Isaiah
Isaiah 9:17
17Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men;
He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows.
For every one of them is godless and wicked,
and every mouth speaks folly.
Despite all this, His anger is not turned away;
His hand is still upraised.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֗י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| takes no | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| pleasure | יִשְׂמַ֣ח׀ | yiś·maḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their young men | בַּחוּרָ֜יו | ba·ḥū·rāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H970 young man |
| He has no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| compassion | יְרַחֵ֔ם | yə·ra·ḥêm | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7355 love |
| on their fatherless | יְתֹמָ֤יו | yə·ṯō·māw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3490 orphan |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| widows | אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙ | ’al·mə·nō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H490 widow |
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| every one of them | כֻלּוֹ֙ | ḵul·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| is godless | חָנֵ֣ף | ḥā·nêp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H2611 profane, irreligious |
| and wicked | וּמֵרַ֔ע | ū·mê·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| and every | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| mouth | פֶּ֖ה | peh | Noun - masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| speaks | דֹּבֵ֣ר | dō·ḇêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| folly | נְבָלָ֑ה | nə·ḇā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5039 senselessness |
| Despite all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | זֹאת֙ | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| His anger | אַפּ֔וֹ | ’ap·pōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| is not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| turned away | שָׁ֣ב | šāḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| His hand | יָד֥וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| is still | וְע֖וֹד | wə·‘ō·wḏ | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| upraised | נְטוּיָֽה׃ | nə·ṭū·yāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 10:6 · Isaiah 5:25 · Jeremiah 18:21 · Isaiah 27:11 · Matthew 12:34 · Isaiah 9:12 · Psalm 147:10 · Isaiah 9:21 · Isaiah 10:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.