Isaiah 16:9

“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.”

Isaiah 16:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 16:9, word by word

I will weepאֶבְכֶּהevke

weep

Weep, cry; mourn for someone.

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with the weepingבְכִיvechi

weeping

Weeping.

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of Jazerיַעְזֵרyazer

Jazer

Jazer, a city east of the Jordan. The name means "he helps."

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for the vineגֶּפֶןgefen

vine

Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

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of Sibmahשִׂבְמָהsivma

Sebam, Sibmah

Sebam or Sibmah, a city east of the Jordan, in the land of Moab.

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I will drench youאֲרַיָּוֶarayave

water abundantly

To water abundantly.

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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).

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Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon

Heshbon

Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.

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and Elealehאֶלְעָלֵהelale

Elealeh

Elealeh, a city east of the Jordan, near Heshbon. The name means "God goes up."

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on your summer fruitקֵיצֵketse

summer fruit

The fruits that ripen in summer, like figs and grapes.

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and on your harvestקְצִירֵketsire

harvest

To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.

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the shoutהֵידָדhedad

shout, cheer

A shout: the cheer of those who tread grapes, or a battle cry.

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has fallenנָפָלnafal

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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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.

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