Isaiah

Isaiah 42:24

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.

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.