Isaiah
Isaiah 1:3
3The ox knows its owner,
and the donkey its master’s manger,
but Israel does not know;
My people do not understand.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ox | שׁוֹר֙ | šō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H7794 head of cattle |
| knows | יָדַ֥ע | yā·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| its owner | קֹנֵ֔הוּ | qō·nê·hū | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| and the donkey | וַחֲמ֖וֹר | wa·ḥă·mō·wr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2543 heap |
| its master’s | בְּעָלָ֑יו | bə·‘ā·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1167 owner, lord |
| manger | אֵב֣וּס | ’ê·ḇūs | Noun - masculine singular construct | H18 crib |
| but Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| does not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדַ֔ע | yā·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| My people | עַמִּ֖י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| do not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| understand | הִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ | hiṯ·bō·w·nān | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H995 discern |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.