Isaiah

Isaiah 65:5

⁵They say, ‘Keep to yourself;

do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’

Such people are smoke in My nostrils,

a fire that burns all day long.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They say	הָאֹֽמְרִים֙	hā·’ō·mə·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Keep	קְרַ֣ב	qə·raḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
to yourself	אֵלֶ֔יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
come near	תִּגַּשׁ־	tig·gaš-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
me	בִּ֖י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I am holier than you	קְדַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ	qə·ḏaš·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
Such people	אֵ֚לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are smoke	עָשָׁ֣ן	‘ā·šān	Noun - masculine singular	H6227 smoke
in My nostrils	בְּאַפִּ֔י	bə·’ap·pî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
a fire	אֵ֥שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
that burns	יֹקֶ֖דֶת	yō·qe·ḏeṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3344 be kindled, burn
all day long	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.