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Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. (KJV)
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בּ֣וֹשִׁיBo.o.shibe ashamed
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 1
צִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonO Sidon
Lemma: צִידוֹן (tsi.don) · Strong's: H6721H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sidon
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 49:13, Judges 1:31, Judges 10:6, Judges 18:28, 2 Samuel 24:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6721H; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 2
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 3
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marit has said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 4
יָ֔םYam[the] sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 5
מָע֥וֹזma.'oz[the] stronghold of
Lemma: מָעוֹז (ma.oz) · Strong's: H4581
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: security
Used 35 times. Also: Judges 6:26, 2 Samuel 22:33, Nehemiah 8:10, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 28:8, Psalms 31:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4581; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 6
הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 7
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 8
לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 9
חַ֣לְתִּיChal.tiI have been in labor
Lemma: חוּל (chul) · Strong's: H2342I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to twist: writh in pain
Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:25, 1 Samuel 31:3, 1 Chronicles 10:3, Job 15:20, Psalms 77:16, Isaiah 13:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2342I; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 10
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 11
יָלַ֗דְתִּיya.Lad.tiI have given birth
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 12
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 13
גִדַּ֛לְתִּיgi.Dal.tiI have brought up
Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to magnify
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 14
בַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.Rimyoung men
Lemma: בָּחוּר (ba.chur) · Strong's: H0970
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: youth
Used 44 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:25, Judges 14:10, Ruth 3:10, 1 Samuel 8:16, 1 Samuel 9:2, 2 Kings 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0970; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 15
רוֹמַ֥מְתִּיro.Mam.tiI have raised
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 16
בְתוּלֽוֹת\׃ve.tu.Lotyoung women
Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: virgin
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 21:3, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT Isaiah 23:4 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Be ashamed | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
| O Sidon | → | צִידוֹן H6721H Sidon |
| the stronghold | → | מָעוֹז H4581 security |
| of the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| has spoken | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I have not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| been in labor | → | חוּל H2342I to twist: writh in pain |
| or given birth | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| I have not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| raised | → | גָּדַל H1431 to magnify |
| young men | → | בָּחוּר H0970 youth |
| or brought up | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| young women | → | בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin |
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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