Isaiah
Isaiah 1:1–2
1This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth,
for the LORD has spoken:
“I have raised children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against Me.
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.
Isaiah 1:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the vision | חֲזוֹן֙ | ḥă·zō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2377 vision |
| concerning | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֖ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and Jerusalem | וִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | wî·rū·šā·lim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Isaiah | יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ | yə·ša‘·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3470 Jeshajah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Amoz | אָמ֔וֹץ | ’ā·mō·wṣ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H531 Amots |
| saw | חָזָ֔ה | ḥā·zāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2372 see, behold |
| during the reigns | בִּימֵ֨י | bî·mê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of Uzziah | עֻזִּיָּ֧הוּ | ‘uz·zî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5818 Uzzijah |
| Jotham | יוֹתָ֛ם | yō·w·ṯām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3147 Jotham |
| Ahaz | אָחָ֥ז | ’ā·ḥāz | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H271 Achaz |
| and Hezekiah | יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ | yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| kings | מַלְכֵ֥י | mal·ḵê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4428 king |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
Isaiah 1:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listen | שִׁמְע֤וּ | šim·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| O heavens | שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and give ear | וְהַאֲזִ֣ינִי | wə·ha·’ă·zî·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | H238 give ear, listen, hear |
| O earth | אֶ֔רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has spoken | דִּבֵּ֑ר | dib·bêr | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| I have raised | גִּדַּ֣לְתִּי | gid·dal·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| children | בָּנִים֙ | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and brought them up | וְרוֹמַ֔מְתִּי | wə·rō·w·mam·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| but they | וְהֵ֖ם | wə·hêm | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| have rebelled | פָּ֥שְׁעוּ | pā·šə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6586 rebel, transgress |
| against Me | בִֽי׃ | ḇî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 1:1 2 Chronicles 26:1–32:33
Isaiah 1:2 Deuteronomy 32:1 · Deuteronomy 30:19 · Micah 1:2 · Deuteronomy 4:26 · Psalm 50:4 · Malachi 1:6 · Micah 6:1–2 · Jeremiah 6:19 · Isaiah 65:2 · Isaiah 30:1 · Isaiah 46:3–4 · Amos 3:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.