Isaiah 13:19 Go deeper
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And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. (KJV)
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וְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 1
בָבֶל֙va.VelBabylon
Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0894
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Babylon
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0894; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 2
צְבִ֣יtze.Vi[the] beauty of
Lemma: צְבִי (tse.vi) · Strong's: H6643A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 1:19, Isaiah 4:2, Isaiah 23:9, Isaiah 24:16, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6643A; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 3
מַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.Khotkingdoms
Lemma: מַמְלָכָה (mam.la.khah) · Strong's: H4467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 20:9, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4467; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 4
תִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.ret[the] splendor of
Lemma: תִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) · Strong's: H8597
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 28:2, Exodus 28:40, Deuteronomy 26:19, Judges 4:9, 1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8597; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 5
גְּא֣וֹןge.'on[the] pride of
Lemma: גָּאוֹן (ga.on) · Strong's: H1347
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: pride
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Leviticus 26:19, Job 35:12, Job 37:4, Job 38:11, Job 40:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1347; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 6
כַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.Dim[the] Chaldeans
Lemma: כַּשְׂדִּים (kas.di) · Strong's: H3778
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Chaldea
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 25:4, 2 Kings 25:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3778; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 7
כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣תke.mah.pe.Khatlike [the] overthrow of
Lemma: מַהְפֵּכָה (mah.pe.khah) · Strong's: H4114
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: overthrow
Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:23, Isaiah 1:7, Jeremiah 49:18, Jeremiah 50:40, Amos 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4114; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 8
אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 9
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 10
סְדֹ֖םse.DomSodom
Lemma: סְדֹם (se.dom) · Strong's: H5467
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sodom
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5467; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 11
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 12
עֲמֹרָֽה\׃'a.mo.RahGomorrah
Lemma: עֲמֹרָה (a.mo.rah) · Strong's: H6017
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gomorrah
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6017; TAHOT Isaiah 13:19 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| the jewel | → | צְבִי H6643A beauty |
| of the kingdoms | → | מַמְלָכָה H4467 kingdom |
| the glory | → | תִּפְאָרָה H8597 beauty |
| of the pride | → | גָּאוֹן H1347 pride |
| of the Chaldeans | → | כַּשְׂדִּים H3778 Chaldea |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| overthrown | → | מַהְפֵּכָה H4114 overthrow |
| by God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| like Sodom | → | סְדֹם H5467 Sodom |
| and Gomorrah | → | עֲמֹרָה H6017 Gomorrah |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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