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And it will happen,וְהָיָהwhenכִיhe appears,נִרְאָהwhenכִּיMoabמוֹאָבwearies himselfנִלְאָהon the high placeעַל הַבָּמָהand comesוּבָאto his sanctuaryאֶל מִקְדָּשׁוֹto pray,לְהִתְפַּלֵּלhe will notוְלֹאbe able.יוּכָל
Isaiah 16:12
Study it in the app“And it will happen, when he appears, when Moab wearies himself on the high place and comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not be able.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 16:12, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- he appearsנִרְאָהnira
appear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “nira” appears- Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- wearies himselfנִלְאָהnila
grow weary
To grow weary of something or have had enough of it.
Where else “nila” appears- on the high placeבָּמָהbama
high place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bama” appears- and comesבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears- to his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmikdash
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdash” appears- to prayהִתְפַּלֵּלhitpalel
pray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “hitpalel” appears- be ableיוּכָלyuchal
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yuchal” appears
Places in this verse
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
11Therefore my insides for Moab like a lyre moan, and my inmost being for Kir-heres.
12 · This verse (above)
13This is the word that YHWH spoke concerning Moab long ago.