Isaiah
Isaiah 57:5
5who burn with lust among the oaks,
under every luxuriant tree,
who slaughter your children in the valleys,
under the clefts of the rocks?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who burn with lust | הַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ | han·nê·ḥā·mîm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H2552 be or become warm |
| among the oaks | בָּֽאֵלִ֔ים | bā·’ê·lîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H352 ram |
| under | תַּ֖חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| luxuriant | רַעֲנָ֑ן | ra·‘ă·nān | Adjective - masculine singular | H7488 luxuriant, fresh |
| tree | עֵ֣ץ | ‘êṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| who slaughter | שֹׁחֲטֵ֤י | šō·ḥă·ṭê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H7819 slaughter, beat |
| your children | הַיְלָדִים֙ | hay·lā·ḏîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| in the valleys | בַּנְּחָלִ֔ים | ban·nə·ḥā·lîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| under | תַּ֖חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the clefts | סְעִפֵ֥י | sə·‘i·p̄ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5585 cleft |
| of the rocks | הַסְּלָעִֽים׃ | has·sə·lā·‘îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5553 crag, cliff |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 1:29 · Ezekiel 16:20 · 2 Kings 16:3–4 · 2 Kings 23:10 · Jeremiah 2:20 · Jeremiah 3:13 · Jeremiah 7:31 · Leviticus 18:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.