Isaiah

Isaiah 48:5

⁵Therefore I declared it to you long ago;

I announced it before it came to pass,

so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this;

my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore I declared it	וָאַגִּ֤יד	wā·’ag·gîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5046 be conspicuous
to you	לְךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
long ago	מֵאָ֔ז	mê·’āz	Preposition-m; Adverb	H227 at that time, then
I announced it	הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ	hiš·ma‘·tî·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
before	בְּטֶ֥רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
it came to pass	תָּב֖וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
so that you could not	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
claim	תֹּאמַר֙	tō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
My idol	עָצְבִּ֣י	‘ā·ṣə·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6090 pain
has done this	עָשָׂ֔ם	‘ā·śām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
my carved image	וּפִסְלִ֥י	ū·p̄is·lî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6459 idol, image
and molten god	וְנִסְכִּ֖י	wə·nis·kî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5262 drink-offering
has ordained it	צִוָּֽם׃	ṣiw·wām	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

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Isaiah 48:3 · Luke 1:70 · Jeremiah 44:15–18 · Acts 15:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.