Isaiah 15:6
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
מַיִם
the waters of
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מַיִם
Waters. Mayim. God gathered the waters and called them seas. Jesus said rivers of living water will flow from within those who believe in Him.
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כָּלָה
it has wasted away
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כָּלָה
To be completed, to be finished. Kalah. It is finished. The word Jesus cried from the cross. The work of redemption was completely done.
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חָצִיר
grass
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חָצִיר
Grass, vegetation. Chatsir. The grass withers and the flower fades but the word of our God stands forever. Only God's word endures.
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יֶרֶק
greenery
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יֶרֶק
properly, pallor, i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. grass or vegetation
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יָבֵשׁ
it has dried up
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יָבֵשׁ
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
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נִמְרִים
Nimrim
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נִמְרִים
Nimrim, a place East of the Jordan
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דֶּשֶׁא
vegetation
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דֶּשֶׁא
a sprout; by analogy, grass
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מְשַׁמָּה
wastes
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מְשַׁמָּה
a waste or amazement
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