Isaiah 44:12

“The craftsman of iron with a tool works it over the coals, and with hammers he shapes it, and works it with his strong arm; also he is hungry, and there is no strength; he does not drink water, and he grows tired.”

Isaiah 44:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 44:12, word by word

The craftsmanחָרַשׁcharash

craftsman

Craftsman: one who works stone, wood or metal.

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of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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with a toolמַעֲצָדmaatsad

cutting tool

A cutting tool of the smith, an axe.

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works itפָעַלfaal

do, make

Do, make, carry out.

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over the coalsפֶּחָםpecham

charcoal

Charcoal, a coal.

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and with hammersמַּקָּבוֹתmakavot

hammer

Hammer; a tool for striking and dressing stone or driving nails.

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he shapes itיִצְּרֵyitsre

mold

To mold, as God molded man from dust.

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with his strong armזְרוֹעַzeroa

arm

The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.

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with his strong armכֹּחkoch

strength

Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.

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he is hungryרָעֵבraev

be hungry

Be hungry.

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drinkשָׁתָהshata

drink

Drink.

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waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and he grows tiredיִּיעָףyiaf

grow tired

To run out of strength.

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The context

11Look, all his companions will be put to shame, and the craftsmen, they are from among human beings; let them gather, all of them, let them stand up; they will be in dread, they will be put to shame together.

12 · This verse (above)

13The craftsman of wood stretches out a line; he marks it out with a stylus; he makes it with planes, and with the compass he marks it out, and makes it like the figure of a man, like the beauty of a human being, to dwell in a house.

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