Isaiah 13:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אוֹקִ֥יר אֱנ֖וֹשׁ מִפָּ֑ז וְאָדָ֖ם מִכֶּ֥תֶם אוֹפִֽיר׃

Transliteration

ʾÔqîr ʾĕnôš than-pāz wə-ʾāḏām than-keṯem ʾÔp̄îr

Grammar Details

*ʾôqîr*: verb, Hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will make rare/precious
*ʾĕnôš*: noun, masculine, singular - mankind/mortal
*mippāz*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular - than fine gold
*wəʾāḏām*: conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and human/man
*mikkeṯem*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - than the gold of
*ʾôp̄îr*: proper noun - Ophir

Word Meanings

*ʾôqîr*: I will make rare/precious/scarce/valuable
*ʾĕnôš*: mankind/mortal/human
*pāz*: fine gold/pure gold/refined gold
*ʾāḏām*: human/man/person/mankind
*keṯem*: gold/pure gold/fine gold
*ʾôp̄îr*: Ophir (place known for fine gold)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 4:1 : 1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
Isa 24:6 : 6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
Isa 13:15-18 : 15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. 16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. 18 Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
Job 28:16 : 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Ps 137:9 : 9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

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