“Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.”
Isaiah 23:13 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Isaiah 23:1317 words
HebrewMeaning
הֵ֣ןhēn
beholdparticleH2005
if · lo · though
אֶ֣רֶץʾereṣ
earthnounH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
כַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkaśədiym
ChaldeansnounH3778
Chaldees · inhabitants of Chaldea
זֶ֤הzeh
heprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
הָ/עָם֙hāʿām
peopleparticleH5971
men · nation · people
לֹ֣אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
הָיָ֔הhāyāh
beaconverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
אַשּׁ֖וּרʾašwr
AsshurnounH804
Assur · Assyria · Assyrians. See
יְסָדָ֣/הּyəsādāh
appointverbH3245
take counsel · establish · (lay the · lay for a) found ···
לְ/צִיִּ֑יםləṣiyiym
wild beast of the desertpronH6728
that dwell in the wilderness
הֵקִ֣ימוּhēqiymw
abideverbH6965
accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···
בחיני/וbḥynyw
towernounH971
בַחוּנָ֗י/וbaḥwnāyw
towernounH971
עֹרְרוּ֙ʿōrərw
make bareverbH6209
break · raise up · utterly
אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔י/הָʾarəmənwōteyhā
castlenounH759
palace. Compare
שָׂמָ֖/הּśāmāh
appointverbH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
לְ/מַפֵּלָֽהləmapēlāh
ruinpronH4654
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.