Isaiah

Isaiah 1:21–22

²¹See how the faithful city has become a harlot!

She once was full of justice;

righteousness resided within her,

but now only murderers!

²²Your silver has become dross;

your fine wine is diluted with water.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
how	אֵיכָה֙	’ê·ḵāh	Interjection	H349 How?
the faithful	נֶאֱמָנָ֑ה	ne·’ĕ·mā·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H539 confirm, support
city	קִרְיָ֖ה	qir·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7151 town, city
has become	הָיְתָ֣ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a harlot	לְזוֹנָ֔ה	lə·zō·w·nāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
She once was full of justice	מִשְׁפָּ֗ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
righteousness	צֶ֛דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
resided	יָלִ֥ין	yā·lîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
within her	בָּ֖הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
but now only	וְעַתָּ֥ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
murderers	מְרַצְּחִֽים׃	mə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7523 murder, slay

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your silver	כַּסְפֵּ֖ךְ	kas·pêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3701 silver, money
has become	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
dross	לְסִיגִ֑ים	lə·sî·ḡîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5509 a moving back or away
your fine wine	סָבְאֵ֖ךְ	sā·ḇə·’êḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5435 drink, liquor
is diluted	מָה֥וּל	mā·hūl	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H4107 circumcise, weaken
with water	בַּמָּֽיִם׃	bam·mā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 1:21 Zephaniah 3:1–3 · Zechariah 8:3 · Ezekiel 22:1–23

Isaiah 1:22 Ezekiel 22:18–22 · Hosea 4:18 · Jeremiah 6:28–30 · Lamentations 4:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.