Isaiah
Isaiah 57:4
4Whom are you mocking?
At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of transgression,
offspring of deceit,
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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2 Peter 2:13 · Psalm 35:21 · Exodus 9:17 · Isaiah 1:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.