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Wail,הֵילִילוּforכִּיthe dayיוֹםof YHWHיְהוָהis near;קָרוֹבlike devastationכְּשֹׁדfrom Shaddaiמִשַּׁדַּיit will come.יָבוֹא
Isaiah 13:6
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With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 13:6, word by word
- Wailהֵילִילוּhelilu
howl, wail
To howl, to wail: to cry out loud in grief or alarm.
Where else “helilu” appears- the dayיוֹםyom
day of YHWH
"The day of YHWH", when he comes to judge.
Where else “yom” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- is nearקָרוֹבkarov
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “karov” appears- like devastationשֹׁדshod
destruction, violence
Devastation, ruin that comes with violence.
Where else “shod” appears- from Shaddaiשַּׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears- it will comeיָבוֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears
Translation note
In Hebrew “devastation” (שֹׁד) and “Shaddai” (שַׁדַּי) sound alike.
The context
5They come from a land far away, from the end of the heavens, YHWH and the instruments of his indignation, to destroy the whole earth.
6 · This verse (above)
7Therefore all hands will go limp, and every heart of a mortal will melt.