Isaiah 47:14

“Look, 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.”

Isaiah 47:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 47:14, word by word

they areהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayu” appears
like stubbleקַשׁkash

stubble

Stubble: the dry remains left in the field after the harvest.

Where else “kash” appears
fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
burns themשְׂרָפָתַserafata

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

Where else “serafata” appears
deliverיַצִּילוּyatsilu

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

Where else “yatsilu” appears
their soulנַפְשָׁnafsha

life

Life, when it is at stake.

Where else “nafsha” appears
from the handיַּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears
of the flameלֶהָבָהlehava

flame

Fire that rises and shines as it burns.

Where else “lehava” appears
coalגַּחֶלֶתgachelet

coal, ember

A coal: a burning piece of wood or charcoal.

Where else “gachelet” appears
for warming oneselfחְמָםchemam

be warm

To receive warmth and stop being cold.

Where else “chemam” appears
no fireאוּרur

fire

What burns and gives heat and brightness.

Where else “ur” appears
to sitשֶׁבֶתshevet

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

Where else “shevet” appears
beforeנֶגְדּnegd

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “negd” appears

The context

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.

14 · This verse (above)

15So they are to you, those with whom you wore yourself out, your merchants from your youth; each to his own side they wander; there is no one to save you.”

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