Isaiah
Isaiah 5:12
12At their feasts are the lyre and harp,
tambourines and flutes and wine.
They disregard the actions of the LORD
and fail to see the work of His hands.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At their feasts | מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑ם | miš·tê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4960 feast |
| are the lyre | כִנּ֜וֹר | ḵin·nō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H3658 lyre |
| harp | וָנֶ֗בֶל | wā·ne·ḇel | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| tambourines | תֹּ֧ף | tōp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H8596 timbrel, tambourine |
| and flutes | וְחָלִ֛יל | wə·ḥā·lîl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2485 flute, pipe |
| and wine | וָיַ֖יִן | wā·ya·yin | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| They disregard | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the actions | פֹּ֤עַל | pō·‘al | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6467 doing, deed, work |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and fail | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to see | רָאֽוּ׃ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| the work | וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה | ū·ma·‘ă·śêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of His hands | יָדָ֖יו | yā·ḏāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 28:5 · Job 34:27 · Job 21:11–14 · Amos 6:4–6 · Jude 1:12 · Daniel 5:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.