Isaiah 54:16 Go deeper

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Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. (KJV)

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אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 1

בָּרָ֣אתִיba.Ra.tiI created

Lemma: בָּרָא (ba.ra) · Strong's: H1254A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to create

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1254A; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 2

חָרָ֔שׁcha.Rasha craftsman

Lemma: חָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2796

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

Meaning: artificer

Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 28:11, Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23, Deuteronomy 27:15, 1 Samuel 13:19, 2 Samuel 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2796; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 3

נֹפֵ֙חַ֙no.Fe.ach[who] blows

Lemma: נָפַח (na.phach) · Strong's: H5301

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to breathe

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Job 20:26, Job 31:39, Job 41:20, Jeremiah 1:13, Jeremiah 15:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5301; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 4

בְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'Eshon a fire of

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 5

פֶּחָ֔םpe.Chamcharcoal

Lemma: פֶּחָם (pe.cham) · Strong's: H6352

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

Meaning: coal

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 26:21, Isaiah 44:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6352; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 6

וּמוֹצִ֥יאu.mo.Tzi'and [who] produces

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318M

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to come out: produce

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318M; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 7

כְלִ֖יkhe.Lia weapon

Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627

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

Meaning: article/utensil

Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 8

לְמַעֲשֵׂ֑הוּle.ma.'a.Se.hufor work its

Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G

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

Meaning: deed: work

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 9

וְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.Khiand I

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 10

בָּרָ֥אתִיba.Ra.tiI created

Lemma: בָּרָא (ba.ra) · Strong's: H1254A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to create

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1254A; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 11

מַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.Chita destroyer

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

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

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 12

לְחַבֵּֽל\׃le.cha.Belto ruin

Lemma: חָבַל (cha.val) · Strong's: H2254B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to destroy

Used 12 times. Also: Nehemiah 1:7, Job 17:1, Job 34:31, Proverbs 13:13, Ecclesiastes 5:6, Song of Solomon 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2254B; TAHOT Isaiah 54:16 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Behold	→	הֵן H2005 look!
I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
have created	→	בָּרָא H1254A to create
the craftsman	→	חָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים H2796 artificer
who fans	→	נָפַח H5301 to breathe
the coals	→	פֶּחָם H6352 coal
into flame	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
and forges	→	יָצָא H3318M to come out: produce
a weapon	→	כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil
fit for its task	→	מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work
and I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
have created	→	בָּרָא H1254A to create
the destroyer	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
to wreak havoc	→	חָבַל H2254B to destroy

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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