Isaiah

Isaiah 1:2–5

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.

3The ox knows its owner,

and the donkey its master’s manger,

but Israel does not know;

My people do not understand.”

4Alas, O sinful nation,

a people laden with iniquity,

a brood of evildoers,

children who act corruptly!

They have forsaken the LORD;

they have despised the Holy One of Israel

and turned their backs on Him.

5Why do you want more beatings?

Why do you keep rebelling?

Your head has a massive wound,

and your whole heart is afflicted.

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Isaiah 1:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Listenשִׁמְע֤וּšim·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH8085 hear
O heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙šā·ma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
and give earוְהַאֲזִ֣ינִיwə·ha·’ă·zî·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singularH238 give ear, listen, hear
O earthאֶ֔רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
forכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has spokenדִּבֵּ֑רdib·bêrVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
I have raisedגִּדַּ֣לְתִּיgid·dal·tîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH1431 grow up, become great
childrenבָּנִים֙bā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
and brought them upוְרוֹמַ֔מְתִּיwə·rō·w·mam·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH7311 be high, exalted, rise
but theyוְהֵ֖םwə·hêmConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
have rebelledפָּ֥שְׁעוּpā·šə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6586 rebel, transgress
against Meבִֽי׃ḇîPreposition; first person common singular

Isaiah 1:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The oxשׁוֹר֙šō·wrNoun - masculine singularH7794 head of cattle
knowsיָדַ֥עyā·ḏa‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3045 know
its ownerקֹנֵ֔הוּqō·nê·hūVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7069 get, acquire
and the donkeyוַחֲמ֖וֹרwa·ḥă·mō·wrConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2543 heap
its master’sבְּעָלָ֑יוbə·‘ā·lāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1167 owner, lord
mangerאֵב֣וּס’ê·ḇūsNoun - masculine singular constructH18 crib
but Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
does notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
knowיָדַ֔עyā·ḏa‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3045 know
My peopleעַמִּ֖י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
do notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
understandהִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃hiṯ·bō·w·nānVerb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singularH995 discern

Isaiah 1:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Alasה֣וֹי׀hō·wInterjectionH1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
O sinfulחֹטֵ֗אḥō·ṭêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2398 miss
nationגּ֣וֹיgō·wNoun - masculine singularH1471 nation, people
a peopleעַ֚ם‘amNoun - masculine singularH5971 people
ladenכֶּ֣בֶדke·ḇeḏAdjective - masculine singular constructH3515 heavy
with iniquityעָוֺ֔ן‘ā·wōnNoun - common singularH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
a broodזֶ֣רַעze·ra‘Noun - masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
of evildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםmə·rê·‘îmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH7489 be evil, bad
childrenבָּנִ֖יםbā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
who act corruptlyמַשְׁחִיתִ֑יםmaš·ḥî·ṯîmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH7843 go to ruin (?)
They have forsakenעָזְב֣וּ‘ā·zə·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5800 leave, forsake, loose
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
they have despisedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni·’ă·ṣūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH5006 contemn, spurn
the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁqə·ḏō·wōšAdjective - masculine singular constructH6918 sacred, holy
One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
turnedנָזֹ֥רוּnā·zō·rūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH2114 be a stranger
their backs on Himאָחֽוֹר׃’ā·ḥō·wrNoun - masculine singularH268 the hinder side, back part

Isaiah 1:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whyעַ֣ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
do you want moreע֖וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
beatingsתֻכּ֛וּṯuk·kūVerb - Hofal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5221 smite
Why do you keepתּוֹסִ֣יפוּtō·w·sî·p̄ūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH3254 add
rebellingסָרָ֑הsā·rāhNoun - feminine singularH5627 a turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal
Your headרֹ֣אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singularH7218 head
has a massiveכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
woundלָחֳלִ֔יlā·ḥo·lîPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH2483 sickness
and your wholeוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
heartלֵבָ֖בlê·ḇāḇNoun - masculine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
is afflictedדַּוָּֽי׃daw·wāyAdjective - masculine singularH1742 faint

Cross-references

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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

Isaiah 1:3 Jeremiah 8:7 · Jeremiah 4:22 · Isaiah 44:18 · Isaiah 5:12 · Matthew 13:13–15 · Psalm 94:8 · Romans 1:28 · Isaiah 27:11 · 2 Peter 3:5 · Deuteronomy 32:28–29 · Proverbs 6:6 · Jeremiah 9:3–6

Isaiah 1:4 Isaiah 5:24 · Jeremiah 2:17 · Jeremiah 2:13 · Romans 8:7 · Jeremiah 2:19 · Matthew 3:7 · Acts 7:51–52 · Isaiah 5:19 · Jeremiah 7:19

Isaiah 1:5 Daniel 9:8–11 · Ezekiel 24:13 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Revelation 16:8–11 · Zephaniah 3:1–4 · Isaiah 31:6 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Jeremiah 2:30 · Hebrews 12:5–8 · Isaiah 33:24 · Jeremiah 9:3 · Jeremiah 6:28–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.