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Forכִּיyou have madeשַׂמְתָּthe cityמֵעִירinto a heap,לַגָּלthe fortifiedבְצוּרָהtownקִרְיָהinto a ruin,לְמַפֵּלָהthe palaceאַרְמוֹןof strangersזָרִיםno longerמֵa city;עִירit will neverלְעוֹלָם לֹאbe rebuilt.יִבָּנֶה
Isaiah 25:2
Study it in the app“For you have made the city into a heap, the fortified town into a ruin, the palace of strangers no longer a city; it will never be rebuilt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 25:2, word by word
- you have madeשַׂמְתָּsamta
make
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “samta” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- into a heapגָּלgal
heap
Stones piled up, or ruins.
Where else “gal” appears- the fortifiedבְצוּרָהvetsura
fortify
To surround a city with walls.
Where else “vetsura” appears- townקִרְיָהkirya
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kirya” appears- into a ruinמַפֵּלָהmapela
ruin
A ruin, a heap of fallen stones.
Where else “mapela” appears- the palaceאַרְמוֹןarmon
citadel, fortress
Citadel, fortified palace: the high and strongest part of a city or of the king's house.
Where else “armon” appears- of strangersזָרִיםzarim
stranger
An outsider, not part of the group.
Where else “zarim” appears- it will neverעוֹלָםolam
never
With "not": at no time.
Where else “olam” appears- be rebuiltיִבָּנֶהyibane
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yibane” appears
The context
1YHWH, you are my Elohim; I will exalt you, I will give thanks to your name, for you have done a wonder, plans from long ago, steadfast faithfulness.
2 · This verse (above)
3Therefore a strong people will honor you; the town of tyrant nations will fear you.