Isaiah

Isaiah 49:21

²¹Then you will say in your heart,

‘Who has begotten these for me?

I was bereaved and barren;

I was exiled and rejected.

So who has reared them?

Look, I was left all alone,

so where did they come from?’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then you will say	וְאָמַ֣רְתְּ	wə·’ā·mart	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
in your heart	בִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְ	bil·ḇā·ḇêḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
Who	מִ֤י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
has begotten	יָֽלַד־	yā·laḏ-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
these	אֵ֔לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
for me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
I	וַאֲנִ֥י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was bereaved	שְׁכוּלָ֖ה	šə·ḵū·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7909 bereaved, robbed of offspring
and barren	וְגַלְמוּדָ֑ה	wə·ḡal·mū·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular	H1565 hard, barren
I was exiled	גֹּלָ֣ה׀	gō·lāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
and rejected	וְסוּרָ֗ה	wə·sū·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular	H5494 turn aside
So who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
has reared them	גִדֵּ֔ל	ḡid·dêl	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
Look	הֵ֤ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was left	נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּי	niš·’ar·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7604 remain, be left over
all alone	לְבַדִּ֔י	lə·ḇad·dî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H905 separation
so	אֵ֖לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
where	אֵיפֹ֥ה	’ê·p̄ōh	Interrogative	H375 where?
did they come from	הֵֽם׃פ	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.