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Thereforeעַל כֵּןa curseאָלָהdevoursאָכְלָהthe earth,אֶרֶץand those who dwellיֹשְׁבֵיin itבָהּare held guilty;וַיֶּאְשְׁמוּthereforeעַל כֵּןthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the earthאֶרֶץare scorched,חָרוּand fewמִזְעָרmortalsאֱנוֹשׁare left.וְנִשְׁאַר
Isaiah 24:6
Study it in the app“Therefore a curse devours the earth, and those who dwell in it are held guilty; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched, and few mortals are left.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 24:6, word by word
- a curseאָלָהala
curse
Words of cursing.
Where else “ala” appears- devoursאָכְלָהachla
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achla” appears- the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- and those who dwellיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- are held guiltyיֶּאְשְׁמוּyeshmu
be guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “yeshmu” appears- are scorchedחָרוּcharu
scorch
To be dried, scorched or blackened by fire or heat.
Where else “charu” appears- and fewמִזְעָרmizar
very little, a few
Very little, a small number; "in a very little while".
Where else “mizar” appears- mortalsאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- are leftנִשְׁאַרnishar
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nishar” appears
The context
5And the earth has been polluted under its inhabitants; for they have overstepped the instructions, they have changed the statute, they have broken the eternal covenant.
6 · This verse (above)
7The new wine mourns, the vine languishes; all the glad of heart sigh.