Isaiah 47:15

47:14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. themselves: Heb. their souls

Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.

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The things that you labored in will be like this: those who have trafficked with you from your youth will each wander in his own way. There will be no one to save you.

Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.

Thus shall they be to you with whom you have labored, even your merchants, from your youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save you.

What does Isaiah 47:15 mean?

Isaiah 47:15 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָגַע (yâgaʻ), סָחַר (çâchar), נָעוּר (nâʻûwr).

Hebrew interlinear

Thus

shall

they

unto

thee

with

whom

thou

hast

laboured,יָגַעyâgaʻ/yaw-gah'/H3021properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil

even

thy

merchants,סָחַרçâchar/saw-khar'/H5503to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate

from

thy

youth:נָעוּרnâʻûwr/naw-oor'/H5271(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)

they

shall

wanderתָּעָהtâʻâh/taw-aw'/H8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both

every

oneאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

his

quarter;עֵבֶרʻêber/ay'-ber/H5676properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)

none

shall

saveיָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

thee.

Topics

Babylon Idolatry Merchant

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Isaiah 47:12

Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

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What does Isaiah 47:15 say?

Isaiah 47:15 (King James Version) reads: "Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee."

Is Isaiah 47:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 47:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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