Isaiah 23:13
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
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.
קוּם
they raised up
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קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
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שׂוּם
it made/ it
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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כַּשְׂדִּי
the Chaldeans
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כַּשְׂדִּי
a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
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יָסַד
it allocated/ it
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יָסַד
to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
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לֹא
which not
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לֹא
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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הֵן
there!
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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עָרַר
they stripped bare
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עָרַר
to bare; figuratively, to demolish
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