Isaiah

Isaiah 57:16–17

¹⁶For I will not accuse you forever,

nor will I always be angry;

for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—

the breath of life I have made.

¹⁷I was enraged by his sinful greed,

so I struck him and hid My face in anger;

yet he kept turning back

to the desires of his heart.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
accuse you forever	אָרִ֔יב	’ā·rîḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7378 strive, contend
nor will I	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
always	לָנֶ֖צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
be angry	אֶקְּצ֑וֹף	’eq·qə·ṣō·wp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7107 be wroth
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
then the spirit	ר֙וּחַ֙	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
would grow weak	יַֽעֲט֔וֹף	ya·‘ă·ṭō·wp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5848 turn aside
before Me	מִלְּפָנַ֣י	mil·lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
the breath of life	וּנְשָׁמ֖וֹת	ū·nə·šā·mō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H5397 breath
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have made	עָשִֽׂיתִי׃	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I was enraged	קָצַ֥פְתִּי	qā·ṣap̄·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7107 be wroth
by his sinful	בַּעֲוֺ֥ן	ba·‘ă·wōn	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
greed	בִּצְע֛וֹ	biṣ·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
so I struck him	וְאַכֵּ֖הוּ	wə·’ak·kê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
and hid	הַסְתֵּ֣ר	has·têr	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H5641 hide, conceal
in anger	וְאֶקְצֹ֑ף	wə·’eq·ṣōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H7107 be wroth
yet he kept	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
turning back	שׁוֹבָ֖ב	šō·w·ḇāḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7726 backturning, recusant, apostate
to the desires	בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of his heart	לִבּֽוֹ׃	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 57:16 Micah 7:18 · Jeremiah 10:24 · Psalm 103:9–16 · Psalm 85:5 · Hebrews 12:9 · Psalm 78:38–39 · Numbers 16:22 · Genesis 6:3 · Job 34:14–15 · Isaiah 42:5 · Jeremiah 38:16

Isaiah 57:17 Isaiah 56:11 · Jeremiah 6:13 · Colossians 3:5 · Ephesians 5:3–5 · 2 Peter 2:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.