Isaiah 47:15

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, [even] thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.

Complete Jewish Bible:

So much for your [wizards], with whom you have worked all your life! Each will wander off in his own direction, and nobody will save you.

Berean Standard Bible:

This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.

American Standard Version:

Thus shall the things be unto thee wherein thou hast labored: they that have trafficked with thee from thy youth shall wander every one to his quarter; there shall be none to save thee.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured{H3021}, even thy merchants{H5503}, from thy youth{H5271}: they shall wander{H8582} every one{H376} to his quarter{H5676}; none shall save{H3467} thee.

Cross-References (KJV):

Revelation 18:11

  • And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

Revelation 18:19

  • And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

Isaiah 56:11

  • Yea, [they are] greedy dogs [which] can never have enough, and they [are] shepherds [that] cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Jeremiah 51:6

  • Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this [is] the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.

Jeremiah 51:9

  • We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up [even] to the skies.

Ezekiel 27:12

  • Tarshish [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all [kind of] riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.

Ezekiel 27:25

  • The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

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Commentary for Isaiah 47:15

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3021
    There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָגַע
    Transliteration: yâgaʻ
    Pronunciation: yaw-gah'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil; faint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.
  2. Strong's Number: H5503
    There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סָחַר
    Transliteration: çâchar
    Pronunciation: saw-khar'
    Description: a primitive root; to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate; go about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.
  3. Strong's Number: H5271
    There are 46 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָעוּר
    Transliteration: nâʻûwr
    Pronunciation: naw-oor'
    Description: or נָעֻר; and (feminine) נְעֻרָה; properly, passive participle from נַעַר as denominative; (only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people); childhood, youth.
  4. Strong's Number: H8582
    There are 45 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תָּעָה
    Transliteration: tâʻâh
    Pronunciation: taw-aw'
    Description: a primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both; (cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.
  5. Strong's Number: H376
    There are 1507 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אִישׁ
    Transliteration: ʼîysh
    Pronunciation: eesh
    Description: contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
  6. Strong's Number: H5676
    There are 84 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֵבֶר
    Transliteration: ʻêber
    Pronunciation: ay'-ber
    Description: from עָבַר; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east); [idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.
  7. Strong's Number: H3467
    There are 198 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָשַׁע
    Transliteration: yâshaʻ
    Pronunciation: yaw-shah'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor; [idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.