Isaiah 47:11
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.”
כָּפַר
Cover, atone. Kaphar. To cover over sin. The root of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. At the cross Jesus made the ultimate kaphar, covering our sin completely and forever.
שַׁחַר
to charm away/ it
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שַׁחַר
Dawn, daybreak, morning light. Shachar. Your light shall break forth like the dawn. God's breakthroughs often come after the darkest part of the night.
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רַע
calamity
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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יָדַע
you will know
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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עַל
on/ you
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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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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יָכֹל
you will be able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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שׁוֹא
ruin
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שׁוֹא
a tempest; by implication, devastation
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פִּתְאוֹם
suddenly
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פִּתְאוֹם
instantly
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