Isaiah
Isaiah 51:13
13But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker,
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.
You live in terror all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor
who is bent on destruction.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But you have forgotten | וַתִּשְׁכַּ֞ח | wat·tiš·kaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7911 forget |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your Maker | עֹשֶׂ֗ךָ | ‘ō·śe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| who stretched out | נוֹטֶ֣ה | nō·w·ṭeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| the heavens | שָׁמַיִם֮ | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and laid the foundations | וְיֹסֵ֣ד | wə·yō·sêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| of the earth | אָרֶץ֒ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| You live in terror | וַתְּפַחֵ֨ד | wat·tə·p̄a·ḥêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6342 dread, be in dread, in awe |
| all day long | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| because of | מִפְּנֵי֙ | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the fury | חֲמַ֣ת | ḥă·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2534 heat, rage |
| of the oppressor | הַמֵּצִ֔יק | ham·mê·ṣîq | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H6693 constrain, bring into straits, press upon |
| who | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is bent | כּוֹנֵ֖ן | kō·w·nên | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| on destruction | לְהַשְׁחִ֑ית | lə·haš·ḥîṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| But where | וְאַיֵּ֖ה | wə·’ay·yêh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H346 Where? |
| is the fury | חֲמַ֥ת | ḥă·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2534 heat, rage |
| of the oppressor | הַמֵּצִֽיק׃ | ham·mê·ṣîq | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H6693 constrain, bring into straits, press upon |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 45:12 · Psalm 104:2 · Isaiah 40:22 · Isaiah 17:10 · Isaiah 44:24 · Daniel 3:19 · Job 9:8 · 1 Corinthians 1:20 · Isaiah 48:13 · Hebrews 1:9–12 · Isaiah 14:16–17 · Isaiah 42:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.