Isaiah

Isaiah 47:6

⁶I was angry with My people;

I profaned My heritage,

and I placed them under your control.

You showed them no mercy;

even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I was angry	קָצַ֣פְתִּי	qā·ṣap̄·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7107 be wroth
with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
My people	עַמִּ֗י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
I profaned	חִלַּ֙לְתִּי֙	ḥil·lal·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H2490 bore, pierce
My heritage	נַחֲלָתִ֔י	na·ḥă·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
and I placed them	וָאֶתְּנֵ֖ם	wā·’et·tə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
under your control	בְּיָדֵ֑ךְ	bə·yā·ḏêḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3027 hand
You showed them	שַׂ֤מְתְּ	śamt	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
mercy	רַחֲמִ֔ים	ra·ḥă·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7356 womb
even on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the elderly	זָקֵ֕ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
you laid a most heavy yoke	עֻלֵּ֖ךְ	‘ul·lêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5923 yoke

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.