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And you wentוַתָּשֻׁרִיto the kingלַמֶּלֶךְwith oil,בַּשֶּׁמֶןand multipliedוַתַּרְבִּיyour perfumes;רִקֻּחָיִךְand you sentוַתְּשַׁלְּחִיyour messengersצִרַיִךְfar away,עַד מֵרָחֹקand lowered yourselfוַתַּשְׁפִּילִיdown toעַדSheol.שְׁאוֹל
Isaiah 57:9
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Isaiah 57:9, word by word
- And you wentתָּשֻׁרִיtashuri
travel about
To go about, to journey from place to place.
Where else “tashuri” appears- to the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- with oilשֶּׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- and multipliedתַּרְבִּיtarbi
increase
To make an amount larger, adding and adding.
Where else “tarbi” appears- your perfumesרִקֻּחָיִrikuchayi
perfume
Perfume, fragrant ointment.
Where else “rikuchayi” appears- and you sentתְּשַׁלְּחִיteshalchi
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “teshalchi” appears- your messengersצִרַיִtsirayi
envoy
A messenger sent to another people.
Where else “tsirayi” appears- far awayרָחֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears- and lowered yourselfתַּשְׁפִּילִיtashpili
bring low, humble
To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.
Where else “tashpili” appears- Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol
Sheol
Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.
Where else “sheol” appears
Translation note
“To the king”: with other vowels it reads “to Molech,” the god to whom children were offered.
The context
8And behind the door and the doorpost you have set your memorial; for away from me you uncovered yourself, and went up, you widened your bed; and you made a covenant for yourself with them; you loved their bed; their hand you gazed on.
9 · This verse (above)
10With the great length of your way you wore yourself out; yet you did not say, ‘It is no use.’ You found life for your hand; therefore you did not grow faint.