Isaiah

Isaiah 5:21

²¹Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes

and clever in their own sight.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֖וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to those who are wise	חֲכָמִ֣ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
in their own eyes	בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם	bə·‘ê·nê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
and clever	נְבֹנִֽים׃	nə·ḇō·nîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H995 discern
in	וְנֶ֥גֶד	wə·ne·ḡeḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
their own sight	פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם	pə·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.