Psalms
Psalm 81:11–12
11But My people would not listen to Me,
and Israel would not obey Me.
12So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own devices.
Word by word
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Psalm 81:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But My people | עַמִּ֣י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| would not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen to Me | שָׁמַ֣ע | šā·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| and Israel | וְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | wə·yiś·rā·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| would not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| obey | אָ֥בָה | ’ā·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H14 be willing, consent |
| Me | לִֽי׃ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Psalm 81:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I gave them up | וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ | wā·’ă·šal·lə·ḥê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to their stubborn | בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת | biš·rî·rūṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8307 firmness |
| hearts | לִבָּ֑ם | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to follow | יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ | yê·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| their own devices | בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ | bə·mō·w·‘ă·ṣō·w·ṯê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4156 counsel, plan, principle, device |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 81:11 Jeremiah 7:23–24 · Deuteronomy 32:18 · Jeremiah 2:11–13 · Exodus 32:1 · Proverbs 1:30 · Zechariah 7:11 · Deuteronomy 32:15 · Hebrews 10:29 · Psalm 106:12–13
Psalm 81:12 Jeremiah 7:24 · Romans 1:24 · Isaiah 30:1 · Acts 7:42 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · Acts 14:16 · Romans 1:26–27 · Jeremiah 44:16–17 · Job 8:4 · Genesis 6:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.