Isaiah 47:12

“Stand 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.”

Isaiah 47:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 47:12, word by word

Standעִמְדִיimdi

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “imdi” appears
with your spellsחֲבָרַיִchavarayi

spell

Magic words meant to bind.

Where else “chavarayi” appears
and with the great numberרֹבrov

multitude

A great crowd of people or things.

Where else “rov” appears
of your sorceriesכְּשָׁפַיִkeshafayi

sorceries

Sorcery, the practice of magic to obtain something by hidden means. It appears in the plural: "sorceries." The Law forbids it (Deuteronomy 18:10 uses the verb of the same root). In 2 Kings 9:22 it is said of Jezebel.

Where else “keshafayi” appears
you have worn yourself outיָגַעַתְּyagaat

grow weary, toil

Grow weary, be tired from effort; also to toil, or to make another weary.

Where else “yagaat” appears
from your youthנְּעוּרָיִneurayi

youth

Youth: the time of being young.

Where else “neurayi” appears
perhapsאוּלַיulay

perhaps

Perhaps, maybe.

Where else “ulay” appears
you will be ableתּוּכְלִיtuchli

be able

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

Where else “tuchli” appears
to profitהוֹעִילhoil

profit, be useful

To profit, to be of use, to serve for something.

Where else “hoil” appears
you will cause terrorתַּעֲרוֹצִיtaarotsi

terrify

To fill others with fear.

Where else “taarotsi” appears

The context

11And 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.

12 · This verse (above)

13You are weary with the great number of your counsels; let them stand up now and save you, those who divide the heavens, who gaze at the stars, who make known at the new moons what will come upon you.

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