Isaiah
Isaiah 1:4
4Alas, O sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
a brood of evildoers,
children who act corruptly!
They have forsaken the LORD;
they have despised the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on Him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alas | ה֣וֹי׀ | hō·w | Interjection | H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha |
| O sinful | חֹטֵ֗א | ḥō·ṭê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| nation | גּ֣וֹי | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| a people | עַ֚ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| laden | כֶּ֣בֶד | ke·ḇeḏ | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H3515 heavy |
| with iniquity | עָוֺ֔ן | ‘ā·wōn | Noun - common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| a brood | זֶ֣רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| of evildoers | מְרֵעִ֔ים | mə·rê·‘îm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H7489 be evil, bad |
| children | בָּנִ֖ים | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| who act corruptly | מַשְׁחִיתִ֑ים | maš·ḥî·ṯîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| They have forsaken | עָזְב֣וּ | ‘ā·zə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| they have despised | נִֽאֲצ֛וּ | ni·’ă·ṣū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H5006 contemn, spurn |
| the Holy | קְד֥וֹשׁ | qə·ḏō·wōš | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H6918 sacred, holy |
| One of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| turned | נָזֹ֥רוּ | nā·zō·rū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2114 be a stranger |
| their backs on Him | אָחֽוֹר׃ | ’ā·ḥō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H268 the hinder side, back part |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 5:24 · Jeremiah 2:17 · Jeremiah 2:13 · Romans 8:7 · Jeremiah 2:19 · Matthew 3:7 · Acts 7:51–52 · Isaiah 5:19 · Jeremiah 7:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.