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The burdenמַשָּׂאof Damascus.דַּמָּשֶׂקLook,הִנֵּהDamascusדַמֶּשֶׂקis removedמוּסָרfromמֵbeing a city,עִירand it will beוְהָיְתָהa heapמְעִיof ruins.מַפָּלָה
Isaiah 17:1
Study it in the app“The burden of Damascus. Look, Damascus is removed from being a city, and it will be a heap of ruins.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 17:1, word by word
- The burdenמַשָּׂאmasa
oracle
A weighty message from God that a prophet carries, an oracle.
Where else “masa” appears- of Damascusדַּמָּשֶׂקdamasek
Damascus
See it on the mapWhere else “damasek” appears- is removedמוּסָרmusar
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “musar” appears- being a cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and it will beהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- a heapמְעִיmei
heap of ruins
A heap of ruins.
Where else “mei” appears- of ruinsמַפָּלָהmapala
ruin
A ruin, a heap of fallen stones.
Where else “mapala” appears
Places in this verse
Damascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2The cities of Aroer are abandoned; they will be for flocks, and they will lie down with no one to make them afraid.