Isaiah 47:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. | So 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! | Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labored from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stand | עִמְדִי־ | 'im-di- | H5975G | to stand: standעָמַד (a.mad) : stand/stop/establish 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against … |
| please | נָ֤א | na' | H4994 | pleaseנָא (na) 1) I (we) pray, now, please 1a) used in entreaty or exhortation |
| in spells your | בַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙ | va-cha-va-RA-yikh | H2267 | spellחֶ֫בֶר (che.ver) 1) association, company, band 2) shared, association, society 3) a magician, charmer, spell |
| and in [the] abundance of | וּבְרֹ֣ב | u-ve-RO | H7230 | abundanceרֹב (rov) 1) multitude, abundance, greatness 1a) multitude 1a1) abundance, abundantly 1a2) numerous 1b) greatness |
| sorceries your | כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ | ke-sha-FA-yikh | H3785 | sorceryכֶּ֫שֶׁף (ke.sheph) sorcery, witchcraft |
| in which | בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ba-'a-SHER | H0834B | in whichבַאֲשֶׁר (ba.a.sher) 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of |
| you have labored | יָגַ֖עַתְּ | ya-GA-'at | H3021 | be weary/toilיָגֵעַ (ya.ga) 1) to toil, labour, grow weary, be weary 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to toil, labour 1a2) to grow weary, be weary 1b) (Piel) to weary, make weary, cause to go toilsomely 1c) (Hiphil) to make to toil, make weary, cause to be weary |
| since youths your | מִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְ | mi-ne-'u-RA-yikh | H5271A | youthנְעוּרִים (na.ur) youth, early life Also means: na.ur (נְעוּרוֹת "youth" H5271B) |
| perhaps | אוּלַ֛י | 'u-LAI | H0194 | perhapsאוּלַי (u.lay) 1) perhaps, peradventure 2) if peradventure 3) unless 4) suppose |
| you will be able | תּוּכְלִ֥י | tu-khe-LI | H3201 | be ableיָכֹל (ya.khol) 1) to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach 1a2) to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor 1a3) to have ability, have strength Aramaic equivalent: ye.khel (יְכִל "be able" H3202) |
| to profit | הוֹעִ֖יל | ho-'IL | H3276 | to gainיָעַל (ya.al) (Hiphil) to gain, profit, benefit, avail |
| perhaps | אוּלַ֥י | 'u-LAI | H0194 | perhapsאוּלַי (u.lay) 1) perhaps, peradventure 2) if peradventure 3) unless 4) suppose |
| you will inspire awe | תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃ | ta-'a-RO-tzi | H6206 | to trembleעָרַץ (a.rats) 1) to tremble, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified, cause to tremble 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cause to tremble, terrify 1b2) to tremble, feel dread 1b) (Niphal) to be awesome, be terrible 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to regard or treat with awe, regard or treat as awful 1c2) to inspire with awe, terrify |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.