Isaiah
Isaiah 47:15
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.
| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.