Isaiah

Isaiah 40:27

²⁷Why do you say, O Jacob,

and why do you assert, O Israel,

“My way is hidden from the LORD,

and my claim is ignored by my God”?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you say	תֹאמַר֙	ṯō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
O Jacob	יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and why do you assert	וּתְדַבֵּ֖ר	ū·ṯə·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
My way	דַרְכִּי֙	ḏar·kî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
is hidden	נִסְתְּרָ֤ה	nis·tə·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5641 hide, conceal
from the LORD	מֵֽיְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and my claim	מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י	miš·pā·ṭî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
is ignored	יַעֲבֽוֹר׃	ya·‘ă·ḇō·wr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by my God	וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י	ū·mê·’ĕ·lō·hay	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.