Isaiah

Isaiah 28:20

20Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on,

and the blanket too small to wrap around you.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Indeedכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the bedהַמַּצָּ֖עham·maṣ·ṣā‘Article; Noun - masculine singularH4702 couch, bed
is too shortקָצַ֥רqā·ṣarVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7114 be short
to stretch out onמֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַmê·hiś·tā·rê·a‘Preposition-m; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive constructH8311 extend
and the blanketוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הwə·ham·mas·sê·ḵāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4541 molten metal, or image
too smallצָ֖רָהṣā·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
to wrap around youכְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃kə·hiṯ·kan·nêsPreposition-k; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive constructH3664 gather, collect

Cross-references

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

Isaiah 64:6 · 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 · Romans 9:30–32 · Isaiah 59:5–6 · Isaiah 57:12–13 · Isaiah 66:3–6 · Jeremiah 7:8–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.