Isaiah 51:19
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee? | These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you? | These two things are befallen thee, who shall bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort thee? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| two [things] | שְׁתַּ֤יִם | she-TA-yim | H8147 | twoשְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) |
| they | הֵ֙נָּה֙ | he-nah | H2007 | they(fem.)הֵנָּה (hen.nah) they, these, the same, who A grammatical form of hu (הוּא "he/she/it" H1931) |
| [have] happened to you | קֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְ | ko-re-'o-TA-yikh | H7122I | to encounter: meetקָרָא (qa.ra) : meet 1) to encounter, befall, meet 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to meet, encounter 1a2) to befall (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to meet, meet unexpectedly 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to meet |
| who? | מִ֖י | mi | H4310 | who?מִי (mi) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever |
| does he show sympathy | יָנ֣וּד | ya-NUD | H5110 | to wanderנוּד (nud) 1) to shake, waver, wander, move to and fro, flutter, show grief, have compassion on 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to move to and fro, wander (aimlessly), take flight 1a2) to flutter 1a3) to waver, wave, shake 1a4) to show grief 1a4a) to lament, condole, show sympathy 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to wander (aimlessly) 1b2) to make a wagging, wag (with the head) 1c) (Hithpolel) 1c1) to move oneself to and fro, sway, totter 1c2) to shake oneself 1c3) to bemoan oneself |
| the devastation | הַשֹּׁ֧ד | ha-SHOD | H7701 | violenceשֹׁד (shod) 1) havoc, violence, destruction, devastation, ruin 1a) violence, havoc (as social sin) 1b) devastation, ruin |
| and the destruction | וְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶר | ve-ha-SHE-ver | H7667 | breakingשֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) 1) breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash, ruin, shattering 1a) breaking, fracture, shattering, crushing 1b) crashing 1c) breaking (of a dream), interpretation 1d) quarries |
| and the famine | וְהָרָעָ֥ב | ve-ha-ra-'AV | H7458 | famineרָעָב (ra.av) 1) famine, hunger 1a) famine (in land, nation) 1a1) of Jehovah's word (fig) 1b) hunger (of individuals) |
| and the sword | וְהַחֶ֖רֶב | ve-ha-CHE-rev | H2719 | swordחֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone |
| who? | מִ֥י | mi | H4310 | who?מִי (mi) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever |
| do I comfort you | אֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃ | 'a-na-cha-MEKH | H5162G | to be sorry: comfortנָחַם (na.cham) : comfort 1) to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be sorry, be moved to pity, have compassion 1a2) to be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent 1a3) to comfort oneself, be comforted 1a4) to comfort oneself, ease oneself 1b) (Piel) to comfort, console 1c) (Pual) to be comforted, be consoled 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to be sorry, have compassion 1d2) to rue, repent of 1d3) to comfort oneself, be comforted 1d4) to ease oneself Also means: na.cham (נָחַם ": relent" H5162H) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.