Isaiah

Isaiah 3:14–15

¹⁴The LORD brings this charge

against the elders and leaders of His people:

“You have devoured the vineyard;

the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

¹⁵Why do you crush My people

and grind the faces of the poor?”

declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
brings	יָב֔וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
this charge	בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט	bə·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
against	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the elders	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
and leaders	וְשָׂרָ֑יו	wə·śā·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of His people	עַמּ֖וֹ	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
You	וְאַתֶּם֙	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
have devoured	בִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣ם	bi·‘ar·tem	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H1197 burn, consume
the vineyard	הַכֶּ֔רֶם	hak·ke·rem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3754 vineyard
the plunder	גְּזֵלַ֥ת	gə·zê·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1500 plunder, spoil
of the poor	הֶֽעָנִ֖י	he·‘ā·nî	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
is in your houses	בְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃	bə·ḇāt·tê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1004 house

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	מַלָּכֶם	mal·lå̄·ḵɛm	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you crush	תְּדַכְּא֣וּ	tə·ḏak·kə·’ū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1792 crush
My people	עַמִּ֔י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
and grind	תִּטְחָ֑נוּ	tiṭ·ḥā·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2912 grind
the faces	וּפְנֵ֥י	ū·p̄ə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the poor	עֲנִיִּ֖ים	‘ă·nî·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃ס	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

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

Isaiah 3:14 Job 22:4 · Job 24:9 · Amos 4:1 · Jeremiah 5:27 · James 2:6 · Isaiah 5:7 · Psalm 143:2 · Isaiah 3:2–3 · Psalm 14:4

Isaiah 3:15 Micah 3:2–3 · Psalm 94:5 · Amos 8:4–6 · Amos 2:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.