Isaiah

Isaiah 44:20

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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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.