Isaiah

Isaiah 24:5–6

⁵The earth is defiled by its people;

they have transgressed the laws;

they have overstepped the decrees

and broken the everlasting covenant.

⁶Therefore a curse has consumed the earth,

and its inhabitants must bear the guilt;

the earth’s dwellers have been burned,

and only a few survive.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The earth	וְהָאָ֥רֶץ	wə·hā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is defiled	חָנְפָ֖ה	ḥā·nə·p̄āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2610 polluted, profane
by	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
its people	יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ	yō·šə·ḇe·hā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
they have transgressed	עָבְר֤וּ	‘ā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the laws	תוֹרֹת֙	ṯō·w·rōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8451 direction, instruction, law
they have overstepped	חָ֣לְפוּ	ḥā·lə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
the decrees	חֹ֔ק	ḥōq	Noun - masculine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and broken	הֵפֵ֖רוּ	hê·p̄ê·rū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H6565 break, frustrate
the everlasting	עוֹלָֽם׃	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
covenant	בְּרִ֥ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a curse	אָלָה֙	’ā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H423 oath
has consumed	אָ֣כְלָה	’ā·ḵə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
the earth	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and its inhabitants	יֹ֣שְׁבֵי	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
must bear the guilt	וַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּ	way·ye’·šə·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H816 offend, be guilty
the earth’s	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
dwellers	יֹ֣שְׁבֵי	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
have been burned	חָרוּ֙	ḥā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2787 be hot, scorched, burn poet
and only a few	אֱנ֖וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H582 man, mankind
survive	וְנִשְׁאַ֥ר	wə·niš·’ar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over

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

Isaiah 24:5 Hebrews 13:20 · Romans 8:20–21 · Daniel 7:25 · Hebrews 9:1 · 2 Kings 22:13–17 · 2 Kings 17:7–23 · 2 Chronicles 33:9 · Genesis 3:17–18 · Psalm 106:36–39 · Genesis 6:11–13 · Daniel 9:10 · Jeremiah 3:1–2

Isaiah 24:6 Malachi 4:1 · Matthew 7:14 · Zechariah 5:3–4 · Romans 9:27 · Leviticus 26:22 · Ezekiel 5:3 · Malachi 4:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.