Isaiah 47:11

“And there will come upon you evil whose dawn you will not know; and there will fall upon you disaster that you will not be able to make expiation for; and there will come upon you suddenly ruin that you will not know.”

Isaiah 47:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 47:11, word by word

there will comeבָאva

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “va” appears
evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears
whose dawnשַׁחְרָshachra

dawn

Dawn, daybreak.

Where else “shachra” appears
knowתֵדְעִיtedi

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “tedi” appears
there will fallתִפֹּלtipol

desert

To fall upon someone, or desert to the enemy.

Where else “tipol” appears
disasterהֹוָהhova

ruin, disaster

Ruin, disaster.

Where else “hova” appears
be ableתוּכְלִיtuchli

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

Where else “tuchli” appears
to make expiation forכַּפְּרָkapra

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

Where else “kapra” appears
suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpitom

suddenly

Suddenly, in an instant.

Where else “pitom” appears
ruinשׁוֹאָהshoa

ruin

A sudden disaster.

Where else “shoa” appears

Translation note

“Whose dawn”: the Hebrew word means “dawn” (Strong); it can be understood that you will not know where it comes from. “Make expiation for”: Strong also gives “placate”; it can be understood as appeasing it with a ransom.

The context

10And you trusted in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and your knowledge, it led you astray; and you said in your heart, ‘I, and no one else.’

11 · This verse (above)

12Stand now with your spells and with the great number of your sorceries, in which you have worn yourself out from your youth; perhaps you will be able to profit, perhaps you will cause terror.

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