Study it in the app“And it will happen that instead of balsam there will be rot, and instead of a belt, a rope; and instead of the work of hairdressing, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a binding of sackcloth; a burn instead of beauty.”
And it will happenוְהָיָהthat instead ofתַחַתbalsamבֹּשֶׂםthere will beיִהְיֶהrot,מַקand instead ofוְתַחַתa belt,חֲגוֹרָהa rope;נִקְפָּהand instead ofוְתַחַתthe workמַעֲשֶׂהof hairdressing,מִקְשֶׁהbaldness;קָרְחָהand instead ofוְתַחַתa rich robe,פְּתִיגִילa bindingמַחֲגֹרֶתof sackcloth;שָׂקa burnכִּיinstead ofתַחַתbeauty.יֹפִי
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appearsspice, balsam
Spices with a pleasing smell; balsam.
Where else “bosem” appearsrot, stench
Rot, decay, the stench of what is rotting.
Where else “mak” appearsloincloth, belt
Something tied round the waist: a belt or loincloth.
Where else “chagora” appearsrope
A rope.
Where else “nikpa” appearswork
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appearswell-set hair
Well-set hair, worked tresses.
Where else “mikshe” appearsbaldness
A bald spot: a part of the head shaved bare as a sign of mourning.
Where else “karcha” appearsrich robe (uncertain)
A rich festive robe; the sense is uncertain.
Where else “petigil” appearsbelt, girding
A belt, a girding.
Where else “machagoret” appearssackcloth
Rough cloth worn in mourning.
Where else “sak” appearsbranding, burn mark
A burn mark, a brand made by fire.
Where else “ki” appearsbeauty
Beauty, loveliness.
Where else “yofi” appears23the mirrors and the linen wraps and the turbans and the mantles.
24 · This verse (above)
25Your men will fall by the sword, and your might in battle.
