The Meaning of Isaiah 19:10 Explained

Isaiah 19:10

KJV: And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.

YLT: And its foundations have been smitten, All making wages are afflicted in soul.

Darby: And her pillars shall be broken in pieces, and all workers for hire shall be sad of soul.

ASV: And the pillars of Egypt'shall be broken in pieces; all they that work for hire'shall be grieved in soul.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they shall be broken  in the purposes  thereof, all that make  sluices  [and] ponds  for fish. 

What does Isaiah 19:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 19

1  The confusion of Egypt
11  The foolishness of their princes
18  The calling of Egypt into the church
23  The covenant of Egypt, Assyria, and Israel

What do the individual words in Isaiah 19:10 mean?

and will be its foundations broken all who make wages [will be] troubled of soul
וְהָי֥וּ שָׁתֹתֶ֖יהָ מְדֻכָּאִ֑ים כָּל־ עֹ֥שֵׂי שֶׂ֖כֶר אַגְמֵי־ נָֽפֶשׁ

וְהָי֥וּ  and  will  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
שָׁתֹתֶ֖יהָ  its  foundations 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: foundation, support, stay.
מְדֻכָּאִ֑ים  broken 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine plural
Root: דָּכָא  
Sense: to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken.
עֹ֥שֵׂי  who  make 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
שֶׂ֖כֶר  wages 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׂכֶר  
Sense: hire, wages.
אַגְמֵי־  [will  be]  troubled 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אָגֵם  
Sense: stagnant pond.
נָֽפֶשׁ  of  soul 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.

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