Isaiah

Isaiah 6:11

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,

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 24:1–12 · Isaiah 1:7 · Psalm 90:13 · Isaiah 3:26 · Psalm 94:3 · Leviticus 26:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.