Isaiah

Isaiah 2:8–9

⁸Their land is full of idols;

they bow down to the work of their hands,

to what their fingers have made.

⁹So mankind is brought low,

and man is humbled —

do not forgive them!

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Their land	אַרְצ֖וֹ	’ar·ṣōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land
is full of	וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א	wat·tim·mā·lê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4390 be full, fill
idols	אֱלִילִ֑ים	’ĕ·lî·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H457 felt to suggest
they bow down	יִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֔וּ	yiš·ta·ḥă·wū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to the work	לְמַעֲשֵׂ֤ה	lə·ma·‘ă·śêh	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
of their hands	יָדָיו֙	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
to what	לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	la·’ă·šer	Preposition-l; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
their fingers	אֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃	’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H676 finger
have made	עָשׂ֖וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So mankind	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
is brought low	וַיִּשַּׁ֥ח	way·yiš·šaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
and man	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
is humbled	וַיִּשְׁפַּל־	way·yiš·pal-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8213 be or become low, be abased
do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
forgive	תִּשָּׂ֖א	tiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
them	לָהֶֽם׃	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

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

Isaiah 2:8 Psalm 115:4–8 · Revelation 9:20 · Isaiah 37:19 · Jeremiah 2:28

Isaiah 2:9 Isaiah 5:15 · Romans 3:23 · Mark 3:29 · Nehemiah 4:5 · Isaiah 27:11 · Joshua 24:19 · Jeremiah 18:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.