Isaiah

Isaiah 54:16

¹⁶Behold, I have created the craftsman

who fans the coals into flame

and forges a weapon fit for its task;

and I have created the destroyer

to wreak havoc.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הֵן	hēn	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
I	אָֽנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
have created	בָּרָ֣אתִי	bā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1254 shape, create
the craftsman	חָרָ֔שׁ	ḥā·rāš	Noun - masculine singular	H2796 graver, artificer
who fans	נֹפֵ֙חַ֙	nō·p̄ê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5301 breathe, blow
the coals	פֶּחָ֔ם	pe·ḥām	Noun - masculine singular	H6352 coal
into flame	בְּאֵ֣שׁ	bə·’êš	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and forges	וּמוֹצִ֥יא	ū·mō·w·ṣî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
a weapon	כְלִ֖י	ḵə·lî	Noun - masculine singular	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
fit for its task	לְמַעֲשֵׂ֑הוּ	lə·ma·‘ă·śê·hū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
and I	וְאָנֹכִ֛י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
have created	בָּרָ֥אתִי	bā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1254 shape, create
the destroyer	מַשְׁחִ֖ית	maš·ḥîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
to wreak havoc	לְחַבֵּֽל׃	lə·ḥab·bêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2254 bind, pledge

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.