Isaiah

Isaiah 17:7–8

⁷In that day men will look to their Maker

and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.

⁸They will not look to the altars

they have fashioned with their hands

or to the Asherahs and incense altars

they have made with their fingers.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In that	הַה֔וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
men	הָאָדָ֖ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
will look	יִשְׁעֶ֥ה	yiš·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8159 gaze
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their Maker	עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ	‘ō·śê·hū	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and turn their eyes	וְעֵינָ֕יו	wə·‘ê·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
look	יִשְׁעֶ֔ה	yiš·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8159 gaze
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the altars	הַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹת	ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4196 altar
they have fashioned	מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
with their hands	יָדָ֑יו	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
or to the Asherahs	וְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים	wə·hā·’ă·šê·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H842 Ashera
and incense altars	וְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃	wə·hā·ḥam·mā·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2553 sun-pillar
they have made	עָשׂ֤וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
with their fingers	אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙	’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H676 finger

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

Isaiah 17:7 Micah 7:7 · Hosea 6:1 · Hosea 3:5

Isaiah 17:8 Isaiah 30:22 · Isaiah 27:9 · Isaiah 2:8 · Micah 5:13–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.