Isaiah

Isaiah 57:3–4

³“But come here, you sons of a sorceress,

you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!

⁴Whom are you mocking?

At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue?

Are you not children of transgression,

offspring of deceit,

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But come	קִרְבוּ־	qir·ḇū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
here	הֵ֖נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
you	וְאַתֶּ֥ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of a sorceress	עֹנְנָ֑ה	‘ō·nə·nāh	Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular	H6049 practice soothsaying
you offspring	זֶ֥רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
of adulterers	מְנָאֵ֖ף	mə·nā·’êp̄	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5003 commit adultery
and prostitutes	וַתִּזְנֶֽה׃	wat·tiz·neh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whom	מִי֙	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
are you mocking	תִּתְעַנָּ֔גוּ	tiṯ·‘an·nā·ḡū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6026 be soft, delicate, dainty
At	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
whom	מִ֛י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
do you sneer	תַּרְחִ֥יבוּ	tar·ḥî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7337 be, or grow, wide, large
and stick out	תַּאֲרִ֣יכוּ	ta·’ă·rî·ḵū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H748 be long
your tongue	לָשׁ֑וֹן	lā·šō·wn	Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue
Are you	אַתֶּ֥ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
not	הֲלֽוֹא־	hă·lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
children	יִלְדֵי־	yil·ḏê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
of transgression	פֶ֖שַׁע	p̄e·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H6588 transgression
offspring	זֶ֥רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
of deceit	שָֽׁקֶר׃	šā·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

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

Isaiah 57:3 Matthew 16:4 · 1 John 3:10 · Hosea 1:2 · James 4:4 · Luke 3:7 · Matthew 3:7 · Genesis 3:15 · Matthew 12:34 · Isaiah 45:20 · Joel 3:9–11 · Revelation 17:1–5 · John 8:40–44

Isaiah 57:4 2 Peter 2:13 · Psalm 35:21 · Exodus 9:17 · Isaiah 1:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.