Isaiah
Isaiah 6:11–12
11Then I asked:
“How long, O Lord?”
And He replied:
“Until the cities lie ruined
and without inhabitant,
until the houses are left unoccupied
and the land is desolate and ravaged,
12until the LORD has driven men far away
and the land is utterly forsaken.
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Isaiah 6:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I asked | וָאֹמַ֕ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| How long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| O Lord | אֲדֹנָ֑י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| And He replied | וַיֹּ֡אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Until | עַ֣ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the cities | עָרִ֜ים | ‘ā·rîm | Noun - feminine plural | H5892 excitement |
| lie ruined | שָׁא֨וּ | šā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7582 make a din or crash, crash into ruins |
| and without | מֵאֵ֣ין | mê·’ên | Preposition-m; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| inhabitant | יוֹשֵׁ֗ב | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| until the houses | וּבָתִּים֙ | ū·ḇāt·tîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H1004 house |
| are left unoccupied | מֵאֵ֣ין | mê·’ên | Preposition-m; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| and the land | וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה | wə·hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| is desolate | תִּשָּׁאֶ֥ה | tiš·šā·’eh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7582 make a din or crash, crash into ruins |
| and ravaged | שְׁמָמָֽה׃ | šə·mā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H8077 a devastation, waste |
Isaiah 6:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| until the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has driven men | הָאָדָ֑ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| far away | וְרִחַ֥ק | wə·ri·ḥaq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7368 be, or become, far, distant |
| and the land | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| is utterly | וְרַבָּ֥ה | wə·rab·bāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H7231 be or become, many, much |
| forsaken | הָעֲזוּבָ֖ה | hā·‘ă·zū·ḇāh | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H5805 forsakenness, desolation |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 6:11 Isaiah 24:1–12 · Isaiah 1:7 · Psalm 90:13 · Isaiah 3:26 · Psalm 94:3 · Leviticus 26:31
Isaiah 6:12 Jeremiah 4:29 · Deuteronomy 28:64
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.