Isaiah
Isaiah 5:25
25Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people;
His hand is raised against them to strike them down.
The mountains quake,
and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets.
Despite all this, His anger is not turned away;
His hand is still upraised.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the anger | אַף־ | ’ap̄- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| burns | חָרָה֩ | ḥā·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| against His people | בְּעַמּ֜וֹ | bə·‘am·mōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| His hand | יָד֧וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| is raised | וַיֵּ֣ט | way·yêṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| against them | עָלָ֣יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| to strike them down | וַיַּכֵּ֗הוּ | way·yak·kê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| The mountains | הֶֽהָרִ֔ים | he·hā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| quake | וַֽיִּרְגְּזוּ֙ | way·yir·gə·zū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed |
| and the corpses | נִבְלָתָ֛ם | niḇ·lā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| lie | וַתְּהִ֧י | wat·tə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like refuse | כַּסּוּחָ֖ה | kas·sū·ḥāh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5478 offal |
| in | בְּקֶ֣רֶב | bə·qe·reḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| the streets | חוּצ֑וֹת | ḥū·ṣō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H2351 the outside |
| Despite all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | זֹאת֙ | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| His anger | אַפּ֔וֹ | ’ap·pōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| is not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| turned away | שָׁ֣ב | šāḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| His hand | יָד֥וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| is still | וְע֖וֹד | wə·‘ō·wḏ | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| upraised | נְטוּיָֽה׃ | nə·ṭū·yāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 10:4 · Isaiah 9:21 · Isaiah 9:17 · 2 Kings 9:37 · Jeremiah 4:24 · Daniel 9:16 · Jeremiah 16:4 · 2 Chronicles 36:16 · Nahum 1:5 · Psalm 18:7 · 1 Thessalonians 2:16 · Micah 1:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.