Isaiah

Isaiah 46:6–7

⁶They pour out their bags of gold

and weigh out silver on scales;

they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god,

so they can bow down and worship.

⁷They lift it to their shoulder

and carry it along;

they set it in its place, and there it stands,

not budging from that spot.

They cry out to it, but it does not answer;

it saves no one from his troubles.

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Isaiah 46:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They pour out	הַזָּלִ֤ים	haz·zā·lîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2107 lavish
their bags	מִכִּ֔יס	mik·kîs	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3599 bag, purse
of gold	זָהָב֙	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and weigh out	יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּ	yiš·qō·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8254 weigh
silver	וְכֶ֖סֶף	wə·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
on scales	בַּקָּנֶ֣ה	baq·qā·neh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7070 stalk, reed
they hire	יִשְׂכְּר֤וּ	yiś·kə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7936 hire
a goldsmith	צוֹרֵף֙	ṣō·w·rêp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test
to fashion it	וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ	wə·ya·‘ă·śê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
into a god	אֵ֔ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
so they can bow down	יִסְגְּד֖וּ	yis·gə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5456 prostrate oneself
and	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
worship	יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃	yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down

Isaiah 46:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They lift	יִ֠שָּׂאֻהוּ	yiś·śā·’u·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
it to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their shoulder	כָּתֵ֨ף	kā·ṯêp̄	Noun - feminine singular	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
and carry it along	יִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּ	yis·bə·lu·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5445 bear
they set	וְיַנִּיחֻ֤הוּ	wə·yan·nî·ḥu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
it in its place	תַחְתָּיו֙	ṯaḥ·tāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H8478 the under part
and there it stands	וְיַֽעֲמֹ֔ד	wə·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
budging	יָמִ֑ישׁ	yā·mîš	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4185 depart, remove
from	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
that spot	מִמְּקוֹמ֖וֹ	mim·mə·qō·w·mōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
They cry out	יִצְעַ֤ק	yiṣ·‘aq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
to it	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
but it does not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
answer	יַעֲנֶ֔ה	ya·‘ă·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
it saves	יוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ׃ס	yō·wō·šî·‘en·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
no one	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
from his troubles	מִצָּרָת֖וֹ	miṣ·ṣā·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6869 id.

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Isaiah 46:6 Acts 17:29 · Jeremiah 10:14 · Isaiah 40:19–20

Isaiah 46:7 Isaiah 45:20 · Jeremiah 10:5 · 1 Samuel 5:3 · Isaiah 46:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.