Isaiah
Isaiah 44:17
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.”
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.