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Andוְits pillarsשָׁתֹתֶיהָwill beהָיוּcrushed;מְדֻכָּאִיםallכָּלwho work for wagesעֹשֵׂי שֶׂכֶרwill begrievedאַגְמֵיin soul.נָפֶשׁ
Isaiah 19:10
Study it in the app“And its pillars will be crushed; all who work for wages will be grieved in soul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 19:10, word by word
- its pillarsשָׁתֹתֶיshatote
foundation
Foundation, base: what a house rests on; figuratively, what upholds the life of a people.
Where else “shatote” appears- will beהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- crushedמְדֻכָּאִיםmedukaim
crush
To grind down, oppress the weak.
Where else “medukaim” appears- who work for wagesעֹשֵׂיose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- who work for wagesשֶׂכֶרsecher
wages
Wages, the pay for work.
Where else “secher” appears- grievedאַגְמֵיagme
grieved
Grieved, sad at heart.
Where else “agme” appears- in soulנָפֶשׁnafesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafesh” appears
Translation note
“Its pillars” (שָׁתֹתֶיהָ): Strong’s lexicon gives “foundations, support”; from the parallel with the weavers of v. 9, it can also be understood as “its weavers.”
The context
9And those who work combed flax will be ashamed, and the weavers of white cloth.
10 · This verse (above)
11Surely the princes of Zoan are fools; the counsel of the wise counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings”?