Isaiah 57:9 Go deeper
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And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. (KJV)
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וַתָּשֻׁ֤רִיva.ta.Shu.riand you journeyed
Lemma: שׁוּר (shur) · Strong's: H7788
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)
Meaning: to travel
Used 3 times. Also: Song of Solomon 4:8, Ezekiel 27:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7788; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 1
לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhto the king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 2
בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menwith <the> oil
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: oil
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 3
וַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.Biand you increased
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhw2fs)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 4
רִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhperfumes your
Lemma: רַקּוּחַ (raq.qu.ach) · Strong's: H7547
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: perfumery
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7547; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 5
וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.Chiand you sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVpw2fs)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 6
צִרַ֙יךְ֙tzi.Raikhenvoys your
Lemma: צִיר (tsir) · Strong's: H6735A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: envoy
Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 13:17, Proverbs 25:13, Isaiah 18:2, Jeremiah 49:14, Obadiah 1:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6735A; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 7
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 8
מֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.Chokfrom a distance
Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: distant
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 9
וַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִיva.tash.Pi.liand you showed abasement
Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhw2fs)
Meaning: to abase
Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 10
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 11
שְׁאֽוֹל\׃she.'olSheol
Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hell: Sheol
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Isaiah 57:9 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You went | → | שׁוּר H7788 to travel |
| to [Molech] | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| with oil | → | שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil |
| and multiplied | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| your perfumes | → | רַקּוּחַ H7547 perfumery |
| You have sent | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| your envoys | → | צִיר H6735A envoy |
| a great distance | → | רָחֹק H7350 distant |
| you have descended | → | שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase |
| . . . | → | עַד H5704 till |
| even to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| Sheol itself | → | שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol |
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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