Isaiah 54:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, I—I have prepared an artizan, Blowing on a fire of coals, And bringing out an instrument for his work, And I have prepared a destroyer to destroy.

King James Bible
Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

Hebrew
Behold,
הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

I
אָֽנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

have created
בָּרָ֣אתִי (bā·rā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1254: To create, to cut down, select, feed

the craftsman
חָרָ֔שׁ (ḥā·rāš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2796: A fabricator, any material

who fans
נֹפֵ֙חַ֙ (nō·p̄ê·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5301: To breathe, blow

the coals
פֶּחָ֔ם (pe·ḥām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6352: A coal

into flame
בְּאֵ֣שׁ (bə·’êš)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

and forges
וּמוֹצִ֥יא (ū·mō·w·ṣî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

a weapon
כְלִ֖י (ḵə·lî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

fit for its task;
לְמַעֲשֵׂ֑הוּ (lə·ma·‘ă·śê·hū)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

and I
וְאָנֹכִ֛י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

have created
בָּרָ֥אתִי (bā·rā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1254: To create, to cut down, select, feed

the destroyer
מַשְׁחִ֖ית (maš·ḥîṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin

to wreak havoc.
לְחַבֵּֽל׃ (lə·ḥab·bêl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2254: To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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