Isaiah

Isaiah 8:21

²¹They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will roam the land	וְעָ֥בַר	wə·‘ā·ḇar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
dejected	נִקְשֶׁ֣ה	niq·šeh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H7185 be hard, severe, fierce
and hungry	וְרָעֵ֑ב	wə·rā·‘êḇ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H7457 hungry
When	כִֽי־	ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they are famished	יִרְעַ֜ב	yir·‘aḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7456 be hungry
they will become enraged	וְהִתְקַצַּ֗ף	wə·hiṯ·qaṣ·ṣap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7107 be wroth
and looking	וּפָנָ֥ה	ū·p̄ā·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6437 turn
upward	לְמָֽעְלָה׃	lə·mā·‘ə·lāh	Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
they will curse	וְקִלֵּ֧ל	wə·qil·lêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
their king	בְּמַלְכּ֛וֹ	bə·mal·kōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4428 king
and their God	וּבֵאלֹהָ֖יו	ū·ḇê·lō·hāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God

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Isaiah 9:20 · Proverbs 19:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.