Isaiah

Isaiah 59:10

¹⁰Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall,

groping like those without eyes.

We stumble at midday as in the twilight;

among the vigorous we are like the dead.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like the blind	כַֽעִוְרִים֙	ḵa·‘iw·rîm	Preposition-k, Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H5787 blind
we feel our way along	נְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤ה	nə·ḡaš·šāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H1659 feel with the hand, feel, stroke
the wall	קִ֔יר	qîr	Noun - masculine singular	H7023 wall
groping	נְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁה	nə·ḡaš·šê·šāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H1659 feel with the hand, feel, stroke
like those without	וּכְאֵ֥ין	ū·ḵə·’ên	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
eyes	עֵינַ֖יִם	‘ê·na·yim	Noun - cd	H5869 eye
We stumble	כָּשַׁ֤לְנוּ	kā·šal·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
at midday	בַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙	ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon
as in the twilight	כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁף	kan·ne·šep̄	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5399 twilight
among the vigorous	בָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖ים	bā·’aš·man·nîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H820 fat
we are like the dead	כַּמֵּתִֽים׃	kam·mê·ṯîm	Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H4191 die

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.