Isaiah
Isaiah 8:11–12
11For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:
12“Do not call conspiracy
everything these people regard as conspiracy.
Do not fear what they fear;g
do not live in dread.h
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 8:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | כֹ֨ה | ḵōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has spoken | אָמַ֧ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֖י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| with a strong | כְּחֶזְקַ֣ת | kə·ḥez·qaṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2393 strength, force |
| hand | הַיָּ֑ד | hay·yāḏ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| instructing me | וְיִסְּרֵ֕נִי | wə·yis·sə·rê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish |
| not to walk | מִלֶּ֛כֶת | mil·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in the way | בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ | bə·ḏe·reḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָֽעָם־ | hā·‘ām- | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
Isaiah 8:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| call | תֹאמְר֣וּן | ṯō·mə·rūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H559 utter, say |
| conspiracy | קֶ֔שֶׁר | qe·šer | Noun - masculine singular | H7195 conspiracy |
| everything | לְכֹ֧ל | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָעָ֥ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| regard | יֹאמַ֛ר | yō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| as conspiracy | קָ֑שֶׁר | qā·šer | Noun - masculine singular | H7195 conspiracy |
| Do not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| fear | תִֽירְא֖וּ | ṯî·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| what they fear | מוֹרָא֥וֹ | mō·w·rā·’ōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4172 fear |
| do not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| live in dread | תַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ | ṯa·‘ă·rî·ṣū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6206 cause to tremble, tremble |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 8:11 Ezekiel 3:14 · Proverbs 1:15
Isaiah 8:12 1 Peter 3:14–15 · Luke 21:9 · Isaiah 51:12–13 · Psalm 53:5 · Luke 12:4–5 · Isaiah 30:1 · 2 Kings 16:5–7 · Isaiah 57:9–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.