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I will make scarceאוֹקִירmortals,אֱנוֹשׁmore thanמִpure gold,פָּזand human beingsוְאָדָםmore thanמִthe fine goldכֶּתֶםof Ophir.אוֹפִיר
Isaiah 13:12
Study it in the app“I will make scarce mortals, more than pure gold, and human beings more than the fine gold of Ophir.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 13:12, word by word
- I will make scarceאוֹקִירokir
make scarce
To make something or someone seen seldom, kept scarce.
Where else “okir” appears- mortalsאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- pure goldפָּזpaz
pure gold
Refined gold, pure gold.
Where else “paz” appears- and human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- the fine goldכֶּתֶםketem
gold, fine gold
Gold, especially pure gold as it comes from the mine. A poetic word.
Where else “ketem” appears- of Ophirאוֹפִירofir
Ophir
Ophir, a son of Joktan; also a region famous for its gold.
Where else “ofir” appears
The context
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.
12 · This verse (above)
13Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth will quake out of its place at the wrath of YHWH Tsevaot, and on the day of his burning anger.