Isaiah

Isaiah 47:9

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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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 · Psalm 73:19 · Nahum 3:4 · Isaiah 47:12–13 · Revelation 18:8–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.