Isaiah
Isaiah 48:4
4For I knew that you are stubborn;
your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For I knew | מִדַּעְתִּ֕י | mid·da‘·tî | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אָ֑תָּה | ’āt·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are stubborn | קָשֶׁ֖ה | qā·šeh | Adjective - masculine singular | H7186 hard, severe |
| your neck | עָרְפֶּ֔ךָ | ‘ā·rə·pe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6203 back of neck, neck |
| is iron | בַּרְזֶל֙ | bar·zel | Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| and your forehead | וּמִצְחֲךָ֖ | ū·miṣ·ḥă·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4696 brow, forehead |
| bronze | נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ | nə·ḥū·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5154 copper, bronze |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 7:51 · Exodus 32:9 · Zechariah 7:11–12 · Proverbs 29:1 · Romans 2:5 · Ezekiel 3:4–9 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Jeremiah 19:15 · Deuteronomy 31:27 · Exodus 33:5 · Psalm 75:5 · Exodus 33:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.