Andוְthese two thingsשְׁתֵּי אֵלֶּהwill comeתָבֹאנָהto youלָּךְin a moment,רֶגַעin one day:בְּיוֹם אֶחָדloss of childrenשְׁכוֹלand widowhood;וְאַלְמֹןin their fullnessכְּתֻמָּםthey will comeבָּאוּupon you,עָלַיִךְin spite of the great numberבְּרֹבof your sorceries,כְּשָׁפַיִךְin spite of the great powerבְּעָצְמַת מְאֹדof your spells.חֲבָרַיִךְ
Isaiah 47:9
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 47:9, word by word
- these two thingsשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- will comeתָבֹאנָהtavona
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavona” appears- in a momentרֶגַעrega
moment
Instant, a very brief moment.
Where else “rega” appears- in one dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- in one dayאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- loss of childrenשְׁכוֹלshechol
bereavement
Bereavement: the loneliness of one who has lost his children.
Where else “shechol” appears- and widowhoodאַלְמֹןalmon
widowhood
Widowhood, bereavement.
Where else “almon” appears- in their fullnessתֻמָּtuma
fullness
Something whole, entire.
Where else “tuma” appears- in spite of 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- in spite of the great powerעָצְמַתatsmat
might, strength
Might, great strength.
Where else “atsmat” appears- in spite of the great powerמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- of your spellsחֲבָרַיִchavarayi
spell
Magic words meant to bind.
Where else “chavarayi” appears
The context
8And 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.’
9 · This verse (above)
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.’