Isaiah

Isaiah 47:6–9

⁶I was angry with My people;

I profaned My heritage,

and I placed them under your control.

You showed them no mercy;

even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.

⁷You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’

You did not take these things to heart

or consider their outcome.

⁸So now hear this,

O lover of luxury who sits securely,

who says to herself,

‘I am, and there is none besides me.

I will never be a widow

or know the loss of children.’

⁹These two things will overtake you in a moment,

in a single day:

loss of children, and widowhood.

They will come upon you in full measure,

in spite of your many sorceries

and the potency of your spells.

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Isaiah 47:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I was angry	קָצַ֣פְתִּי	qā·ṣap̄·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7107 be wroth
with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
My people	עַמִּ֗י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
I profaned	חִלַּ֙לְתִּי֙	ḥil·lal·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H2490 bore, pierce
My heritage	נַחֲלָתִ֔י	na·ḥă·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
and I placed them	וָאֶתְּנֵ֖ם	wā·’et·tə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
under your control	בְּיָדֵ֑ךְ	bə·yā·ḏêḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3027 hand
You showed them	שַׂ֤מְתְּ	śamt	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
mercy	רַחֲמִ֔ים	ra·ḥă·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7356 womb
even on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the elderly	זָקֵ֕ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
you laid a most heavy yoke	עֻלֵּ֖ךְ	‘ul·lêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5923 yoke

Isaiah 47:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You said	וַתֹּ֣אמְרִ֔י	wat·tō·mə·rî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
I will be	אֶהְיֶ֣ה	’eh·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
queen	גְבָ֑רֶת	ḡə·ḇā·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1404 mistress
forever	לְעוֹלָ֖ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
You did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
take	שַׂ֥מְתְּ	śamt	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
these	אֵ֙לֶּה֙	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
things to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
heart	לִבֵּ֔ךְ	lib·bêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
or consider	זָכַ֖רְתְּ	zā·ḵart	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H2142 remember
their outcome	אַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃ס	’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H319 after-part, end

Isaiah 47:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So now	וְעַתָּ֞ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
hear	שִׁמְעִי־	šim·‘î-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H8085 hear
this	זֹ֤את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
O lover of luxury	עֲדִינָה֙	‘ă·ḏî·nāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H5719 voluptuous
who sits securely	הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת	hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
who says	הָאֹֽמְרָה֙	hā·’ō·mə·rāh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to herself	בִּלְבָ֔בָהּ	bil·ḇā·ḇāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
and there is none	וְאַפְסִ֣י	wə·’ap̄·sî	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; first person common singular	H657 the two extremities
besides me	ע֑וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
I will never	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be a widow	אַלְמָנָ֔ה	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
or know	אֵדַ֖ע	’ê·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
the loss of children	שְׁכֽוֹל׃	šə·ḵō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H7908 bereavement, loss of children

Isaiah 47:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	אֵ֥לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
two	שְׁתֵּי־	šə·tê-	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
will overtake	וְתָבֹאנָה֩	wə·ṯā·ḇō·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
you	לָּ֨ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
in a moment	רֶ֛גַע	re·ḡa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7281 a moment
in a single	אֶחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
loss of children	שְׁכ֣וֹל	šə·ḵō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H7908 bereavement, loss of children
and widowhood	וְאַלְמֹ֑ן	wə·’al·mōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H489 widowhood
They will come	בָּ֣אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon you	עָלַ֔יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
in full measure	כְּתֻמָּם֙	kə·ṯum·mām	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8537 completeness, integrity
in spite of your many	בְּרֹ֣ב	bə·rōḇ	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
and the potency	בְּעָצְמַ֥ת	bə·‘ā·ṣə·maṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6109 might
of your spells	חֲבָרַ֖יִךְ	ḥă·ḇā·ra·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H2267 company, association, spell