Isaiah

Isaiah 57:16

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.