And the strong manוְ הֶחָסֹןwill becomeהָיָהtow,לִנְעֹרֶתand his workוּפֹעֲלוֹa spark;לְנִיצוֹץand both of themשְׁנֵיהֶםwill burnוּבָעֲרוּtogether,יַחְדָּוwith no oneוְאֵיןto quench them.מְכַבֶּה
Isaiah 1:31
Study it in the app“And the strong man will become tow, and his work a spark; and both of them will burn together, with no one to quench them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Isaiah 1:31, word by word
- And the strong manחָסֹןchason
strong
Strong, mighty.
Where else “chason” appears- will becomeהָיָהhaya
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appears- towנְעֹרֶתneoret
tow
Tow: the short fibers left over from flax, which burn very easily.
Where else “neoret” appears- and his workפֹעֲלfoal
deed
What someone does; what God accomplishes.
Where else “foal” appears- a sparkנִיצוֹץnitsots
spark
A spark.
Where else “nitsots” appears- and both of themשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- will burnבָעֲרוּvaaru
burn
For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.
Where else “vaaru” appears- togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears- to quench themמְכַבֶּהmechabe
go out, quench
Go out (of fire or a lamp); put out, quench.
Where else “mechabe” appears
The context
30For you will be like a terebinth whose leaves wither, and like a garden that has no water.
31 · This verse (above)