Isaiah

Isaiah 65:12

¹²I will destine you for the sword,

and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered,

because I called and you did not answer,

I spoke and you did not listen;

you did evil in My sight

and chose that in which I did not delight.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will destine	וּמָנִ֨יתִי	ū·mā·nî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
you	אֶתְכֶ֜ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
for the sword	לַחֶ֗רֶב	la·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and you will all	וְכֻלְּכֶם֙	wə·ḵul·lə·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
kneel down	תִּכְרָ֔עוּ	tiḵ·rā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3766 bow down
to be slaughtered	לַטֶּ֣בַח	laṭ·ṭe·ḇaḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2874 slaughtering, slaughter
because	יַ֤עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
I called	קָרָ֙אתִי֙	qā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
and you did not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
answer	עֲנִיתֶ֔ם	‘ă·nî·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
I spoke	דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי	dib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
and you did not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם	šə·ma‘·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H8085 hear
you did	וַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּ	wat·ta·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַע֙	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in My sight	בְּעֵינַ֔י	bə·‘ê·nay	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
and chose	בְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃פ	bə·ḥar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H977 choose
that in which	וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ū·ḇa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
delight	חָפַ֖צְתִּי	ḥā·p̄aṣ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2654 delight in

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 7:13 · 2 Chronicles 36:15–16 · Matthew 21:34–43 · Isaiah 50:2 · Zechariah 7:11–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.