And nowוְעַתָּהhearשִׁמְעִיthis,זֹאתvoluptuous one,עֲדִינָהwho sitsהַיּוֹשֶׁבֶתin security,לָבֶטַחwho saysהָאֹמְרָהin her heart,בִּלְבָבָהּ‘I,אֲנִיand no oneוְאַפְסִיelse;עוֹדI will notלֹאsitאֵשֵׁבas a widow,אַלְמָנָהnorוְלֹאknowאֵדַעloss of children.’שְׁכוֹל
Isaiah 47:8
Study it in the app“And now hear this, voluptuous one, who sits in security, who says in her heart, ‘I, and no one else; I will not sit as a widow, nor know loss of children.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 47:8, word by word
- hearשִׁמְעִיshimi
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shimi” appears- voluptuous oneעֲדִינָהadina
pleasure-loving
Pleasure-loving, living in luxury.
Where else “adina” appears- who sitsיּוֹשֶׁבֶתyoshevet
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshevet” appears- in securityבֶטַחvetach
security, safely
Security, confidence; living "securely", without fear. Sometimes unsuspecting.
Where else “vetach” appears- who saysאֹמְרָהomra
think
To speak inwardly without saying it aloud; to think.
Where else “omra” appears- in her heartלְבָבָlevava
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levava” appears- and no oneאַפְסִafsi
nothing
Nothing, no one; without.
Where else “afsi” appears- as a widowאַלְמָנָהalmana
widow
Widow.
Where else “almana” appears- knowאֵדַעeda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “eda” appears- loss of children.’שְׁכוֹלshechol
bereavement
Bereavement: the loneliness of one who has lost his children.
Where else “shechol” appears
Translation note
Revelation 18:7 puts similar words in the mouth of Babylon.
The context
7And you said, ‘Forever I will be lady,’ to the point of not laying these things on your heart; you did not remember its end.
8 · This verse (above)
9And these two things will come to you in a moment, in one day: loss of children and widowhood; in their fullness they will come upon you, in spite of the great number of your sorceries, in spite of the great power of your spells.