From the endמִכְּנַףof the earthהָאָרֶץwe have heardשָׁמַעְנוּsongs:זְמִרֹת“Ornamentצְבִיfor the righteous!”לַצַּדִּיקBut I said,וָאֹמַר“Leannessרָזִיto me,לִיleannessרָזִיto me!לִיWoeאוֹיto me!לִיTraitorsבֹּגְדִיםbetray,בָּגָדוּand with betrayalוּבֶגֶדtraitorsבּוֹגְדִיםbetray.”בָּגָדוּ
Isaiah 24:16
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 24:16, word by word
- From the endכְּנַףkenaf
edge
Literally "wing": the flap of a cloak, or the far reaches of the earth.
Where else “kenaf” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- we have heardשָׁמַעְנוּshamanu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamanu” appears- songsזְמִרֹתzemirot
song
A song, a psalm: a song accompanied with instruments. From the same root as "sing praise."
Where else “zemirot” appears- “Ornamentצְבִיtsevi
splendor
What gives splendor: "the glorious land".
Where else “tsevi” appears- for the righteousצַּדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- But I saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- “Leannessרָזִיrazi
leanness, wasting
Leanness, the thinness of one who wastes away.
Where else “razi” appears- Woeאוֹיoy
woe, alas
Woe! A cry of lament or a warning of disaster.
Where else “oy” appears- Traitorsבֹּגְדִיםbogdim
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “bogdim” appears- and with betrayalבֶגֶדveged
betrayal
Another word spelled the same: deceiving someone who trusts you.
Where else “veged” appears
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!