Isaiah
Isaiah 48:1
1“Listen to this, O house of Jacob,
you who are called by the name of Israel,
who have descended from the line of Judah,
who swear by the name of the LORD,
who invoke the God of Israel —
but not in truth or righteousness —
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listen | שִׁמְעוּ־ | šim·‘ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| to this | זֹ֣את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| O house | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֗ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| you who are called | הַנִּקְרָאִים֙ | han·niq·rā·’îm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| by the name | בְּשֵׁ֣ם | bə·šêm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| who have descended | יָצָ֑אוּ | yā·ṣā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| from the line | וּמִמֵּ֥י | ū·mim·mê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֖ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| who swear | הַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ | han·niš·bā·‘îm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H7650 swear |
| by the name | בְּשֵׁ֣ם | bə·šêm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who invoke | יַזְכִּ֔ירוּ | yaz·kî·rū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2142 remember |
| the God | וּבֵאלֹהֵ֤י | ū·ḇê·lō·hê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| but not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| in truth | בֶאֱמֶ֖ת | ḇe·’ĕ·meṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| righteousness | בִצְדָקָֽה׃ | ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H6666 righteousness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 4:2 · Psalm 68:26 · Genesis 32:28 · Matthew 15:8–9 · Jeremiah 7:9–10 · Deuteronomy 6:13 · Jeremiah 5:2 · Isaiah 1:10–14 · Isaiah 65:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.