Isaiah

Isaiah 28:13

¹³Then the word of the LORD to them will become:

“Order on order, order on order,

line on line, line on line;

a little here, a little there,”

so that they will go stumbling backward

and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to them	לָהֶ֜ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
will become	וְהָיָ֨ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Order	צַ֣ו	ṣaw	Noun - masculine singular	H6673 injunction
on order	לָצָ֞ו	lā·ṣāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6673 injunction
order	צַ֤ו	ṣaw	Noun - masculine singular	H6673 injunction
on order	לָצָו֙	lā·ṣāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6673 injunction
line	קַ֤ו	qaw	Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
on line	לָקָו֙	lā·qāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
line	קַ֣ו	qaw	Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
on line	לָקָ֔ו	lā·qāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
a little	זְעֵ֥יר	zə·‘êr	Noun - masculine singular	H2191 a little
here	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
a little	זְעֵ֣יר	zə·‘êr	Noun - masculine singular	H2191 a little
there	שָׁ֑ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
so that	לְמַ֨עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
they will go	יֵלְכ֜וּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
stumbling	וְכָשְׁל֤וּ	wə·ḵā·šə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
backward	אָחוֹר֙	’ā·ḥō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H268 the hinder side, back part
and will be injured	וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ	wə·niš·bā·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7665 break, break in pieces
ensnared	וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ	wə·nō·wq·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3369 lay a bait or lure
and captured	וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃פ	wə·nil·kā·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)

Cross-references

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

Matthew 13:14 · Isaiah 6:9–10 · Matthew 21:44 · 2 Peter 3:16 · Psalm 69:22 · Jeremiah 23:36–38 · Isaiah 28:10 · Isaiah 8:14–15 · 1 Peter 2:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.