Isaiah

Isaiah 64:6

⁶Each of us has become like something unclean,

and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;^b

we all wither like a leaf,

and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

Footnotes

b 64:6 Or like a stained menstrual garment

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Each of us	כֻּלָּ֔נוּ	kul·lā·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H3605 the whole, all
has become	וַנְּהִ֤י	wan·nə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like something unclean	כַטָּמֵא֙	ḵaṭ·ṭā·mê	Preposition-k, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
our righteous acts	צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּ	ṣiḏ·qō·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H6666 righteousness
are like filthy	עִדִּ֖ים	‘id·dîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5708 menstrual, soiling
rags	וּכְבֶ֥גֶד	ū·ḵə·ḇe·ḡeḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H899 treachery
we all	כֻּלָּ֔נוּ	kul·lā·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H3605 the whole, all
wither	וַנָּ֤בֶל	wan·nā·ḇel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H5034 be senseless, foolish
like a leaf	כֶּֽעָלֶה֙	ke·‘ā·leh	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5929 leaf, leafage
and our iniquities	וַעֲוֺנֵ֖נוּ	wa·‘ă·wō·nê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
carry us away	יִשָּׂאֻֽנוּ׃	yiś·śā·’u·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
like the wind	כָּר֥וּחַ	kā·rū·aḥ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit

Cross-references

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Romans 7:18 · Romans 7:24 · Ephesians 2:1–2 · Revelation 3:17–18 · Zechariah 3:3 · Isaiah 53:6 · Job 42:5–6 · Titus 3:3 · Job 25:4 · Job 14:4 · Philippians 3:9 · Isaiah 46:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.