Isaiah

Isaiah 59:3–4

³For your hands are stained with blood,

and your fingers with iniquity;

your lips have spoken lies,

and your tongue mutters injustice.

⁴No one calls for justice;

no one pleads his case honestly.

They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies;

they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

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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

Isaiah 59:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No one	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
calls	קֹרֵ֣א	qō·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
for justice	בְצֶ֔דֶק	ḇə·ṣe·ḏeq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
no one	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
pleads his case	נִשְׁפָּ֖ט	niš·pāṭ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
honestly	בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה	be·’ĕ·mū·nāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
They rely	בָּט֤וֹחַ	bā·ṭō·w·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H982 trust
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
empty	תֹּ֙הוּ֙	tō·hū	Noun - masculine singular	H8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
they tell	וְדַבֶּר־	wə·ḏab·ber-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H1696 speak
lies	שָׁ֔וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
they conceive	הָר֥וֹ	hā·rōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
mischief	עָמָ֖ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
and give birth to	וְהוֹלֵ֥יד	wə·hō·w·lêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
iniquity	אָֽוֶן׃	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness

Cross-references

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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

Isaiah 59:4 Job 15:35 · Micah 7:2–5 · James 1:15 · Jeremiah 7:8 · Jeremiah 7:4 · Micah 2:1 · Isaiah 30:12 · Isaiah 59:16 · Proverbs 4:16 · Isaiah 59:3 · Psalm 7:13–14 · Jeremiah 5:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.