Isaiah

Isaiah 9:9–10

9All the people will know it —

Ephraimb and the dwellers of Samaria.

With pride and arrogance of heart

they will say:

10“The bricks have fallen,

but we will rebuild with finished stone;

the sycamores have been felled,

but we will replace them with cedars.”

Footnotes

  • b 9:9 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel

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Isaiah 9:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Allכֻּלּ֔וֹkul·lōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
will know itוְיָדְעוּ֙wə·yā·ḏə·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH3045 know
Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם’ep̄·ra·yimNoun - proper - masculine singularH669 Ephraim
and the dwellersוְיוֹשֵׁ֣בwə·yō·wō·šêḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןšō·mə·rō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH8111 Shomeron
With prideבְּגַאֲוָ֛הbə·ḡa·’ă·wāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH1346 majesty, pride
and arroganceוּבְגֹ֥דֶלū·ḇə·ḡō·ḏelConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1433 greatness
of heartלֵבָ֖בlê·ḇāḇNoun - masculine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
they will sayלֵאמֹֽר׃lê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say

Isaiah 9:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The bricksלְבֵנִ֥יםlə·ḇê·nîmNoun - feminine pluralH3843 brick, tile
have fallenנָפָ֖לוּnā·p̄ā·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5307 fall, lie
but we will rebuildנִבְנֶ֑הniḇ·nehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH1129 build
with finished stoneוְגָזִ֣יתwə·ḡā·zîṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH1496 a cutting, hewing
the sycamoresשִׁקְמִ֣יםšiq·mîmNoun - feminine pluralH8256 sycomore tree
have been felledגֻּדָּ֔עוּgud·dā·‘ūVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person common pluralH1438 hew, hew down or off
but we will replace themנַחֲלִֽיף׃na·ḥă·lîp̄Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common pluralH2498 pass on or away, pass through
with cedarsוַאֲרָזִ֖יםwa·’ă·rā·zîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH730 cedar

Cross-references

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Isaiah 9:9 Isaiah 46:12

Isaiah 9:10 Malachi 1:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.