă·šer | Preposition-m; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
Isaiah 47:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| they are | הָי֤וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like stubble | כְקַשׁ֙ | ḵə·qaš | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H7179 stubble, chaff |
| the fire | אֵ֣שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| will burn them up | שְׂרָפָ֔תַם | śə·rā·p̄ā·ṯam | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural | H8313 burn |
| They cannot | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| deliver | יַצִּ֥ילוּ | yaṣ·ṣî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5337 strip, plunder |
| themselves | נַפְשָׁ֖ם | nap̄·šām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| from the power | מִיַּ֣ד | mî·yaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the flame | לֶֽהָבָ֑ה | le·hā·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3852 id. |
| There will be no | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| coals | גַּחֶ֣לֶת | ga·ḥe·leṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1513 ember |
| to warm them | לַחְמָ֔ם | laḥ·mām | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2552 be or become warm |
| or fire | א֖וּר | ’ūr | Noun - masculine singular | H217 flame |
| to sit | לָשֶׁ֥בֶת | lā·še·ḇeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| beside | נֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ | neḡ·dōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
Isaiah 47:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֵּ֥ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| they are | הָיוּ־ | hā·yū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to you | לָ֖ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| those with whom | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you have labored | יָגָ֑עַתְּ | yā·ḡā·‘at | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H3021 toil, grow or be weary |
| and traded | סֹחֲרַ֣יִךְ | sō·ḥă·ra·yiḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H5503 travel round, palpitate |
| from youth | מִנְּעוּרַ֗יִךְ | min·nə·‘ū·ra·yiḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| each one | אִ֤ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| strays | תָּע֔וּ | tā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8582 err |
| in his own direction | לְעֶבְרוֹ֙ | lə·‘eḇ·rōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5676 region across or beyond, side |
| not one of them | אֵ֖ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| can save you | מוֹשִׁיעֵֽךְ׃ס | mō·wō·šî·‘êḵ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3467 deliver |
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
Isaiah 47:12 Acts 13:8–12 · Jeremiah 2:28 · Nahum 3:4 · Isaiah 47:9–10
Isaiah 47:13 Isaiah 44:25 · Ezekiel 24:12 · Isaiah 57:10 · Jeremiah 51:58 · Daniel 2:2–10
Isaiah 47:14 Malachi 4:1 · Nahum 1:10 · Isaiah 10:17 · Ezekiel 15:7 · Isaiah 41:2 · Matthew 10:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.