Isaiah

Isaiah 44:17–20

¹⁷From the rest he makes a god, his graven image.

He bows down to it and worships;

he prays to it and says,

“Save me, for you are my god.”

¹⁸They do not comprehend or discern,

for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see

and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

¹⁹And no one considers in his heart,

no one has the knowledge or insight to say,

“I burned half of it in the fire,

and I baked bread on its coals;

I roasted meat and I ate.

Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it?

Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”

²⁰He feeds on ashes.

His deluded heart has led him astray,

and he cannot deliver himself or say,

“Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”

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Isaiah 44:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From the rest	וּשְׁאֵ֣רִית֔וֹ	ū·šə·’ê·rî·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
he makes	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a god	לְאֵ֥ל	lə·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
his graven image	לְפִסְל֑וֹ	lə·p̄is·lōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6459 idol, image
He bows down to it	יִסְגּוֹד	yis·gōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5456 prostrate oneself
and worships	וְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙	wə·yiš·ta·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
he prays	וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל	wə·yiṯ·pal·lêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6419 intervene, interpose
to it	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and says	וְיֹאמַר֙	wə·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Save me	הַצִּילֵ֔נִי	haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אָֽתָּה׃	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are my god	אֵלִ֖י	’ê·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H410 god

Isaiah 44:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
comprehend	יָדְע֖וּ	yā·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
discern	יָבִ֑ינוּ	yā·ḇî·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H995 discern
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He has shut	טַ֤ח	ṭaḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2902 over-spread, over-lay, coat, besmear
their eyes	עֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם	‘ê·nê·hem	Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
so they cannot see	מֵֽרְאוֹת֙	mê·rə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
and	לִבֹּתָֽם׃	lib·bō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
so they cannot understand	מֵהַשְׂכִּ֖יל	mê·haś·kîl	Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7919 be prudent

Isaiah 44:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And no one	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
considers	יָשִׁ֣יב	yā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his heart	לִבּ֗וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
no	וְלֹ֨א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one has the knowledge	דַ֥עַת	ḏa·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
or insight	תְבוּנָה֮	ṯə·ḇū·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
to say	לֵאמֹר֒	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I burned	שָׂרַ֣פְתִּי	śā·rap̄·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8313 burn
half	חֶצְי֞וֹ	ḥeṣ·yōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2677 half
of it in	בְמוֹ־	ḇə·mōw-	Preposition	H1119 in, with, by
the fire	אֵ֗שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and I	וְ֠אַף	wə·’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
baked	אָפִ֤יתִי	’ā·p̄î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H644 bake
bread	לֶ֔חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
its coals	גֶּחָלָיו֙	ge·ḥā·lāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1513 ember
I roasted	אֶצְלֶ֥ה	’eṣ·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6740 roast flesh
meat	בָשָׂ֖ר	ḇā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
and I ate	וְאֹכֵ֑ל	wə·’ō·ḵêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H398 eat
Shall I make	אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה	’e·‘ĕ·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
something detestable	לְתוֹעֵבָ֣ה	lə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8441 abomination
with the rest of it	וְיִתְרוֹ֙	wə·yiṯ·rōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
Shall I bow down	אֶסְגּֽוֹד׃	’es·gō·wḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5456 prostrate oneself
to a block	לְב֥וּל	lə·ḇūl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H944 produce, outgrowth
of wood	עֵ֖ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood

Isaiah 44:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He feeds on	רֹעֶ֣ה	rō·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
ashes	אֵ֔פֶר	’ê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H665 ashes
His deluded	הוּתַ֖ל	hū·ṯal	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2048 deceive, mock
heart	לֵ֥ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
has led him astray	הִטָּ֑הוּ	hiṭ·ṭā·hū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
and he cannot	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
deliver	יַצִּ֤יל	yaṣ·ṣîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
himself	נַפְשׁוֹ֙	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
say	יֹאמַ֔ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Is not	הֲל֥וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
this thing in my right hand	בִּימִינִֽי׃ס	bî·mî·nî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3225 right hand
a lie	שֶׁ֖קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood