Isaiah

Isaiah 65:20

²⁰No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days,

or an old man fail to live out his years.

For the youth will die at a hundred years,

and he who fails to reach a hundred

will be considered accursed.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer	ע֗וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
will a nursing infant	ע֤וּל	‘ūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5764 sucking child, suckling
live	יִֽהְיֶ֨ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
but a few days	יָמִים֙	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
or an old man	וְזָקֵ֔ן	wə·zā·qên	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
fail	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to live out	יְמַלֵּ֖א	yə·mal·lê	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
his years	יָמָ֑יו	yā·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the youth	הַנַּ֗עַר	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
will die	יָמ֔וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
at a hundred	מֵאָ֤ה	mê·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
years	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
and he who fails	וְהַ֣חוֹטֶ֔א	wə·ha·ḥō·w·ṭe	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2398 miss
a hundred	מֵאָ֥ה	mê·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
will be considered accursed	יְקֻלָּֽל׃	yə·qul·lāl	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 5:26 · Ecclesiastes 8:12–13 · Deuteronomy 4:40 · Psalm 34:12 · Isaiah 3:11 · Romans 2:5–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.