Isaiah

Isaiah 50:2–3

²Why was no one there when I arrived?

Why did no one answer when I called?

Is My hand too short to redeem you?

Or do I lack the strength to deliver you?

Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea;

I turn the rivers into a desert;

the fish rot for lack of water

and die of thirst.

³I clothe the heavens in black

and make sackcloth their covering.”

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Isaiah 50:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	מַדּ֨וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
was no	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
one there	אִ֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
when I arrived	בָּ֜אתִי	bā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Why did no one	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
answer	עוֹנֶה֒	‘ō·w·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
when I called	קָרָֽאתִי֮	qā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Is My hand	יָדִי֙	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
too short	הֲקָצ֨וֹר	hă·qā·ṣō·wr	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7114 be short
to redeem you	מִפְּד֔וּת	mip·pə·ḏūṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H6304 ransom
Or	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
do I lack	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
the strength	כֹ֖חַ	ḵō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
to deliver you	לְהַצִּ֑יל	lə·haṣ·ṣîl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5337 strip, plunder
Behold	הֵ֣ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
My rebuke	בְּגַעֲרָתִ֞י	bə·ḡa·‘ă·rā·ṯî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1606 rebuke
dries up	אַחֲרִ֣יב	’a·ḥă·rîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2717 be dry, dried up
the sea	יָ֗ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
I turn the rivers	נְהָרוֹת֙	nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
into	אָשִׂ֤ים	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
a desert	מִדְבָּ֔ר	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
the fish	דְּגָתָם֙	də·ḡā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1710 fish
rot	תִּבְאַ֤שׁ	tiḇ·’aš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H887 be evil, bad
for lack	מֵאֵ֣ין	mê·’ên	Preposition-m; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
of water	מַ֔יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and die	וְתָמֹ֖ת	wə·ṯā·mōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H4191 die
of thirst	בַּצָּמָֽא׃	baṣ·ṣā·mā	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6772 thirst

Isaiah 50:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I clothe	אַלְבִּ֥ישׁ	’al·bîš	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
the heavens	שָׁמַ֖יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
in black	קַדְר֑וּת	qaḏ·rūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6940 darkness, gloom
and make	אָשִׂ֥ים	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
sackcloth	וְשַׂ֖ק	wə·śaq	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
their covering	כְּסוּתָֽם׃ס	kə·sū·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3682 covering

Cross-references

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Isaiah 50:2 Isaiah 59:1 · Numbers 11:23 · Isaiah 66:4 · Joshua 3:16 · Genesis 18:14 · Proverbs 1:24 · Exodus 14:21 · Nahum 1:4 · Hosea 11:7 · Isaiah 65:12 · Isaiah 43:16 · Isaiah 59:16

Isaiah 50:3 Revelation 6:12 · Psalm 18:11–12 · Exodus 10:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.