Isaiah 13:10

“For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will be darkened at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light.”
Isaiah 13:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Forכִּיthe starsכוֹכְבֵיof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand their constellationsוּכְסִילֵיהֶםwill notלֹאflash forthיָהֵלּוּtheir light;אוֹרָםthe sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁwill be darkenedחָשַׁךְat its rising,בְּצֵאתוֹand the moonוְיָרֵחַwill notלֹאshedיַגִּיהַits light.אוֹרוֹ

Allusion · Matthew 24:29

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Both texts say that the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light and the stars of heaven will fall.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

שֶּׁמֶשׁshemeshH8121ἥλιοςhēliosG2246“sun”
חָשַׁךְjashajH2821σκοτισθήσεταιskotisthēsetaiG4654“be darkened”
יָרֵחַyareajH3394σελήνηselēnēG4582“moon”
אוֹרָoraH216φέγγοςphengosG5338“light”
כוֹכְבֵיjojveH3556ἀστέρεςasteresG792“star”
שָּׁמַיִםshamayimH8064οὐρανοῦouranouG3772“heavens”

Allusion · Mark 13:24-25

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Both texts say that the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

שֶּׁמֶשׁshemeshH8121ἥλιοςhēliosG2246“sun”
חָשַׁךְjashajH2821σκοτισθήσεταιskotisthēsetaiG4654“be darkened”
יָרֵחַyareajH3394σελήνηselēnēG4582“moon”
כוֹכְבֵיjojveH3556ἀστέρεςasteresG792“star”

Isaiah 13:10, word by word

the starsכוֹכְבֵיchochve

star

Star.

Where else “chochve” appears

of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears

and their constellationsכְסִילֵיchesile

Orion, fool

The name of a constellation, probably Orion. It is the same word as "fool."

Where else “chesile” appears

flash forthיָהֵלּוּyahelu

shine

To give off light, to shine, like a lamp or a star.

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their lightאוֹרָora

light

The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.

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the sunשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh

sun

The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.

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will be darkenedחָשַׁךְchashach

grow dark

Grow dark; darken.

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at its risingצֵאתtset

spring up

To spring up, be born, come from something.

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and the moonיָרֵחַyareach

moon

Moon.

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shedיַגִּיהַyagiha

shine, illuminate

To shine, to be bright; to make something shine, to give light.

Where else “yagiha” appears

Translation note

“Their constellations” (כְּסִילֵיהֶם): it is the same word as “Orion” (Job 9:9; Amos 5:8).

The context

9Look, the day of YHWH is coming, cruel, and wrath and burning anger, to make the earth a desolation, and its sinners he will destroy from it.

10 · This verse (above)

11And I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will put an end to the pride of the insolent, and the arrogance of tyrants I will bring low.

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