Isaiah

Isaiah 47:8

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.’

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.