Isaiah
Isaiah 47:11
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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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Thessalonians 5:3 · Revelation 18:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.