Isaiah 6:11
Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
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ASV
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste,
KJV
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וָאֹמַ֕ר | va.'o.Mar | and I said | H559 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | until | H5704 → |
| מָתַ֖י | ma.Tai | when? | H4970 → |
| אֲדֹנָ֑י | 'a.do.Nai | O Lord | H136 → |
| וַיֹּ֡אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| עַ֣ד | 'ad | until | H5704 → |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | <if> | H518 → |
| שָׁא֨וּ | sha.'U | they have lain desolate | H7582 → |
| עָרִ֜ים | 'a.Rim | cities | H5892 → |
| מֵאֵ֣ין | me.'Ein | from not | H369 → |
| יוֹשֵׁ֗ב | yo.Shev | inhabitant | H3427 → |
| וּבָתִּים֙ | u.va.Tim | and houses | H1004 → |
| מֵאֵ֣ין | me.'Ein | from not | H369 → |
| אָדָ֔ם | 'a.Dam | anyone | H120 → |
| וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה | ve.ha.'a.da.Mah | and the ground | H127 → |
| תִּשָּׁאֶ֥ה | ti.sha.'Eh | it will be devastated | H7582 → |
| שְׁמָמָֽה׃ | she.ma.Mah | a desolation | H8077 → |
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