And yetוְגַםheהוּאis wise,חָכָםand he bringsוַיָּבֵאevil,רָעand his wordsוְאֶת דְּבָרָיוhe does notלֹאtake back;הֵסִירand he will riseוְקָםagainst the houseעַל בֵּיתof evildoersמְרֵעִיםand against the helpוְעַל עֶזְרַתof those who workפֹּעֲלֵיwickedness.אָוֶן
Isaiah 31:2
Study it in the app“And yet he is wise, and he brings evil, and his words he does not take back; and he will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who work wickedness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 31:2, word by word
- is wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- and he bringsיָּבֵאyave
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yave” appears- evilרָעra
harm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “ra” appears- and his wordsדְּבָרָיdevaray
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devaray” appears- take backהֵסִירhesir
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “hesir” appears- and he will riseקָםkam
rise against
To rise against someone to attack or confront him.
Where else “kam” appears- against the houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of evildoersמְרֵעִיםmereim
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “mereim” appears- and against the helpעֶזְרַתezrat
help
Help, aid.
Where else “ezrat” appears- of those who workפֹּעֲלֵיpoale
do, make
Do, make, carry out.
Where else “poale” appears- wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears
The context
1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and YHWH they do not seek!
2 · This verse (above)
3And Egypt is a human being, and not El; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. And YHWH will stretch out his hand, and the helper will stumble, and the one helped will fall, and together all of them will come to an end.