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
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 9:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כֻּלּ֔וֹ | kul·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֣ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| will know it | וְיָדְעוּ֙ | wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| Ephraim | אֶפְרַ֖יִם | ’ep̄·ra·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| and the dwellers | וְיוֹשֵׁ֣ב | wə·yō·wō·šêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| of Samaria | שֹׁמְר֑וֹן | šō·mə·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| With pride | בְּגַאֲוָ֛ה | bə·ḡa·’ă·wāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H1346 majesty, pride |
| and arrogance | וּבְגֹ֥דֶל | ū·ḇə·ḡō·ḏel | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1433 greatness |
| of heart | לֵבָ֖ב | lê·ḇāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| they will say | לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
Isaiah 9:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The bricks | לְבֵנִ֥ים | lə·ḇê·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H3843 brick, tile |
| have fallen | נָפָ֖לוּ | nā·p̄ā·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| but we will rebuild | נִבְנֶ֑ה | niḇ·neh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H1129 build |
| with finished stone | וְגָזִ֣ית | wə·ḡā·zîṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H1496 a cutting, hewing |
| the sycamores | שִׁקְמִ֣ים | šiq·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8256 sycomore tree |
| have been felled | גֻּדָּ֔עוּ | gud·dā·‘ū | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural | H1438 hew, hew down or off |
| but we will replace them | נַחֲלִֽיף׃ | na·ḥă·lîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural | H2498 pass on or away, pass through |
| with cedars | וַאֲרָזִ֖ים | wa·’ă·rā·zîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H730 cedar |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 9:9 Isaiah 46:12
Isaiah 9:10 Malachi 1:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.