Thereforeעַל כֵּןI will weepאֶבְכֶּהwith the weepingבִּבְכִיof Jazerיַעְזֵרfor the vineגֶּפֶןof Sibmah;שִׂבְמָהI will drench youאֲרַיָּוֶךְwith my tears,דִּמְעָתִיHeshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןand Elealeh;וְאֶלְעָלֵהforכִּיon your summer fruitעַל קֵיצֵךְand on your harvestוְעַל קְצִירֵךְthe shoutהֵידָדhas fallen.נָפָל
Isaiah 16:9
Study it in the app“Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I will drench you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh; for on your summer fruit and on your harvest the shout has fallen.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 16:9, word by word
- I will weepאֶבְכֶּהevke
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “evke” appears- with the weepingבְכִיvechi
weeping
Weeping.
Where else “vechi” appears- of Jazerיַעְזֵרyazer
Jazer
Jazer, a city east of the Jordan. The name means "he helps."
Where else “yazer” appears- for the vineגֶּפֶןgefen
vine
Vine: the plant that bears grapes.
Where else “gefen” appears- of Sibmahשִׂבְמָהsivma
Sebam, Sibmah
Sebam or Sibmah, a city east of the Jordan, in the land of Moab.
Where else “sivma” appears- I will drench youאֲרַיָּוֶarayave
water abundantly
To water abundantly.
Where else “arayave” appears- with my tearsדִּמְעָתִdimati
tears, weeping
Tears, weeping. In 2 Kings 20:5 YHWH says to Hezekiah: "I have seen your tears." Frequent in the Psalms and in Jeremiah (Psalm 56:8; Jeremiah 9:1).
Where else “dimati” appears- Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon
Heshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appears- and Elealehאֶלְעָלֵהelale
Elealeh
Elealeh, a city east of the Jordan, near Heshbon. The name means "God goes up."
Where else “elale” appears- on your summer fruitקֵיצֵketse
summer fruit
The fruits that ripen in summer, like figs and grapes.
Where else “ketse” appears- and on your harvestקְצִירֵketsire
harvest
To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.
Where else “ketsire” appears- the shoutהֵידָדhedad
shout, cheer
A shout: the cheer of those who tread grapes, or a battle cry.
Where else “hedad” appears- has fallenנָפָלnafal
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafal” appears
Translation note
“The shout” (הֵידָד) is the shout of those who tread the grapes in the winepress (v. 10); it can be understood that here it is the shout of the war that falls upon the harvest.
The context
8For the fields of Heshbon languish, the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have struck down its choice branches; as far as Jazer they reached, they wandered into the wilderness; its shoots spread out, they crossed over the sea.
9 · This verse (above)
10And joy and gladness are gathered away from the orchard, and in the vineyards there is no singing, no shouting; the treader does not tread out wine in the presses; the shout I have made cease.