Isaiah
Isaiah 42:22–25
22But this is a people plundered and looted,
all trapped in caves or imprisoned in dungeons.
They have become plunder with no one to rescue them,
and loot with no one to say, “Send them back!”
23Who among you will pay attention to this?
Who will listen and obey hereafter?
24Who gave Jacob up for spoil,
and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the LORD,
against whom we have sinned?
They were unwilling to walk in His ways,
and they would not obey His law.
25So He poured out on them His furious anger
and the fierceness of battle.
It enveloped them in flames,
but they did not understand;
it consumed them,
but they did not take it to heart.
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 42:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But this | וְהוּא֮ | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is a people | עַם־ | ‘am- | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| plundered | בָּז֣וּז | bā·zūz | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H962 spoil, plunder |
| and looted | וְשָׁסוּי֒ | wə·šā·sui | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H8154 spoil, plunder |
| all | כֻּלָּ֔ם | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| trapped | הָפֵ֤חַ | hā·p̄ê·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H6351 ensnare |
| in caves | בַּֽחוּרִים֙ | ba·ḥū·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2352 crevice, cell |
| or imprisoned | הָחְבָּ֑אוּ | hā·ḥə·bā·’ū | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2244 withdraw, hide |
| in dungeons | וּבְבָתֵּ֥י | ū·ḇə·ḇāt·tê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1004 house |
| They have become | הָי֤וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| plunder | לָבַז֙ | lā·ḇaz | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H957 spoiling, robbery; spoil, booty |
| with no | וְאֵ֣ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one to rescue them | מַצִּ֔יל | maṣ·ṣîl | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| and loot | מְשִׁסָּ֖ה | mə·šis·sāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4933 booty, plunder |
| with no | וְאֵין־ | wə·’ên- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one to say | אֹמֵ֥ר | ’ō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Send them back | הָשַֽׁב׃ | hā·šaḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
Isaiah 42:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֥י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| among you | בָכֶ֖ם | ḇā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| will pay attention | יַאֲזִ֣ין | ya·’ă·zîn | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H238 give ear, listen, hear |
| to this | זֹ֑את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| will listen | יַקְשִׁ֥ב | yaq·šiḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7181 incline, attend |
| and obey | וְיִשְׁמַ֖ע | wə·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| hereafter | לְאָחֽוֹר׃ | lə·’ā·ḥō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H268 the hinder side, back part |
Isaiah 42:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| gave | נָתַ֨ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֛ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| up for spoil | לִמְשׁוֹסֶה | lim·šō·sɛh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H4882 spoilation |
| and Israel | וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל | wə·yiś·rā·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to the plunderers | לְבֹזְזִ֖ים | lə·ḇō·zə·zîm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H962 spoil, plunder |
| Was it not | הֲל֣וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| against whom | ז֚וּ | zū | Pronoun - relative | H2098 this, that |
| we have sinned | חָטָ֣אנוּ | ḥā·ṭā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H2398 miss |
| They were unwilling | אָב֤וּ | ’ā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H14 be willing, consent |
| to walk | הָל֔וֹךְ | hā·lō·wḵ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in His ways | בִדְרָכָיו֙ | ḇiḏ·rā·ḵāw | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and they would not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| obey | שָׁמְע֖וּ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| His law | בְּתוֹרָתֽוֹ׃ | bə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
Isaiah 42:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So He poured out | וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְ | way·yiš·pōḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| on them | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| His furious | חֵמָ֣ה | ḥê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
| anger | אַפּ֔וֹ | ’ap·pōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| and the fierceness | וֶעֱז֖וּז | we·‘ĕ·zūz | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5807 strength, might, fierceness |
| of battle | מִלְחָמָ֑ה | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| It enveloped them | מִסָּבִיב֙ | mis·sā·ḇîḇ | Preposition-m; Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| in flames | וַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּ | wat·tə·la·hă·ṭê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H3857 blaze up, flame |
| but they did not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| understand | יָדָ֔ע | yā·ḏā‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| it consumed them | וַתִּבְעַר־ | wat·tiḇ·‘ar- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| but they did not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| take | יָשִׂ֥ים | yā·śîm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| it to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| heart | לֵֽב׃פ | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 42:22 Psalm 102:20 · Jeremiah 50:17 · Isaiah 51:23 · Isaiah 24:22 · Psalm 50:22 · Luke 19:41–44 · Jeremiah 51:34–35 · Isaiah 42:7 · Isaiah 52:4–5 · Isaiah 24:18 · Isaiah 18:2 · Isaiah 1:7
Isaiah 42:23 Isaiah 48:18 · Acts 3:22–23
Isaiah 42:25 Isaiah 57:11 · Hosea 7:9 · Malachi 2:2 · Ezekiel 7:8–9 · Psalm 79:5–6 · Nahum 1:6 · Leviticus 26:15–46 · Deuteronomy 32:22 · Ezekiel 20:34 · Revelation 16:1–21 · Isaiah 9:13 · Revelation 9:18–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.