Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.47.1", "source": "רְדִ֣י ׀ וּשְׁבִ֣י עַל־עָפָ֗ר בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־בָּבֶ֔ל שְׁבִי־לָאָ֥רֶץ אֵין־כִּסֵּ֖א בַּת־כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כִּ֣י לֹ֤א תוֹסִ֙יפִי֙ יִקְרְאוּ־לָ֔ךְ רַכָּ֖ה וַעֲנֻגָּֽה׃", "text": "*rəḏî* and-*ūšəḇî* upon-*ʿāp̄ār* *bəṯūlaṯ* *baṯ-bāḇel* *šəḇî*-to-the-*ʾāreṣ* without-*kissēʾ* *baṯ-kaśdîm* for not *ṯôsîp̄î* *yiqrəʾū*-to-you *rakkâ* and-*ʿănuggâ*.", "grammar": { "*rəḏî*": "imperative, feminine singular - come down/descend", "*ūšəḇî*": "conjunction wə- + imperative, feminine singular - and sit", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "masculine singular - dust/ground", "*bəṯūlaṯ*": "construct form, feminine singular - virgin of", "*baṯ-bāḇel*": "construct chain - daughter of Babylon", "*šəḇî*": "imperative, feminine singular - sit", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular - earth/ground", "*kissēʾ*": "masculine singular - throne/seat", "*baṯ-kaśdîm*": "construct chain - daughter of Chaldeans", "*ṯôsîp̄î*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will add/continue", "*yiqrəʾū*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they will call", "*rakkâ*": "feminine singular adjective - tender/delicate", "*ʿănuggâ*": "feminine singular adjective - luxurious/dainty" }, "variants": { "*rəḏî*": "come down/descend/go down", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/dirt/soil/ground", "*bəṯūlaṯ*": "virgin/maiden", "*baṯ-bāḇel*": "daughter of Babylon/virgin of Babylon", "*baṯ-kaśdîm*": "daughter of Chaldeans/virgin of Chaldea", "*rakkâ*": "tender/delicate/soft", "*ʿănuggâ*": "luxurious/dainty/pampered" } }

Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.47.6", "source": "קָצַ֣פְתִּי עַל־עַמִּ֗י חִלַּ֙לְתִּי֙ נַחֲלָתִ֔י וָאֶתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיָדֵ֑ךְ לֹא־שַׂ֤מְתְּ לָהֶם֙ רַחֲמִ֔ים עַל־זָקֵ֕ן הִכְבַּ֥דְתְּ עֻלֵּ֖ךְ מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "*qāṣap̄tî* upon-*ʿammî* *ḥillaltî* *naḥălāṯî* and-*wāʾettənēm* in-*yāḏēḵ* not-*śamt* to-them *raḥămîm* upon-*zāqēn* *hiḵbadt* *ʿullēḵ* *məʾōḏ*.", "grammar": { "*qāṣap̄tî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I was angry", "*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*ḥillaltî*": "piel perfect, 1st person singular - I profaned/defiled", "*naḥălāṯî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my inheritance/heritage", "*wāʾettənēm*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and I gave them", "*yāḏēḵ*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your hand", "*śamt*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you placed/showed", "*raḥămîm*": "masculine plural noun - mercies/compassion", "*zāqēn*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - aged/elder/old man", "*hiḵbadt*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you made heavy", "*ʿullēḵ*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your yoke", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very/exceedingly" }, "variants": { "*qāṣap̄tî*": "I was angry/I was wrathful/I was furious", "*ḥillaltî*": "I profaned/I defiled/I polluted", "*naḥălāṯî*": "my inheritance/my heritage/my possession", "*raḥămîm*": "mercies/compassion/pity", "*zāqēn*": "aged/elder/old man", "*ʿullēḵ*": "your yoke/your burden" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.47.8", "source": "וְעַתָּ֞ה שִׁמְעִי־זֹ֤את עֲדִינָה֙ הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת לָבֶ֔טַח הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ בִּלְבָ֔בָהּ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֣י ע֑וֹד לֹ֤א אֵשֵׁב֙ אַלְמָנָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א אֵדַ֖ע שְׁכֽוֹל׃", "text": "And-now *šimʿî*-*zōʾṯ* *ʿăḏînâ* the-*hayyôšeḇeṯ* *lāḇeṭaḥ* the-*hāʾōmərâ* in-*bilḇāḇāh* *ʾănî* and-*ʾap̄sî* *ʿôḏ* not *ʾēšēḇ* *ʾalmānâ* and-not *ʾēḏaʿ* *šəḵôl*.", "grammar": { "*šimʿî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - hear/listen", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*ʿăḏînâ*": "feminine singular adjective - voluptuous/luxurious", "*hayyôšeḇeṯ*": "qal participle, feminine singular with definite article - the one dwelling/sitting", "*lāḇeṭaḥ*": "prepositional phrase - in security/safely", "*hāʾōmərâ*": "qal participle, feminine singular with definite article - the one saying", "*bilḇāḇāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in her heart", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular personal pronoun - I", "*ʾap̄sî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my end/no one besides me", "*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - still/yet/besides", "*ʾēšēḇ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will sit/dwell/remain", "*ʾalmānâ*": "feminine singular noun - widow", "*ʾēḏaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will know/experience", "*šəḵôl*": "masculine singular noun - bereavement/loss of children" }, "variants": { "*ʿăḏînâ*": "voluptuous/luxurious/delicate/pleasure-loving", "*lāḇeṭaḥ*": "in security/safely/confidently", "*bilḇāḇāh*": "in her heart/in her mind", "*ʾap̄sî*": "my end/no one besides me/I am the only one", "*ʾalmānâ*": "widow/widowhood", "*šəḵôl*": "bereavement/loss of children/childlessness" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.47.9", "source": "וְתָבֹאנָה֩ לָּ֨ךְ שְׁתֵּי־אֵ֥לֶּה רֶ֛גַע בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד שְׁכ֣וֹל וְאַלְמֹ֑ן כְּתֻמָּם֙ בָּ֣אוּ עָלַ֔יִךְ בְּרֹ֣ב כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ בְּעָצְמַ֥ת חֲבָרַ֖יִךְ מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "And-*ṯāḇōʾnâ* to-you *šətê*-*ʾēlleh* *reḡaʿ* in-*yôm* *ʾeḥāḏ* *šəḵôl* and-*ʾalmōn* in-*kəṯummām* *bāʾū* upon-you in-abundance-of *kəšāp̄ayiḵ* in-*bəʿāṣmaṯ* *ḥăḇārayiḵ* *məʾōḏ*.", "grammar": { "*ṯāḇōʾnâ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will come", "*šətê*": "feminine construct form of numeral - two of", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these", "*reḡaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - moment/suddenly", "*yôm*": "masculine singular - day", "*ʾeḥāḏ*": "cardinal number - one", "*šəḵôl*": "masculine singular noun - bereavement/loss of children", "*ʾalmōn*": "masculine singular noun - widowhood", "*kəṯummām*": "prepositional prefix + qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their completeness/fullness", "*bāʾū*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they have come", "*kəšāp̄ayiḵ*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your sorceries", "*bəʿāṣmaṯ*": "feminine singular construct - in the abundance/multitude of", "*ḥăḇārayiḵ*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your spells/enchantments", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very/exceedingly" }, "variants": { "*reḡaʿ*": "moment/suddenly/instantly", "*šəḵôl*": "bereavement/loss of children/childlessness", "*ʾalmōn*": "widowhood/state of being a widow", "*kəṯummām*": "in their completeness/in their fullness/in their perfection", "*kəšāp̄ayiḵ*": "your sorceries/your witchcraft", "*ḥăḇārayiḵ*": "your spells/your enchantments/your magic" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.47.10", "source": "וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י בְרָעָתֵ֗ךְ אָמַרְתְּ֙ אֵ֣ין רֹאָ֔נִי חָכְמָתֵ֥ךְ וְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְ הִ֣יא שׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶךְ וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י בְלִבֵּ֔ךְ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֥י עֽוֹד׃", "text": "And-*wattiḇṭəḥî* in-*ḇərāʿāṯēḵ* *ʾāmart* *ʾên* *rōʾānî* *ḥāḵmāṯēḵ* and-*ḏaʿtēḵ* *hîʾ* *šôḇəḇāṯeḵ* and-*wattōʾmərî* in-*ḇəlibbēḵ* *ʾănî* and-*ʾap̄sî* *ʿôḏ*.", "grammar": { "*wattiḇṭəḥî*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person feminine singular - and you trusted", "*ḇərāʿāṯēḵ*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - in your wickedness/evil", "*ʾāmart*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you said", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*rōʾānî*": "qal participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - seeing me", "*ḥāḵmāṯēḵ*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your wisdom", "*ḏaʿtēḵ*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your knowledge", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular personal pronoun - she/it", "*šôḇəḇāṯeḵ*": "polel participle, feminine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - leading you astray", "*wattōʾmərî*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person feminine singular - and you said", "*ḇəlibbēḵ*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - in your heart", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular personal pronoun - I", "*ʾap̄sî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my end/no one besides me", "*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - still/yet/besides" }, "variants": { "*ḇərāʿāṯēḵ*": "in your wickedness/in your evil/in your wrongdoing", "*rōʾānî*": "seeing me/one who sees me", "*ḥāḵmāṯēḵ*": "your wisdom/your skill", "*ḏaʿtēḵ*": "your knowledge/your understanding", "*šôḇəḇāṯeḵ*": "leading you astray/perverting you/causing you to turn away", "*ḇəlibbēḵ*": "in your heart/in your mind", "*ʾap̄sî*": "my end/no one besides me/I am the only one" } }

Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.47.11", "source": "וּבָ֧א עָלַ֣יִךְ רָעָ֗ה לֹ֤א תֵדְעִי֙ שַׁחְרָ֔הּ וְתִפֹּ֤ל עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ הֹוָ֔ה לֹ֥א תוּכְלִ֖י כַּפְּרָ֑הּ וְתָבֹ֨א עָלַ֧יִךְ פִּתְאֹ֛ם שׁוֹאָ֖ה לֹ֥א תֵדָֽעִי׃", "text": "And-*ūḇāʾ* upon-you *rāʿâ* not *ṯēḏəʿî* *šaḥrāh* and-*wəṯippōl* upon-you *hōwâ* not *ṯūḵəlî* *kappərāh* and-*wəṯāḇōʾ* upon-you *piṯʾōm* *šôʾâ* not *ṯēḏāʿî*.", "grammar": { "*ūḇāʾ*": "qal perfect with waw conjunction, 3rd person masculine singular - and will come", "*rāʿâ*": "feminine singular noun - evil/disaster", "*ṯēḏəʿî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will know", "*šaḥrāh*": "noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its dawn/origin", "*wəṯippōl*": "qal imperfect with waw conjunction, 3rd person feminine singular - and will fall", "*hōwâ*": "feminine singular noun - disaster/calamity", "*ṯūḵəlî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will be able", "*kappərāh*": "piel infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to atone for it", "*wəṯāḇōʾ*": "qal imperfect with waw conjunction, 3rd person feminine singular - and will come", "*piṯʾōm*": "adverb - suddenly", "*šôʾâ*": "feminine singular noun - devastation/ruin", "*ṯēḏāʿî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will know" }, "variants": { "*rāʿâ*": "evil/disaster/calamity/misfortune", "*šaḥrāh*": "its dawn/its origin/how to charm it away", "*hōwâ*": "disaster/calamity/ruin", "*kappərāh*": "to atone for it/to ward it off/to ransom it", "*piṯʾōm*": "suddenly/unexpectedly", "*šôʾâ*": "devastation/ruin/destruction" } }

Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.47.12", "source": "עִמְדִי־נָ֤א בַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙ וּבְרֹ֣ב כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָגַ֖עַתְּ מִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְ אוּלַ֛י תּוּכְלִ֥י הוֹעִ֖יל אוּלַ֥י תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃", "text": "*ʿimḏî*-*nāʾ* with-*ḇaḥăḇārayiḵ* and-with-abundance-of *kəšāp̄ayiḵ* in-which *yāḡaʿat* from-*minnəʿūrāyiḵ* *ʾûlay* *tûḵəlî* *hôʿîl* *ʾûlay* *taʿărôṣî*.", "grammar": { "*ʿimḏî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - stand", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*ḇaḥăḇārayiḵ*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - with your spells/enchantments", "*kəšāp̄ayiḵ*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your sorceries", "*yāḡaʿat*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you have labored", "*minnəʿūrāyiḵ*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - from your youth", "*ʾûlay*": "adverb - perhaps/maybe", "*tûḵəlî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will be able", "*hôʿîl*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to profit/succeed", "*taʿărôṣî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will cause terror/frighten" }, "variants": { "*ḇaḥăḇārayiḵ*": "with your spells/with your enchantments/with your magic charms", "*kəšāp̄ayiḵ*": "your sorceries/your witchcraft", "*yāḡaʿat*": "you have labored/you have toiled/you have wearied yourself", "*minnəʿūrāyiḵ*": "from your youth/from your childhood", "*hôʿîl*": "to profit/to succeed/to be of use", "*taʿărôṣî*": "you will cause terror/you will frighten/you will inspire awe" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.47.13", "source": "נִלְאֵ֖ית בְּרֹ֣ב עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ יַעַמְדוּ־נָ֨א וְיוֹשִׁיעֻ֜ךְ *הברו **הֹבְרֵ֣י שָׁמַ֗יִם הַֽחֹזִים֙ בַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים מֽוֹדִיעִם֙ לֶחֳדָשִׁ֔ים מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָבֹ֖אוּ עָלָֽיִךְ׃", "text": "*nilʾêṯ* in-abundance-of *ʿăṣāṯāyiḵ* *yaʿamḏû*-*nāʾ* and-*wəyôšîʿūḵ* *hōḇərê* *šāmayim* the-*haḥōzîm* at-the-*bakkôḵāḇîm* *môḏîʿim* to-*leḥŏḏāšîm* from-which *yāḇōʾû* upon-you.", "grammar": { "*nilʾêṯ*": "niphal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you are wearied", "*ʿăṣāṯāyiḵ*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your counsels", "*yaʿamḏû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - let them stand", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*wəyôšîʿūḵ*": "hiphil imperfect with waw conjunction, 3rd person masculine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - and let them save you", "*hōḇərê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - dividers of", "*šāmayim*": "masculine dual/plural noun - heavens/sky", "*haḥōzîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the gazers", "*bakkôḵāḇîm*": "masculine plural noun with prefixed preposition and definite article - at the stars", "*môḏîʿim*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural - making known", "*leḥŏḏāšîm*": "masculine plural noun with prefixed preposition - for the months/new moons", "*yāḇōʾû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will come" }, "variants": { "*nilʾêṯ*": "you are wearied/you are tired/you are exhausted", "*ʿăṣāṯāyiḵ*": "your counsels/your plans/your advice", "*hōḇərê*": "dividers of/those who divide/astrologers of", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*haḥōzîm*": "the gazers/the stargazers/the observers", "*bakkôḵāḇîm*": "at the stars/by the stars", "*môḏîʿim*": "making known/declaring/predicting", "*leḥŏḏāšîm*": "for the months/for the new moons/monthly" } }

Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.47.14", "source": "הִנֵּ֨ה הָי֤וּ כְקַשׁ֙ אֵ֣שׁ שְׂרָפָ֔תַם לֹֽא־יַצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־נַפְשָׁ֖ם מִיַּ֣ד לֶֽהָבָ֑ה אֵין־גַּחֶ֣לֶת לַחְמָ֔ם א֖וּר לָשֶׁ֥בֶת נֶגְדּֽוֹ׃", "text": "Behold *hāyû* like-*qēš* *ʾēš* *śərāp̄āṯam* not-*yaṣṣîlû* *ʾeṯ*-*nap̄šām* from-hand-of *lehāḇâ* *ʾên*-*gaḥeleṯ* *laḥmām* *ʾûr* *lāšeḇeṯ* *neḡdô*.", "grammar": { "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are/have become", "*qēš*": "masculine singular noun - stubble/chaff", "*ʾēš*": "feminine singular noun - fire", "*śərāp̄āṯam*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - it has burned them", "*yaṣṣîlû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will deliver/save", "*nap̄šām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their soul/life", "*lehāḇâ*": "feminine singular noun - flame", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*gaḥeleṯ*": "feminine singular noun - coal", "*laḥmām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their bread", "*ʾûr*": "masculine singular noun - fire/flame", "*lāšeḇeṯ*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to sit", "*neḡdô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before it" }, "variants": { "*qēš*": "stubble/chaff/straw", "*śərāp̄āṯam*": "it has burned them/it has consumed them", "*nap̄šām*": "their soul/their life/themselves", "*lehāḇâ*": "flame/blaze", "*gaḥeleṯ*": "coal/ember/burning coal", "*laḥmām*": "their bread/their food", "*ʾûr*": "fire/flame/light", "*neḡdô*": "before it/opposite it/in front of it" } }

Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.47.15", "source": "כֵּ֥ן הָיוּ־לָ֖ךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָגָ֑עַתְּ סֹחֲרַ֣יִךְ מִנְּעוּרַ֗יִךְ אִ֤ישׁ לְעֶבְרוֹ֙ תָּע֔וּ אֵ֖ין מוֹשִׁיעֵֽךְ׃ ס", "text": "Thus *hāyû*-to-you which *yāḡāʿat* *sōḥărayiḵ* from-*minnəʿūrayiḵ* *ʾîš* to-*ləʿeḇrô* *tāʿû* *ʾên* *môšîʿēḵ*.", "grammar": { "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are/have become", "*yāḡāʿat*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you have labored", "*sōḥărayiḵ*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your merchants", "*minnəʿūrayiḵ*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - from your youth", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each one", "*ləʿeḇrô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition - to his own way", "*tāʿû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they have wandered", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*môšîʿēḵ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your savior" }, "variants": { "*yāḡāʿat*": "you have labored/you have toiled/you have wearied yourself", "*sōḥărayiḵ*": "your merchants/your traders", "*minnəʿūrayiḵ*": "from your youth/from your childhood", "*ləʿeḇrô*": "to his own way/to his own direction/straight ahead", "*tāʿû*": "they have wandered/they have strayed/they have gone astray", "*môšîʿēḵ*": "your savior/your deliverer" } }