“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”Isaiah 9:10
Original language and places
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)
לְבֵנִ֥ים נָפָ֖לוּ וְגָזִ֣ית נִבְנֶ֑ה שִׁקְמִ֣ים גֻּדָּ֔עוּ וַאֲרָזִ֖ים נַחֲלִֽיף׃
- לְבֵנִ֥יםle.ve.Nim“bricks”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from לְבֵנָה · “brick” · Strong's H3843
- נָפָ֖לוּna.Fa.lu“they have fallen”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
- וְגָזִ֣יתve.ga.Zit“and hewn [stone]”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גָּזִית · “cutting” · Strong's H1496
- נִבְנֶ֑הniv.Neh“we will rebuild”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
- שִׁקְמִ֣יםshik.Mim“sycamores”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁקְמָה · “sycamore” · Strong's H8256
- גֻּדָּ֔עוּgu.Da.'u“they have been cut down”Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from גָּדַע · “to cut down|off” · Strong's H1438
- וַאֲרָזִ֖יםva.'a.ra.Zim“and cedars”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶז · “cedar” · Strong's H0730
- נַחֲלִֽיף׃na.cha.Lif“we will substitute”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from חָלַף · “to pass” · Strong's H2498
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)