Isaiah
Isaiah 1:21
21See how the faithful city has become a harlot!
She once was full of justice;
righteousness resided within her,
but now only murderers!
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 |
Cross-references
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Zephaniah 3:1–3 · Zechariah 8:3 · Ezekiel 22:1–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.