Isaiah

Isaiah 44:19–20

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 44:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And no oneוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
considersיָשִׁ֣יבyā·šîḇVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
inאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his heartלִבּ֗וֹlib·bōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
noוְלֹ֨אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
one has the knowledgeדַ֥עַתḏa·‘aṯNoun - feminine singularH1847 knowledge
or insightתְבוּנָה֮ṯə·ḇū·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
to sayלֵאמֹר֒lê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
I burnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיśā·rap̄·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH8313 burn
halfחֶצְי֞וֹḥeṣ·yōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2677 half
of it inבְמוֹ־ḇə·mōw-PrepositionH1119 in, with, by
the fireאֵ֗שׁ’êšNoun - common singularH784 fire
and Iוְ֠אַףwə·’ap̄ConjunctionH637 also, yea
bakedאָפִ֤יתִי’ā·p̄î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH644 bake
breadלֶ֔חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
its coalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge·ḥā·lāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1513 ember
I roastedאֶצְלֶ֥ה’eṣ·lehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6740 roast flesh
meatבָשָׂ֖רḇā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
and I ateוְאֹכֵ֑לwə·’ō·ḵêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularH398 eat
Shall I makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה’e·‘ĕ·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
something detestableלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הlə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8441 abomination
with the rest of itוְיִתְרוֹ֙wə·yiṯ·rōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3499 remainder, excellence, excess
Shall I bow downאֶסְגּֽוֹד׃’es·gō·wḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH5456 prostrate oneself
to a blockלְב֥וּלlə·ḇūlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH944 produce, outgrowth
of woodעֵ֖ץ‘êṣNoun - masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood

Isaiah 44:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He feeds onרֹעֶ֣הrō·‘ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7462 pasture, tend, graze
ashesאֵ֔פֶר’ê·p̄erNoun - masculine singularH665 ashes
His deludedהוּתַ֖לhū·ṯalVerb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2048 deceive, mock
heartלֵ֥בlêḇNoun - masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
has led him astrayהִטָּ֑הוּhiṭ·ṭā·hūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
and he cannotוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
deliverיַצִּ֤ילyaṣ·ṣîlVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5337 strip, plunder
himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙nap̄·šōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
sayיֹאמַ֔רyō·marVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Is notהֲל֥וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
this thing in my right handבִּימִינִֽי׃סbî·mî·nîPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3225 right hand
a lieשֶׁ֖קֶרše·qerNoun - masculine singularH8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

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Isaiah 44:19 Deuteronomy 27:15 · 1 Kings 11:5 · 1 Kings 11:7 · Hosea 7:2 · Isaiah 45:20 · Deuteronomy 32:46 · Isaiah 5:13 · Exodus 7:23 · Ezekiel 40:4 · 2 Kings 23:13 · Haggai 1:5 · Isaiah 46:8

Isaiah 44:20 Romans 1:28 · Hosea 12:1 · Job 15:31 · Psalm 102:9 · Romans 1:25 · 2 Timothy 2:13 · Hosea 4:12 · 1 Kings 22:20–23 · Isaiah 59:13 · Jeremiah 16:19 · 1 Timothy 4:2 · Isaiah 28:15–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.