Isaiah
Isaiah 59:12–13
12For our transgressions are multiplied before You,
and our sins testify against us.
Our transgressions are indeed with us,
and we know our iniquities:
13rebelling and denying the LORD,
turning away from our God,
speaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
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Isaiah 59:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| our transgressions | פְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙ | p̄ə·šā·‘ê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H6588 transgression |
| are multiplied | רַבּ֤וּ | rab·bū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7231 be or become, many, much |
| before You | נֶגְדֶּ֔ךָ | neḡ·de·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| and our sins | וְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּ | wə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| testify | עָ֣נְתָה | ‘ā·nə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| against us | בָּ֑נוּ | bā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| Our transgressions | פְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּ | p̄ə·šā·‘ê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H6588 transgression |
| are indeed | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| with us | אִתָּ֔נוּ | ’it·tā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H854 with |
| and we know | יְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃ | yə·ḏa·‘ă·nūm | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural; third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| our iniquities | וַעֲוֺנֹתֵ֖ינוּ | wa·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
Isaiah 59:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rebelling | פָּשֹׁ֤עַ | pā·šō·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H6586 rebel, transgress |
| and denying | וְכַחֵשׁ֙ | wə·ḵa·ḥêš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean |
| the LORD | בַּֽיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| turning away | וְנָס֖וֹג | wə·nā·sō·wḡ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute | H5253 retreat |
| from | מֵאַחַ֣ר | mê·’a·ḥar | Preposition-m | H310 behind |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| speaking | דַּבֶּר־ | dab·ber- | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H1696 speak |
| oppression | עֹ֣שֶׁק | ‘ō·šeq | Noun - masculine singular | H6233 oppression, extortion |
| and revolt | וְסָרָ֔ה | wə·sā·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5627 a turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal |
| conceiving | הֹר֧וֹ | hō·rōw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H2029 conceive, become pregnant |
| and uttering | וְהֹג֛וֹ | wə·hō·ḡōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse |
| lies | שָֽׁקֶר׃ | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| from the heart | מִלֵּ֖ב | mil·lêḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 59:12 Ezra 9:6 · Jeremiah 14:7 · Hosea 5:5 · Hosea 4:2 · Isaiah 1:4 · Ezekiel 5:6
Isaiah 59:13 Mark 7:21–22 · James 3:6 · Hebrews 3:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.