Focused Passage

Isaiah 47:12-15

Babylon Brought Down from Her Throne

From Babylon’s forced descent from royal ease, to the LORD’s declaration as Redeemer, to the exposure of Babylon’s cruelty and arrogance, to the failure of her occult wisdom, to the final announcement that none can save her.

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12So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!

13You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.

14Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. There will be no coals to warm them or fire to sit beside.

15This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.

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Verse 12

Original words

So take your standעִמְדִי־H5975Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular. . .נָ֤אH4994Interjectionwith your spellsבַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙H2267Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularand with your manyוּבְרֹ֣בH7230Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructsorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְH3785Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularwith whichבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-b | Pronoun - relativeyou have wearied yourselfיָגַ֖עַתְּH3021Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularfrom your youthמִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְH5271Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularPerhapsאוּלַ֛יH194Adverbyou willתּוּכְלִ֥יH3201Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularsucceedהוֹעִ֖ילH3276Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructperhapsאוּלַ֥יH194Adverbyou will inspire terrorתַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃H6206Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Verse 13

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You are weariedנִלְאֵ֖יתH3811Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singularby your manyבְּרֹ֣בH7230Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructcounselorsעֲצָתָ֑יִךְH6098Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singularlet them come forwardיַעַמְדוּ־H5975Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralnowנָ֨אH4994Interjectionand save youוְיוֹשִׁיעֻ֜ךְH3467Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person feminine singularyour astrologersהָבְרוּH1895Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct. . .שָׁמַ֗יִםH8064Noun - masculine pluralwho observeהַֽחֹזִים֙H2372Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralthe starsבַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםH3556Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralwho monthlyלֶחֳדָשִׁ֔יםH2320Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluralpredictמֽוֹדִיעִם֙H3045Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralyour fateמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-m | Pronoun - relative. . .יָבֹ֖אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .עָלָֽיִךְ׃H5921Preposition | second person feminine singular
Verse 14

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Surelyהִנֵּ֨הH2009Interjectionthey areהָי֤וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plurallike stubbleכְקַשׁ֙H7179Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularthe fireאֵ֣שׁH784Noun - common singularwill burn them upשְׂרָפָ֔תַםH8313Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine pluralThey cannotלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particledeliverיַצִּ֥ילוּH5337Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthemselvesנַפְשָׁ֖םH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralfrom the powerמִיַּ֣דH3027Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof the flameלֶֽהָבָ֑הH3852Noun - feminine singularThere will be noאֵין־H369Adverbcoalsגַּחֶ֣לֶתH1513Noun - feminine singularto warm themלַחְמָ֔םH2552Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructor fireא֖וּרH217Noun - masculine singularto sitלָשֶׁ֥בֶתH3427Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructbesideנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃H5048Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 15

Original words

This is whatכֵּ֥ןH3651Adverbthey areהָיוּ־H1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto youלָ֖ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularthose with whomאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeyou have laboredיָגָ֑עַתְּH3021Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularand tradedסֹחֲרַ֣יִךְH5503Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularfrom youthמִנְּעוּרַ֗יִךְH5271Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singulareach oneאִ֤ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularstraysתָּע֔וּH8582Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralin his own directionלְעֶבְרוֹ֙H5676Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularnot one of themאֵ֖יןH369Adverbcan save youמוֹשִׁיעֵֽךְ׃סH3467Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular

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