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We have heardשָׁמַעְנוּof the prideגְאוֹןof Moab,מוֹאָבveryמְאֹדproud,גֵּאhis arroganceגַּאֲוָתוֹand his prideוּגְאוֹנוֹand his wrath;וְעֶבְרָתוֹhis boastsבַּדָּיוarenot so.לֹא כֵן
Isaiah 16:6
Study it in the app“We have heard of the pride of Moab, very proud, his arrogance and his pride and his wrath; his boasts are not so.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 16:6, word by word
- We have heardשָׁמַעְנוּshamanu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamanu” appears- of the prideגְאוֹןgeon
pride
Thinking oneself above others, a person or nation.
Where else “geon” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- proudגֵּאge
proud
Proud, haughty.
Where else “ge” appears- his arroganceגַּאֲוָתgaavat
pride
Thinking oneself above others.
Where else “gaavat” appears- and his wrathעֶבְרָתevrat
fury
Overflowing rage, fury.
Where else “evrat” appears- his boastsבַּדָּיbaday
idle talk, boasting
Empty talk, idle chatter; boasting or lies.
Where else “baday” 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
5And a throne will be established in loyal love, and one will sit on it in truth in the tent of David, judging and seeking justice and swift in righteousness.
6 · This verse (above)
7Therefore Moab will wail for Moab, all of it will wail; for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth you will murmur, utterly stricken.