Isaiah
Isaiah 32:5–6
5No longer will a fool be called noble,
nor a scoundrel be respected.
6For a fool speaks foolishness;
his mind plots iniquity.
He practices ungodliness
and speaks falsely about the LORD;
he leaves the hungry empty
and deprives the thirsty of drink.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 32:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | ע֛וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| a fool | לְנָבָ֖ל | lə·nā·ḇāl | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular | H5036 foolish, senseless |
| be called | יִקָּרֵ֥א | yiq·qā·rê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| noble | נָדִ֑יב | nā·ḏîḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H5081 inclined, generous, noble |
| nor | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a scoundrel | וּלְכִילַ֕י | ū·lə·ḵî·lay | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3596 knave |
| be respected | שֽׁוֹעַ׃ | šō·w·a‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H7771 (free), independent, noble |
Isaiah 32:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a fool | נָבָל֙ | nā·ḇāl | Adjective - masculine singular | H5036 foolish, senseless |
| speaks | יְדַבֵּ֔ר | yə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| foolishness | נְבָלָ֣ה | nə·ḇā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5039 senselessness |
| his mind | וְלִבּ֖וֹ | wə·lib·bōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| plots | יַעֲשֶׂה־ | ya·‘ă·śeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| iniquity | אָ֑וֶן | ’ā·wen | Noun - masculine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
| He practices | לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| ungodliness | חֹ֗נֶף | ḥō·nep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H2612 profaneness |
| and speaks | וּלְדַבֵּ֤ר | ū·lə·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| falsely | תּוֹעָ֔ה | tō·w·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8442 wandering, error |
| about | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| he leaves the hungry | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| empty | לְהָרִיק֙ | lə·hā·rîq | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7324 make empty, empty out |
| and deprives the thirsty | צָמֵ֖א | ṣā·mê | Adjective - masculine singular | H6771 thirsty |
| of | יַחְסִֽיר׃ | yaḥ·sîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease |
| drink | וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה | ū·maš·qeh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4945 butler, cup-bearer |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 32:5 Isaiah 5:20 · Psalm 15:4 · Malachi 3:18
Isaiah 32:6 Matthew 15:19 · Matthew 23:13 · 1 Samuel 24:13 · Isaiah 3:15 · Acts 5:3–4 · Acts 8:21–22 · Proverbs 11:24–26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.