Isaiah 44:12
The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
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ASV
The smith maketh an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.
KJV
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| חָרַ֤שׁ | cha.Rash | a craftsman of | H2796 → |
| בַּרְזֶל֙ | bar.Zel | iron | H1270 → |
| מַֽעֲצָ֔ד | ma.'a.Tzad | a tool | H4621 → |
| וּפָעַל֙ | u.fa.'Al | and he works [it] | H6466 → |
| בַּפֶּחָ֔ם | ba.pe.Cham | on the coal[s] | H6352 → |
| וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת | u.vam.ma.ka.Vot | and with <the> hammers | H4717 → |
| יִצְּרֵ֑הוּ | yi.tze.Re.hu | he forms it | H3335 → |
| וַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙ | vai.yif.'a.Le.hu | and he worked it | H6466 → |
| בִּזְר֣וֹעַ | biz.Ro.a' | with [the] arm of | H2220 → |
| כֹּח֔וֹ | ko.Cho | strength his | H3581 → |
| גַּם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → |
| רָעֵב֙ | ra.'Ev | he is hungry | H7456 → |
| וְאֵ֣ין | ve.'Ein | and there not | H369 → |
| כֹּ֔חַ | Ko.ach | [is] strength | H3581 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| שָׁ֥תָה | Sha.tah | he drinks | H8354 → |
| מַ֖יִם | Ma.yim | water | H4325 → |
| וַיִּיעָֽף׃ | vai.yi.'Af | and he grew weary | H3286 → |
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