Isaiah 24:16

“From the end of the earth we have heard songs: “Ornament for the righteous!” But I said, “Leanness to me, leanness to me! Woe to me! Traitors betray, and with betrayal traitors betray.””

Isaiah 24:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 24:16, word by word

From the endכְּנַףkenaf

edge

Literally "wing": the flap of a cloak, or the far reaches of the earth.

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of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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we have heardשָׁמַעְנוּshamanu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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songsזְמִרֹתzemirot

song

A song, a psalm: a song accompanied with instruments. From the same root as "sing praise."

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“Ornamentצְבִיtsevi

splendor

What gives splendor: "the glorious land".

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for the righteousצַּדִּיקtsadik

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

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But I saidאֹמַרomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Leannessרָזִיrazi

leanness, wasting

Leanness, the thinness of one who wastes away.

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Woeאוֹיoy

woe, alas

Woe! A cry of lament or a warning of disaster.

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Traitorsבֹּגְדִיםbogdim

act treacherously

Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.

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and with betrayalבֶגֶדveged

betrayal

Another word spelled the same: deceiving someone who trusts you.

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Translation note

“Leanness to me” can also be read “my secret to me.”

The context

15Therefore in the regions of light honor YHWH, in the coastlands of the sea, the name of YHWH, Elohim of Israel.

16 · This verse (above)

17Terror and pit and snare are upon you, inhabitant of the earth!

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