Isaiah 3:26
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground. | And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. | And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit upon the ground. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they will lament | וְאָנ֥וּ | ve-'a-NU | H0578 | to lamentאָנָה (a.nah) (Qal) to mourn |
| and they will mourn | וְאָבְל֖וּ | ve-'a-ve-LU | H0056 | to mournאָבַל (a.val) 1) to mourn, lament 1a) (Qal) to mourn, lament 1a1) of humans 1a2) of inanimate objects (fig.) 1a2a) of gates 1a2b) of land 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to mourn, cause to mourn (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to mourn 1c2) play the mourner |
| gates its | פְּתָחֶ֑יהָ | pe-ta-CHEI-ha | H6607 | entranceפֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) opening, doorway, entrance |
| and it will be emptied | וְנִקָּ֖תָה | ve-ni-KA-tah | H5352 | to clearנָקָה (na.qah) 1) to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off 1a) (Qal) to be empty, be clean, be pure 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cleaned out, be purged out 1b2) to be clean, be free from guilt, be innocent 1b3) to be free, be exempt from punishment 1b4) to be free, be exempt from obligation 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to hold innocent, acquit 1c2) to leave unpunished |
| to the ground | לָאָ֥רֶץ | la-'A-retz | H0776H | earth: soilאֲרַע (a.ra) : soil earth, world, ground Aramaic of e.rets (אֶ֫רֶץ ": soil" H0776H) |
| it will sit | תֵּשֵֽׁב׃ | te-SHEV | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.