Isaiah 15
YHWH pronounces judgment on Moab, foretelling the devastation of its cities Ar and Kir, with inhabitants fleeing in mourning to the shrines of Dibon, Nebo, and Medeba, their heads shaved and beards cut in grief.
Word-by-Word
Translation column shows two renderings:
- SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
- SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מַשָּׂ֖א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa |
burden of
burden of
|
HNcmsc | H4853 |
| 2 | מוֹאָ֑ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav |
Moab
Moav
|
HNp | H4124 |
| 3 | כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
because
|
HC | H3588 |
| 4 | בְּ/לֵ֞יל 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋 beleyl |
in night
in night
|
HR/Ncmsc | H3915 |
| 5 | שֻׁדַּ֨ד 𐤔𐤃𐤃 shudad |
was violently devastated
was violently devastated
|
HVPp3ms | H7703 |
| 6 | עָ֤ר 𐤏𐤓 ar |
Ar
Ar
|
HNp | H6144 |
| 7 | מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav-2 |
Moab
Moav
|
HNp | H4124 |
| 8 | נִדְמָ֔ה 𐤍𐤃𐤌𐤄 nidemah dima (Kikongo) |
was brought to silence
was brought to silence
|
HVNp3ms | H1820 |
| 9 | כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 |
for/because
because
|
HC | H3588 |
| 10 | בְּ/לֵ֛יל 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋 beleyl-2 |
in night
in night
|
HR/Ncmsc | H3915 |
| 11 | שֻׁדַּ֥ד 𐤔𐤃𐤃 shudad-2 |
was violently devastated
was violently devastated
|
HVPp3ms | H7703 |
| 12 | קִיר 𐤒𐤉𐤓 qir |
wall of
Qir
|
HNp | H7024 |
| 13 | מוֹאָ֖ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav-3 |
Moab
Moav
|
HNp | H4124 |
| 14 | נִדְמָֽה 𐤍𐤃𐤌𐤄 nidemah-2 dima (Kikongo) |
was brought to silence
was brought to silence
|
HVNp3ms | H1820 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עָלָ֨ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah Aleya (Bemba) |
he ascended
he went up
|
HVqp3ms | H5927 |
| 2 | הַ/בַּ֧יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit |
the house
the house
|
HTd/Ncmsa | H1006 |
| 3 | וְ/דִיבֹ֛ן 𐤅/𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤍 vedivon |
and Dibon
and Divon
|
HC/Np | H1769 |
| 4 | הַ/בָּמ֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤁𐤌𐤅𐤕 habamot |
the raised worship-heights
the high places
|
HTd/Ncfpa | H1116 |
| 5 | לְ/בֶ֑כִי 𐤋/𐤁𐤊𐤉 levekhi |
weeping
for weeping
|
HR/Ncmsa | H1065 |
| 6 | עַל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
over
|
HR | H5921 |
| 7 | נְב֞וֹ 𐤍𐤁𐤅 nevo |
Nebo
Nevo
|
HNp | H5015 |
| 8 | וְ/עַ֤ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal |
and upon
and over
|
HC/R | H5921 |
| 9 | מֵֽידְבָא֙ 𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤀 meydeva |
Medeba
Meydeva
|
HNp | H4311 |
| 10 | מוֹאָ֣ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav |
Moab
Moav
|
HNp | H4124 |
| 11 | יְיֵלִ֔יל 𐤉𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤋 yeyelil lila (Zulu) |
he will cause to wail
he wails
|
HVhi3ms | H3213 |
| 12 | בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) |
in the whole of
in all
|
HR/Ncmsc | H3605 |
| 13 | רֹאשָׁ֣י/ו 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉/𐤅 roshayv |
his heads
their heads
|
HNcmpc/Sp3ms | H7218 |
| 14 | קָרְחָ֔ה 𐤒𐤓𐤇𐤄 qarechah |
bald patch
baldness
|
HNcfsa | H7144 |
| 15 | כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) |
entirety of
all of
|
HNcmsc | H3605 |
| 16 | זָקָ֖ן 𐤆𐤒𐤍 zaqan |
beard
beard
|
HNcbsa | H2206 |
| 17 | גְּרוּעָֽה 𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 geruah garira (Shona) |
diminished
is cut off
|
HVqsfsa | H1639 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בְּ/חוּצֹתָ֖י/ו 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤕𐤉/𐤅 bechutsotayv |
in his exterior spaces
in his streets
|
HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms | H2351 |
| 2 | חָ֣גְרוּ 𐤇𐤂𐤓𐤅 chageru |
they girded themselves
they girded themselves
|
HVqp3cp | H2296 |
| 3 | שָׂ֑ק 𐤔𐤒 saq |
coarse sackcloth
coarse sackcloth
|
HNcmsa | H8242 |
| 4 | עַ֣ל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
upon
|
HR | H5921 |
| 5 | גַּגּוֹתֶ֧י/הָ 𐤂𐤂𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 gagoteyha koko (Kongo) |
her elevated roofs
her rooftops
|
HNcmpc/Sp3fs | H1406 |
| 6 | וּ/בִ/רְחֹבֹתֶ֛י/הָ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvirechovoteyha |
and in her broad plazas
and in her square plazas
|
HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp3fs | H7339 |
| 7 | כֻּלֹּ֥/ה 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 kuloh kila (Swahili) |
its entirety
all of it
|
HNcmsc/Sp3ms | H3605 |
| 8 | יְיֵלִ֖יל 𐤉𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤋 yeyelil lila (Zulu) |
he will cause to wail
he wails
|
HVhi3ms | H3213 |
| 9 | יֹרֵ֥ד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yored |
descending one
the one going down
|
HVqrmsa | H3381 |
| 10 | בַּ/בֶּֽכִי 𐤁/𐤁𐤊𐤉 babekhi |
in the weeping
in weeping
|
HRd/Ncmsa | H1065 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַ/תִּזְעַ֤ק 𐤅/𐤕𐤆𐤏𐤒 vatizeaq zanga (Lingala) |
and she cried out
and she cried out
|
HC/Vqw3fs | H2199 |
| 2 | חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍 cheshebon |
Reckoning-City
Cheshebon
|
HNp | H2809 |
| 3 | וְ/אֶלְעָלֵ֔ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤋𐤄 veelealeh |
and El-Has-Ascended
and Eleale
|
HC/Np | H500 |
| 4 | עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad |
up to
up to
|
HR | H5704 |
| 5 | יַ֖הַץ 𐤉𐤄𐤑 yahats |
Yahats
Yahats
|
HNp | H3096 |
| 6 | נִשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤏 nishema |
was heard
was heard
|
HVNp3ms | H8085 |
| 7 | קוֹלָ֑/ם 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤌 qolam |
their sound
their voice
|
HNcmsc/Sp3mp | H6963 |
| 8 | עַל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
upon
|
HR | H5921 |
| 9 | כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) |
thus
thus
|
HTm | H3651 |
| 10 | חֲלֻצֵ֤י 𐤇𐤋𐤑𐤉 chalutsey |
equipped ones of
equipped ones of
|
HVqsmpc | H2502 |
| 11 | מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav |
Moab
Moav
|
HNp | H4124 |
| 12 | יָרִ֔יעוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤏𐤅 yariu |
they raise loud cries
they shall shout
|
HVhi3mp | H7321 |
| 13 | נַפְשׁ֖/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho |
his living-self
his soul
|
HNcbsc/Sp3ms | H5315 |
| 14 | יָ֥רְעָה 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤄 yareah |
she shattered in dread
it is dismayed
|
HVqp3fs | H3415 |
| 15 | לּֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo |
to him
|
HR/Sp3ms |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לִבִּ/י֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi |
my inner core
my heart
|
HNcmsc/Sp1cs | H3820 |
| 2 | לְ/מוֹאָ֣ב 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 lemoav |
to Moab
to Moav
|
HR/Np | H4124 |
| 3 | יִזְעָ֔ק 𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒 yizeaq zanga (Lingala) |
he cries out
he cries out
|
HVqi3ms | H2199 |
| 4 | בְּרִיחֶ֕/הָ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇/𐤄 bericheha |
her crossbars
her fugitives
|
HNcmpc/Sp3fs | H1280 |
| 5 | עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad |
up to
as far as
|
HR | H5704 |
| 6 | צֹ֖עַר 𐤑𐤏𐤓 tsoar |
Smallness
Tsoar
|
HNp | H6820 |
| 7 | עֶגְלַ֣ת 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤕 egelat |
heifer of
Egelah
|
HNp | H5697 |
| 8 | שְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑ה 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤄 shelishiyah |
Third-One (feminine)
Shelishi
|
HNp | H7992 |
| 9 | כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for
|
HC | H3588 |
| 10 | מַעֲלֵ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 maaleh |
ascent
ascent
|
HNcmsc | H4608 |
| 11 | הַ/לּוּחִ֗ית 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤕 haluchit |
the Slab-Place
the Luchit
|
HTd/Np | H3872 |
| 12 | בִּ/בְכִי֙ 𐤁/𐤁𐤊𐤉 bivekhi |
weeping
with weeping
|
HR/Ncmsa | H1065 |
| 13 | יַֽעֲלֶה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh Aleya (Bemba) |
he ascends
he will go up
|
HVqi3ms | H5927 |
| 14 | בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo |
in it
|
HR/Sp3ms | |
| 15 | כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 |
for/because
for
|
HC | H3588 |
| 16 | דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe |
path of
way of
|
HNcbsc | H1870 |
| 17 | חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤌 choronayim |
Two Caverns
Choronayim
|
HNp | H2773 |
| 18 | זַעֲקַת 𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤕 zaaqat |
outcry of
outcry of
|
HNcfsc | H2201 |
| 19 | שֶׁ֖בֶר 𐤔𐤁𐤓 shever |
breaking
breaking
|
HNcmsa | H7667 |
| 20 | יְעֹעֵֽרוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤏𐤓𐤅 yeoeru |
they stir up
they stir up
|
HVoi3mp | H5782 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for/because
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | מֵ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) |
waters of
waters of
|
HNcmpc | H4325 |
| 3 | נִמְרִ֖ים 𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 nimerim |
Clear-Waters
Nimerim
|
HNp | H5249 |
| 4 | מְשַׁמּ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 meshamot |
desolations
desolations
|
HNcfpa | H4923 |
| 5 | יִֽהְי֑וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu |
they will become
they will be
|
HVqi3mp | H1961 |
| 6 | כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 |
for/because
for/because
|
HC | H3588 |
| 7 | יָבֵ֤שׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤔 yavesh |
he became dried up
he dried
|
HVqp3ms | H3001 |
| 8 | חָצִיר֙ 𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤓 chatsir |
field herbage
field herbage
|
HNcmsa | H2682 |
| 9 | כָּ֣לָה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kalah |
completed woman
finish
|
HVqp3ms | H3615 |
| 10 | דֶ֔שֶׁא 𐤃𐤔𐤀 deshe nyasi (Swahili) |
fresh-sprouted grass
fresh-sprouted grass
|
HNcmsa | H1877 |
| 11 | יֶ֖רֶק 𐤉𐤓𐤒 yereq |
green growth
green growth
|
HNcmsa | H3418 |
| 12 | לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo |
not
not
|
HTn | H3808 |
| 13 | הָיָֽה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah |
he was / he became
it was
|
HVqp3ms | H1961 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עַל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
therefore
|
HR | H5921 |
| 2 | כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) |
thus
thus
|
HTm | H3651 |
| 3 | יִתְרָ֣ה 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤄 yiterah |
surplus abundance
surplus abundance
|
HNcfsa | H3502 |
| 4 | עָשָׂ֑ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah |
he did
he did
|
HVqp3ms | H6213 |
| 5 | וּ/פְקֻדָּתָ֔/ם 𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕/𐤌 ufequdatam |
and their appointed charge
and their appointed charge
|
HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp | H6486 |
| 6 | עַ֛ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 |
upon
upon
|
HR | H5921 |
| 7 | נַ֥חַל 𐤍𐤇𐤋 nachal |
seasonal stream
seasonal stream
|
HNcmsc | H5158 |
| 8 | הָ/עֲרָבִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 haaravim |
the willows
the willows
|
HTd/Ncfpa | H6155 |
| 9 | יִשָּׂאֽוּ/ם 𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅/𐤌 yisaum |
they will lift them
they will lift them
|
HVqi3mp/Sp3mp | H5375 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for/because
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | הִקִּ֥יפָה 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤐𐤄 hiqifah |
she encircled
she encircled
|
HVhp3fs | H5362 |
| 3 | הַ/זְּעָקָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤄 hazeaqah |
the outcry
the outcry
|
HTd/Ncfsa | H2201 |
| 4 | אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et |
object-marker
[·]
|
HTo | H853 |
| 5 | גְּב֣וּל 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 gevul |
boundary of
boundary of
|
HNcmsc | H1366 |
| 6 | מוֹאָ֑ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav |
Moab
Moav
|
HNp | H4124 |
| 7 | עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad |
up to
up to
|
HR | H5704 |
| 8 | אֶגְלַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 egelayim |
Two-Pools
Egelayim
|
HNp | H97 |
| 9 | יִלְלָתָ֔/הּ 𐤉𐤋𐤋𐤕/𐤄 yilelatah |
her wailing howl
her wailing howl
|
HNcfsc/Sp3fs | H3215 |
| 10 | וּ/בְאֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤓 uveer |
Well of the Mighty Ones
and Beer Elim
|
HC/Np | H879 |
| 11 | אֵילִ֖ים 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 eylim |
rams
Beer Elim
|
HNp | H879 |
| 12 | יִלְלָתָֽ/הּ 𐤉𐤋𐤋𐤕/𐤄 yilelatah-2 |
her wailing howl
her wailing howl
|
HNcfsc/Sp3fs | H3215 |
| # | Hebrew | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki |
for/because
for/because
|
HC | H3588 |
| 2 | מֵ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) |
waters of
waters of
|
HNcmpc | H4325 |
| 3 | דִימוֹן֙ 𐤃𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤍 dimon |
Dimon
Dimon
|
HNp | H1775 |
| 4 | מָ֣לְאוּ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu |
they became full
they were filled
|
HVqp3cp | H4390 |
| 5 | דָ֔ם 𐤃𐤌 dam damu (Lingala) |
blood of
blood
|
HNcmsa | H1818 |
| 6 | כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 |
for/because
for/because
|
HC | H3588 |
| 7 | אָשִׁ֥ית 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 ashit |
I will set
I will set
|
HVqi1cs | H7896 |
| 8 | עַל 𐤏𐤋 al |
upon
upon
|
HR | H5921 |
| 9 | דִּימ֖וֹן 𐤃𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤍 dimon-2 |
Dimon
Dimon
|
HNp | H1775 |
| 10 | נוֹסָפ֑וֹת 𐤍𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤅𐤕 nosafot |
being added
being added
|
HVNrfpa | H3254 |
| 11 | לִ/פְלֵיטַ֤ת 𐤋/𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤕 lifeleytat |
to the escaped-remnant of
to the escaped-remnant of
|
HR/Ncfsc | H6413 |
| 12 | מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav |
Moab
Moav
|
HNp | H4124 |
| 13 | אַרְיֵ֔ה 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 areyeh |
tearer-lion
lion
|
HNcmsa | H738 |
| 14 | וְ/לִ/שְׁאֵרִ֖ית 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 velisheerit |
and to the remnant of
and to the remnant of
|
HC/R/Ncfsc | H7611 |
| 15 | אֲדָמָֽה 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 adamah |
arable ground
arable land
|
HNcfsa | H127 |