Isaiah 47:13

“You 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.”

Isaiah 47:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 47:13, word by word

You are wearyנִלְאֵיתnilet

grow weary

To grow weary of something or have had enough of it.

Where else “nilet” appears
with the great numberרֹבrov

multitude

A great crowd of people or things.

Where else “rov” appears
of your counselsעֲצָתָיִatsatayi

counsel

What is said to someone to help him decide what to do.

Where else “atsatayi” appears
let them stand upיַעַמְדוּyaamdu

stand

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

Where else “yaamdu” appears
and save youיוֹשִׁיעֻyoshiu

save

To rescue someone from danger.

Where else “yoshiu” appears
those who divideהֹבְרֵיhovre

divide the heavens (astrologer)

To divide up the heavens: to study the sky to draw omens from it; "those who divide the heavens" are astrologers.

Where else “hovre” appears
the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
who gazeחֹזִיםchozim

stargazer

One who watches the stars.

Where else “chozim” appears
at the starsכּוֹכָבִיםkochavim

star

Star.

Where else “kochavim” appears
who make knownמוֹדִיעִםmodiim

make known

To make someone aware, teach.

Where else “modiim” appears
at the new moonsחֳדָשִׁיםchodashim

new moon

When the moon reappears and the month begins, with its feast.

Where else “chodashim” appears
will comeיָבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavou” appears

Translation note

“Those who divide the heavens”: the astrologers, who divided the sky into parts to draw omens.

The context

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.

13 · This verse (above)

14Look, they are like stubble; fire burns them; they will not deliver their soul from the hand of the flame; there is no coal for warming oneself, no fire to sit before.

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