Isaiah

Isaiah 59:2–3

²But your iniquities have built barriers

between you and your God,

and your sins have hidden His face from you,

so that He does not hear.

³For your hands are stained with blood,

and your fingers with iniquity;

your lips have spoken lies,

and your tongue mutters injustice.

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Isaiah 59:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your iniquities	עֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙	‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
have built barriers	מַבְדִּלִ֔ים	maḇ·di·lîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H914 be divided, separate
between you	בֵּינֵכֶ֕ם	bê·nê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H996 interval, space between
and your God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
and your sins	וְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗ם	wə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
have hidden	הִסְתִּ֧ירוּ	his·tî·rū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5641 hide, conceal
face	פָנִ֛ים	p̄ā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
from you	מִכֶּ֖ם	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
so that He does not hear	מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃	miš·šə·mō·w·a‘	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear

Isaiah 59:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your hands	כַפֵּיכֶם֙	ḵap·pê·ḵem	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
are stained	נְגֹאֲל֣וּ	nə·ḡō·’ă·lū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1351 defile
with blood	בַדָּ֔ם	ḇad·dām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
and your fingers	וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם	wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H676 finger
with iniquity	בֶּֽעָוֺ֑ן	be·‘ā·wōn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
your lips	שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙	śip̄·ṯō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H8193 lip, speech, edge
have spoken	דִּבְּרוּ־	dib·bə·rū-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H1696 speak
lies	שֶׁ֔קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
and your tongue	לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם	lə·šō·wn·ḵem	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3956 tongue
mutters	תֶהְגֶּֽה׃	ṯeh·geh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse
injustice	עַוְלָ֥ה	‘aw·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness

Cross-references

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Isaiah 59:2 Proverbs 15:29 · Jeremiah 5:25 · Micah 3:4 · Isaiah 1:15 · Deuteronomy 31:17–18 · Ezekiel 39:23–24 · Deuteronomy 32:19–20 · Isaiah 57:17 · Ezekiel 39:29 · Joshua 7:11 · Isaiah 58:4 · Isaiah 50:1

Isaiah 59:3 Isaiah 1:15 · Ezekiel 13:8 · Jeremiah 2:34 · Jeremiah 2:30 · Isaiah 1:21 · Ezekiel 35:6 · Ezekiel 9:9 · Ezekiel 7:23 · Hosea 7:13 · Micah 6:12 · Hosea 4:2 · Micah 7:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.