Isaiah

Isaiah 45:20

²⁰Come, gather together, and draw near,

you fugitives from the nations.

Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood

and pray to a god that cannot save.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come	וָבֹ֛אוּ	wā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
gather together	הִקָּבְצ֥וּ	hiq·qā·ḇə·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6908 gather, collect
and draw near	הִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּ	hiṯ·nag·gə·šū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
you fugitives	פְּלִיטֵ֣י	pə·lî·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6412 escaped one, fugitive
from the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֑ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
Ignorant	יָדְע֗וּ	yā·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
those who carry	הַנֹּֽשְׂאִים֙	han·nō·śə·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
idols	פִּסְלָ֔ם	pis·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6459 idol, image
of wood	עֵ֣ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and pray	וּמִתְפַּלְלִ֔ים	ū·miṯ·pal·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H6419 intervene, interpose
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a god	אֵ֖ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
that cannot	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
save	יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃	yō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 43:9 · Jeremiah 10:5 · Isaiah 44:17–20 · Isaiah 46:1 · Isaiah 4:2 · Psalm 115:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.