Isaiah 47:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But evil 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
will comeוּבָ֧א
(u·va)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
on you Which you will not knowתֵדְעִי֙
(te·de·'i)
3045: to knowa prim. root
how to charm away;שַׁחְרָ֔הּ
(shach·rah,)
7837: dawnfrom an unused word
And disasterהֹוָ֔ה
(ho·vah,)
1943: a ruin, disasterfrom havah
will fallוְתִפֹּ֤ל
(ve·tip·pol)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
on you For which you cannotתוּכְלִ֖י
(tu·che·li)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
atone;כַּפְּרָ֑הּ
(kap·pe·rah;)
3722a: to cover over, pacify, make propitiationdenominative verb from kopher
And destruction 
 
7724b: devastation, ruin, wastefrom an unused word
about which you do not knowתֵדָֽעִי׃
(te·da·'i.)
3045: to knowa prim. root
Will comeוְתָבֹ֨א
(ve·ta·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
on you suddenly.פִּתְאֹ֛ם
(pit·'om)
6597: suddenness, suddenlyfrom the same as petha


















KJV Lexicon
Therefore shall evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
upon thee thou shalt not know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
from whence it riseth
shachar  (shakh'-ar)
dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial) -- day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.
and mischief
hovah  (ho-vaw')
ruin -- mischief.
shall fall
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
upon thee thou shalt not be able
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
to put it off
kaphar  (kaw-far')
to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cance
and desolation
show'  (sho)
a tempest; by implication, devastation -- desolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.
shall come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
upon thee suddenly
pith'owm  (pith-ome')
instantly -- straightway, sudden(-ly).
which thou shalt not know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But evil will come on you Which you will not know how to charm away; And disaster will fall on you For which you cannot atone; And destruction about which you do not know Will come on you suddenly.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But disaster will happen to you; you will not know how to avert it. And it will fall on you, but you will be unable to ward it off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.

International Standard Version
"But disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will not be able to ward off; and devastation will come upon you suddenly, and you won't anticipate it.

NET Bible
Disaster will overtake you; you will not know how to charm it away. Destruction will fall on you; you will not be able to appease it. Calamity will strike you suddenly, before you recognize it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But evil will happen to you. You won't know how to keep it away. Disaster will strike you. You won't be able to stop it. Destruction will overtake you suddenly. You won't expect it.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore shall evil come upon you; you shall not know from where it rises: and mischief shall fall upon you; you shall not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon you suddenly, which you shall not know.
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