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On the breastsעַל שָׁדַיִםthey beat themselves in lament,סֹפְדִיםfor the fieldsעַל שְׂדֵיof delight,חֶמֶדfor the fruitfulפֹּרִיָּהvine,עַל גֶּפֶן
Isaiah 32:12
Study it in the app“On the breasts they beat themselves in lament, for the fields of delight, for the fruitful vine,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 32:12, word by word
- On the breastsשָׁדַיִםshadayim
breasts
Breasts (of a nursing mother).
Where else “shadayim” appears- they beat themselves in lamentסֹפְדִיםsofdim
mourn, lament
Mourn, lament: wail over the dead with the customary signs of grief, such as beating the breast.
Where else “sofdim” appears- for the fieldsשְׂדֵיsede
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sede” appears- of delightחֶמֶדchemed
delight, pleasantness
Delight, something lovely and desired.
Where else “chemed” appears- for the fruitfulפֹּרִיָּהporiya
be fruitful
Bear fruit; be fruitful, have descendants.
Where else “poriya” appears- vineגֶּפֶןgefen
vine
Vine: the plant that bears grapes.
Where else “gefen” appears
The context
11Tremble, you who are at ease; shudder, you confident ones; strip and make yourselves bare, and gird yourselves on your hips.
12 · This verse (above)
13on the ground of my people thornbushes and briers come up; yes, on all the houses of joy, the exultant town.