Isaiah 11:9

They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
Isaiah 11:9
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Original language (Hebrew)

לֹֽא־יָרֵ֥עוּ וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁחִ֖יתוּ בְּכָל־הַ֣ר קָדְשִׁ֑י כִּֽי־מָלְאָ֣ה הָאָ֗רֶץ דֵּעָה֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כַּמַּ֖יִם לַיָּ֥ם מְכַסִּֽים׃ פ

  1. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. יָרֵ֥עוּya.Re.'u“they will do harm”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָעַע · “be evil” · Strong's H7489A
  3. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. יַשְׁחִ֖יתוּyash.Chi.tu“they will destroy”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁחַת · “to ruin” · Strong's H7843
  5. בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. הַ֣רhar“[the] mountain of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  7. קָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shi“holiness my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  8. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  9. מָלְאָ֣הmal.'Ah“it will be full”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָלֵא · “to fill” · Strong's H4390
  10. הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  11. דֵּעָה֙de.'Ah“knowledge”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דֵּעָה · “knowledge” · Strong's H1844
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. כַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yim“like the waters”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  15. לַיָּ֥םlai.Yam“<to> the sea”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  16. מְכַסִּֽים׃ פme.kha.Sim“[which] cover”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from כָּסָה · “to cover” · Strong's H3680
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)