Isaiah

Isaiah 64:10–11

¹⁰Your holy cities have become a wilderness.

Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.

¹¹Our holy and beautiful temple,

where our fathers praised You,

has been burned with fire,

and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.

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Isaiah 64:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your holy	קָדְשְׁךָ֖	qāḏ·šə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
cities	עָרֵ֥י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
have become	הָי֣וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a wilderness	מִדְבָּ֑ר	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
Zion	צִיּוֹן֙	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
has become	הָיָ֔תָה	hā·yā·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a wasteland	מִדְבָּ֣ר	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
a desolation	שְׁמָמָֽה׃	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste

Isaiah 64:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Our holy	קָדְשֵׁ֣נוּ	qā·ḏə·šê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H6944 sacred, sanctity
and beautiful	וְתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗נוּ	wə·ṯip̄·’ar·tê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H8597 beauty, glory
temple	בֵּ֧ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
where	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
our fathers	אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
praised You	הִֽלְל֙וּךָ֙	hil·lū·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular	H1984 shine
has been	הָיָ֖ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
burned	לִשְׂרֵ֣פַת	liś·rê·p̄aṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8316 burning
with fire	אֵ֑שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that was dear to us	מַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּ	ma·ḥă·mad·dê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H4261 desire, desirable thing
lies	הָיָ֥ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in ruins	לְחָרְבָּֽה׃	lə·ḥā·rə·bāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2723 waste, desolation, ruin

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Isaiah 64:10 Isaiah 1:7 · Luke 21:24

Isaiah 64:11 Psalm 74:5–7 · 2 Kings 25:9 · Lamentations 1:10–11 · 2 Chronicles 36:19 · Lamentations 1:7 · Ezekiel 24:21 · Jeremiah 52:13 · Lamentations 2:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.