Isaiah 15:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For the watersמֵ֥י
(mei)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
of Nimrimנִמְרִ֖ים
(nim·rim)
5249: a place in Moabfrom the same as namer
are desolate.מְשַׁמֹּ֣ות
(me·sham·mo·vt)
4923: devastation, waste, horrorfrom shamem
Surelyכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
the grassחָצִיר֙
(cha·tzir)
2682: green grass, herbagefrom an unused word
is withered,יָבֵ֤שׁ
(ya·vesh)
3001: to be dry, dried up, or withereda prim. root
the tender grassדֶ֔שֶׁא
(de·she,)
1877: grassfrom dasha
diedכָּ֣לָה
(ka·lah)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
out, There is noלֹ֥א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
green thing.יֶ֖רֶק
(ye·rek)
3418: green, greennessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
For the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
of Nimrim
Nimriym  (nim-reem')
clear waters; Nimrim, a place East of the Jordan -- Nimrim.
shall be desolate
mshammah  (mesh-am-maw')
a waste or amazement -- astonishment, desolate.
for the hay
chatsiyr  (khaw-tseer')
grass; also a leek (collectively) -- grass, hay, herb, leek.
is withered away
yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
the grass
deshe'  (deh'-sheh)
a sprout; by analogy, grass -- (tender) grass, green, (tender)herb.
faileth
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
there is no green thing
yereq  (yeh'-rek)
pallor, i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. grass or vegetation -- grass, green (thing).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the waters of Nimrim are desolate. Surely the grass is withered, the tender grass died out, There is no green thing.

King James Bible
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The waters of Nimrim are desolate; the grass is withered, the foliage is gone, and the vegetation has vanished.

International Standard Version
The Nimrim waters are desolate; the grass is withered, its vegetation gone; there is no foliage left.

NET Bible
For the waters of Nimrim are gone; the grass is dried up, the vegetation has disappeared, and there are no plants.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Nimrim Brook has run dry! The grass dries up, the vegetation withers, and nothing green is left.

King James 2000 Bible
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the green grass has withered away, the grass fails, there is no green thing.
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