Isaiah
Isaiah 51:19
19These pairs have befallen you:
devastation and destruction,
famine and sword.
Who will grieve for you?
Who can comfort you?c
Footnotes
- c 51:19 DSS, LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; MT How can I comfort you?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | הֵ֙נָּה֙ | hên·nāh | Pronoun - third person feminine plural | H2007 they |
| pairs | שְׁתַּ֤יִם | šə·ta·yim | Number - fd | H8147 two |
| have befallen | קֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְ | qō·rə·’ō·ṯa·yiḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| you | לָ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| devastation | הַשֹּׁ֧ד | haš·šōḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin |
| and destruction | וְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶר | wə·haš·še·ḇer | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash |
| famine | וְהָרָעָ֥ב | wə·hā·rā·‘āḇ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| and sword | וְהַחֶ֖רֶב | wə·ha·ḥe·reḇ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| Who | מִ֖י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| will grieve for you | יָנ֣וּד | yā·nūḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief |
| Who | מִ֥י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can comfort you | אֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃ | ’ă·na·ḥă·mêḵ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.