Isaiah
Isaiah 65:13
13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says:
“My servants will eat,
but you will go hungry;
My servants will drink,
but you will go thirsty;
My servants will rejoice,
but you will be put to shame.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֞ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר׀ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| My servants | עֲבָדַ֤י׀ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| will eat | יֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙ | yō·ḵê·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| but you | וְאַתֶּ֣ם | wə·’at·tem | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| will go hungry | תִּרְעָ֔בוּ | tir·‘ā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7456 be hungry |
| My servants | עֲבָדַ֛י | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| will drink | יִשְׁתּ֖וּ | yiš·tū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8354 drink |
| but you | וְאַתֶּ֣ם | wə·’at·tem | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| will go thirsty | תִּצְמָ֑אוּ | tiṣ·mā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6770 be thirsty |
| My servants | עֲבָדַ֛י | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| will rejoice | יִשְׂמָ֖חוּ | yiś·mā·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| but you | וְאַתֶּ֥ם | wə·’at·tem | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| will be put to shame | תֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃ | tê·ḇō·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H954 be ashamed |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Malachi 3:18 · Isaiah 66:14 · Isaiah 61:7 · Luke 16:24–25 · Isaiah 66:5 · Isaiah 44:9 · Luke 14:23–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.