Isaiah 47:15
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
כֵּןkenthusH3651הָיוּ־hayu-they have becomeH1961לָךְlakhfor youאֲשֶׁר'asher[those] whomH834יָגָעַתְּyaga'atyou have laboredH3021סֹחֲרַיִךְsocharayikhtraders yourH5503מִנְּעוּרַיִךְmine'urayikhsince youth<s> yourH5271אִישׁ'isheveryoneH376לְעֶבְרוֹle'evroto side hisH5676תָּעוּta'uthey have wanderedH8582אֵין'einthere notH369מוֹשִׁיעֵךְ׃ סmoshi'ekh[is] a deliverer for youH3467
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