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Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. (KJV)
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וּבָ֧אu.Va'and it will come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 1
עָלַ֣יִךְ'a.La.yikhon you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 2
רָעָ֗הra.'Ahcalamity
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress: evil
Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 3
לֹ֤אlo'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 47:11 word 4
תֵדְעִי֙te.de.'Iyou will know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqi2fs)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 5
שַׁחְרָ֔הּshach.Rahto charm away it
Lemma: שַׁ֫חַר (sha.char) · Strong's: H7837
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: dawn
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 32:26, Joshua 6:15, Judges 19:25, 1 Samuel 9:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7837; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 6
וְתִפֹּ֤לve.ti.Poland it may fall
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqu3fs)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 7
עָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhon you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 8
הֹוָ֔הho.Vahdisaster
Lemma: הֹוָה (ho.vah) · Strong's: H1943
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: misfortune
Used 3 times. Also: Ezekiel 7:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1943; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 9
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 47:11 word 10
תוּכְלִ֖יtu.khe.Liyou will be able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqi2fs)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 11
כַּפְּרָ֑הּka.pe.Rahto cover it
Lemma: כִּפֶּר (ki.pher) · Strong's: H3722A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to atone
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 32:20, Exodus 29:33, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3722A; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 12
וְתָבֹ֨אve.ta.Vo'and it may come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqu3fs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 13
עָלַ֧יִךְ'a.La.yikhon you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 14
פִּתְאֹ֛םpit.'Omsuddenly
Lemma: פִּתְאֹם (pit.om) · Strong's: H6597
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: suddenly
Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 6:9, Numbers 12:4, Joshua 10:9, Joshua 11:7, 2 Chronicles 29:36, Job 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6597; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 15
שׁוֹאָ֖הsho.'Ahruin
Lemma: שׁוֹאָה (sho.ah) · Strong's: H7722B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: devastation
Used 11 times. Also: Job 30:3, Job 30:14, Job 38:27, Psalms 35:8, Psalms 63:9, Proverbs 3:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7722B; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 16
לֹ֥אlo'[which] 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 47:11 word 17
תֵדָֽעִי\׃te.Da.'iyou will know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqi2fs)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Isaiah 47:11 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But disaster | → | רָעָה H7451I distress: evil |
| will come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| upon you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| you will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| how to charm it away | → | שַׁ֫חַר H7837 dawn |
| A calamity | → | הֹוָה H1943 misfortune |
| will befall | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| that you will be unable | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| to ward off | → | כִּפֶּר H3722A to atone |
| Devastation | → | שׁוֹאָה H7722B devastation |
| will happen | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| suddenly | → | פִּתְאֹם H6597 suddenly |
| and unexpectedly | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
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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