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Isaiah 38:12

My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.
Isaiah 38:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

דּוֹרִ֗י נִסַּ֧ע וְנִגְלָ֛ה מִנִּ֖י כְּאֹ֣הֶל רֹעִ֑י קִפַּ֨דְתִּי כָאֹרֵ֤ג חַיַּי֙ מִדַּלָּ֣ה יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִי מִיּ֥וֹם עַד־לַ֖יְלָה תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃

  1. דּוֹרִ֗יdo.Ri“dwelling-place my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from דּוֹר · “generation” · Strong's H1755
  2. נִסַּ֧עni.Sa'“it has been pulled up”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָסַע · “to set out” · Strong's H5265
  3. וְנִגְלָ֛הve.nig.Lah“and it has been removed”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּלָה · “remove” · Strong's H1540K
  4. מִנִּ֖יmi.Ni“from me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  5. כְּאֹ֣הֶלke.'O.hel“like [the] tent of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  6. רֹעִ֑יro.'I“shepherd my”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  7. קִפַּ֨דְתִּיki.Pad.ti“I have rolled up”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קָפַד · “to roll” · Strong's H7088
  8. כָאֹרֵ֤גkha.'o.Reg“like <the> weaver”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָרַג · “to weave” · Strong's H0707
  9. חַיַּי֙chai.Yai“life my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  10. מִדַּלָּ֣הmi.da.Lah“from [the] loom”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּלָּה · “hair” · Strong's H1803A
  11. יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִיye.va.tze.'E.ni“he cuts off me”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בָּצַע · “to cut off” · Strong's H1214G
  12. מִיּ֥וֹםmi.Yom“from day”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  13. עַד־'ad-“unto”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  14. לַ֖יְלָהLay.lah“night”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  15. תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃tash.li.Me.ni“you make an end of me”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שָׁלֵם · “to complete” · Strong's H7999A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)