Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 32:28–29
28Israel is a nation devoid of counsel,
with no understanding among them.
29If only they were wise, they would understand it;
they would comprehend their fate.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Deuteronomy 32:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | הֵ֑מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| is a nation | ג֛וֹי | ḡō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| devoid | אֹבַ֥ד | ’ō·ḇaḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H6 perish |
| of counsel | עֵצ֖וֹת | ‘ê·ṣō·wṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H6098 counsel, advice |
| with no | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| understanding | תְּבוּנָֽה׃ | tə·ḇū·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice |
| among them | בָּהֶ֖ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Deuteronomy 32:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If only | ל֥וּ | lū | Preposition | H3863 if |
| they were wise | חָכְמ֖וּ | ḥā·ḵə·mū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2449 be wise |
| they would understand | יַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּ | yaś·kî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7919 be prudent |
| it | זֹ֑את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| they would comprehend | יָבִ֖ינוּ | yā·ḇî·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H995 discern |
| their fate | לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃ | lə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H319 after-part, end |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 32:28 Jeremiah 4:22 · Proverbs 1:7 · Isaiah 27:11 · Hosea 4:6 · Job 28:28 · Deuteronomy 32:6 · Psalm 81:12
Deuteronomy 32:29 Psalm 81:13 · Deuteronomy 5:29 · Hosea 14:9 · Luke 19:41–42 · Luke 12:20 · Psalm 107:43 · Isaiah 10:3 · Isaiah 47:7 · Luke 16:19–25 · Isaiah 48:18–19
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.