Isaiah

Isaiah 30:10

¹⁰They say to the seers,

“Stop seeing visions!”

and to the prophets,

“Do not prophesy to us the truth!

Speak to us pleasant words;

prophesy illusions.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
say	אָמְר֤וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
to the seers	לָֽרֹאִים֙	lā·rō·’îm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7203 see
Stop	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
seeing visions	תִרְא֔וּ	ṯir·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7200 see
and to the prophets	וְלַ֣חֹזִ֔ים	wə·la·ḥō·zîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2374 seer
Do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
prophesy	תֶחֱזוּ־	ṯe·ḥĕ·zū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2372 see, behold
to us	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
the truth	נְכֹח֑וֹת	nə·ḵō·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5229 straightforwardness, integrity, truth
Speak	דַּבְּרוּ־	dab·bə·rū-	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1696 speak
to us	לָ֣נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
pleasant words	חֲלָק֔וֹת	ḥă·lā·qō·wṯ	Adjective - masculine plural	H2513 portion
prophesy	חֲז֖וּ	ḥă·zū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2372 see, behold
illusions	מַהֲתַלּֽוֹת׃	ma·hă·ṯal·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4123 delusion

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.