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And their little onesוְעֹלְלֵיהֶםwill be dashed to piecesיְרֻטְּשׁוּbefore their eyes;לְעֵינֵיהֶםtheir housesבָּתֵּיהֶםwill be plundered,יִשַּׁסּוּand their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶםviolated.תִּשָּׁכַבְנָה
Isaiah 13:16
Study it in the app“And their little ones will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives violated.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 13:16, word by word
- And their little onesעֹלְלֵיolle
young child
A small child, an infant. Said of young children, often together with "the nursing child."
Where else “olle” appears- will be dashed to piecesיְרֻטְּשׁוּyerutshu
dash to pieces
Dash, throw against the ground or the rocks until smashed. Used of what a cruel army does to the children of a conquered city (2 Kings 8:12; Isaiah 13:16; Hosea 13:16).
Where else “yerutshu” appears- before their eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- their housesבָּתֵּיbate
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bate” appears- will be plunderedיִשַּׁסּוּyishasu
plunder
Plunder, despoil.
Where else “yishasu” appears- and their wivesנְשֵׁיneshe
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “neshe” appears- violatedתִּשָּׁכַבְנָהtishachavna
lie with
To lie with someone, have relations.
Where else “tishachavna” appears
Translation note
The written text says “violated”; the traditional reading aloud uses a milder word (“lain with”).
The context
15Everyone who is found will be pierced through, and everyone who is caught will fall by the sword.
16 · This verse (above)
17Look, I am stirring up against them the Medes, who do not value silver and gold they do not delight in.