Isaiah

Isaiah 44:19

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?”

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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

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.