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It will neverלֹא לָנֶצַחbe inhabited,תֵשֵׁבnorוְלֹאbe dwelt inתִשְׁכֹּןfrom generationעַד דּוֹרto generation;וָדוֹרnorוְלֹאwill the Arabעֲרָבִיpitch his tentיַהֵלthere,שָׁםnor shepherdsוְרֹעִים לֹאmake their flocks lie downיַרְבִּצוּthere.שָׁם
Isaiah 13:20
Study it in the app“It will never be inhabited, nor be dwelt in from generation to generation; nor will the Arab pitch his tent there, nor shepherds make their flocks lie down there.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 13:20, word by word
- It will neverנֶצַחnetsach
forever
Forever, without end; with not, never again.
Where else “netsach” appears- be inhabitedתֵשֵׁבteshev
be inhabited
For a land to be inhabited.
Where else “teshev” appears- be dwelt inתִשְׁכֹּןtishkon
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “tishkon” appears- from generationדּוֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- will the Arabעֲרָבִיaravi
Arab
Arab: an inhabitant of Arabia, the desert lands south and east of Israel.
Where else “aravi” appears- pitch his tentיַהֵלyahel
pitch a tent
Pitch a tent, camp.
Where else “yahel” appears- nor shepherdsרֹעִיםroim
shepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roim” appears- make their flocks lie downיַרְבִּצוּyarbitsu
lie down, crouch
Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.
Where else “yarbitsu” appears
The context
19And Babylon, the ornament of kingdoms, the beauty of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be like the overthrow by Elohim of Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 · This verse (above)
21And desert creatures will lie down there, and their houses will be filled with owls; and ostriches will dwell there, and male goats will dance there.