Isaiah

Isaiah 1:29–31

²⁹Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks

in which you have delighted;

you will be embarrassed by the gardens

that you have chosen.

³⁰For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered,

like a garden without water.

³¹The strong man will become tinder

and his work will be a spark;

both will burn together,

with no one to quench the flames.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you will be ashamed	יֵבֹ֔שׁוּ	yê·ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
of the sacred oaks	מֵאֵילִ֖ים	mê·’ê·lîm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram
in which you have delighted	חֲמַדְתֶּ֑ם	ḥă·maḏ·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H2530 desire, take pleasure in
you will be embarrassed	וְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּ	wə·ṯaḥ·pə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2659 be abashed, ashamed
by the gardens	מֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹת	mê·hag·gan·nō·wṯ	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1593 garden
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have chosen	בְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃	bə·ḥar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H977 choose

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you will become	תִֽהְי֔וּ	ṯih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like an oak	כְּאֵלָ֖ה	kə·’ê·lāh	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H424 terebinth
whose leaves	עָלֶ֑הָ	‘ā·le·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5929 leaf, leafage
are withered	נֹבֶ֣לֶת	nō·ḇe·leṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H5034 be senseless, foolish
like a garden	וּֽכְגַנָּ֔ה	ū·ḵə·ḡan·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H1593 garden
without	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
water	מַ֖יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The strong man	הֶחָסֹן֙	he·ḥā·sōn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2634 strong
will become	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
tinder	לִנְעֹ֔רֶת	lin·‘ō·reṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5296 tow
and his work	וּפֹעֲל֖וֹ	ū·p̄ō·‘ă·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6467 doing, deed, work
a spark	לְנִיצ֑וֹץ	lə·nî·ṣō·wṣ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5213 spark
both	שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
will burn	וּבָעֲר֧וּ	ū·ḇā·‘ă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1197 burn, consume
together	יַחְדָּ֖ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
with no one	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to quench the flames	מְכַבֶּֽה׃ס	mə·ḵab·beh	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out

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

Isaiah 1:29 Isaiah 65:3 · Isaiah 57:5 · Isaiah 66:17 · Ezekiel 16:63 · Hosea 4:13

Isaiah 1:30 Jeremiah 17:5–6

Isaiah 1:31 Isaiah 66:24 · Malachi 4:1 · Ezekiel 32:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.