Isaiah

Isaiah 1:21–23

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.

²³Your rulers are rebels,

friends of thieves.

They all love bribes

and chasing after rewards.

They do not defend the fatherless,

and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

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Isaiah 1:21

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

Isaiah 1:22

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

Isaiah 1:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your rulers	שָׂרַ֣יִךְ	śā·ra·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
are rebels	סוֹרְרִ֗ים	sō·wr·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5637 be stubborn, rebellious
friends	וְחַבְרֵי֙	wə·ḥaḇ·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2270 united, associate, companion
of thieves	גַּנָּבִ֔ים	gan·nā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1590 thief
They all	כֻּלּוֹ֙	kul·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
love	אֹהֵ֣ב	’ō·hêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H157 love
bribes	שֹׁ֔חַד	šō·ḥaḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H7810 present
and chasing after	וְרֹדֵ֖ף	wə·rō·ḏêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
rewards	שַׁלְמֹנִ֑ים	šal·mō·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8021 reward, bribe
They do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
defend	יִשְׁפֹּ֔טוּ	yiš·pō·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
the fatherless	יָתוֹם֙	yā·ṯō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
and the plea	וְרִ֥יב	wə·rîḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7379 strife, dispute
of the widow	אַלְמָנָ֖ה	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
never	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
comes	יָב֥וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
before them	אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃פ	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to

Cross-references

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

Isaiah 1:23 Micah 7:3 · Zechariah 7:10 · Exodus 23:8 · Acts 4:5–11 · Luke 18:2–5 · Malachi 3:5 · Jeremiah 5:28–29 · Luke 19:46 · Isaiah 10:1–2 · Isaiah 3:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.