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For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. (KJV)

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כִּ֣יkifor

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 25:2 word 1

שַׂ֤מְתָּSam.tayou have made

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 2

מֵעִיר֙me.'Irfrom a city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 3

לַגָּ֔לla.Galinto <the> heap

Lemma: גַּל (gal) · Strong's: H1530G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: heap

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 31:46, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:51, Genesis 31:52, Joshua 7:26, Joshua 8:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1530G; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 4

קִרְיָ֥הkir.Yaha town

Lemma: קִרְיָה (qir.yah) · Strong's: H7151

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: town

Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, 1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45, Job 39:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7151; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 5

בְצוּרָ֖הve.tzu.Rahfortified

Lemma: בָּצַר (ba.tsar) · Strong's: H1219

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)

Meaning: to gather/restrain/fortify

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Numbers 13:28, Deuteronomy 1:28, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1219; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 6

לְמַפֵּלָ֑הle.ma.pe.Lahinto a ruin

Lemma: מַפֵּלָה (ma.pe.lah) · Strong's: H4654B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: ruin

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4654B; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 7

אַרְמ֤וֹן'ar.Mona fortress of

Lemma: אַרְמוֹן (ar.mon) · Strong's: H0759H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: citadel: fortress

Used 19 times. Also: Psalms 122:7, Proverbs 18:19, Isaiah 34:13, Jeremiah 6:5, Jeremiah 49:27, Hosea 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0759H; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 8

זָרִים֙za.Rimstrangers

Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: be a stranger

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 29:33, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2114A; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 9

מֵעִ֔ירme.'Irfrom a city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 10

לְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.Lamfor ever

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 11

לֹ֥אlo'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 25:2 word 12

יִבָּנֶֽה\׃yi.ba.Nehit will be rebuilt

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Isaiah 25:2 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Indeed	→	כִּי H3588A for
You have made	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
a heap of rubble	→	גַּל H1530G heap
the fortified	→	בָּצַר H1219 to gather/restrain/fortify
town	→	קִרְיָה H7151 town
a ruin	→	מַפֵּלָה H4654B ruin
The fortress	→	אַרְמוֹן H0759H citadel: fortress
of strangers	→	זוּר H2114A be a stranger
[is] a city [no more]	→	עִיר H5892B city
it will never	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not
be rebuilt	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build

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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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